​Doing Acts of Charity|如何行善

提示：

　　『日行一善』是大家都知道的概念，但在日常生活中要如何落实这个概念呢？请写一篇约 120 至 150 个单词（words）的英文作文，文分两段，第一段以 Doing acts of charity isn't as difficult as most people think. 为开头；第二段则以 In fact, there are some simple ways to show our concern for others. 开头并加以发展。

写作小栈

1. 主题句引导写作（guided writing）必须使用所指定的主题句（topic sentence）作为段落的开头，以主题句开头后，接着以下段落所有的句子都必须支持这个主题的指示方向进行，也就是思路的发展要符合主题句，如此才不会离题。

2. 依据提示的主题句，第一段重点在于要说明为什么大众觉得做善事很困难，例如，因为媒体报导的都是富豪捐款的行为或是消防员冲进火场的英勇行径，让一般民众认为自己做不到。第二段则先说明其实做善事并不难，再列举小市民日常生活中就可以办到的善举，最后鼓励大家多多帮助他人。

构思方向

第一段：做善事不如大家所想的那样困难，本段重点在于为何大众会觉得行善不易（why），接着举例说明，点出一般民众认为自己无法达成的原因（what）。

第二段：事实上，有一些简单的方式让我们表达对他人的关怀，因此要举出任何巿井小民都可以做到的善事（what），来破除第一段中大众对做善事的迷思。可列举自己做过、或在自己周围看过别人做的事（what），鼓励大家日行一善，助人为乐。

动动脑（Brainstorming）

利用 2 W (why, what)

第一段  a. Why do most people think it is hard to do acts of charity?

b. What kind of charity work do people know of from the media?

第二段  a. What are some simple ways of doing acts of charity?

b. What personal experience have I had with doing acts of charity?

结论句  In short, as long as you're doing something helpful, you are doing an act of charity.

大　纲

第一段引导句：Doing acts of charity isn't as difficult as most people think.

a.  The media often focuses on people performing brave acts and making large donations, which makes us think it's hard to do acts of charity.

b.  For instance, we read stories about billionaires like Bill Gates who donate huge amounts of money to help people.

c.  We feel that if we are not wealthy or powerful, we can't help others.

第二段引导句：In fact, there are some simple ways to show our concern for others.

a.  First of all, helping others in a direct way is the best.

b.  On public transportation, we can yield our seats to the elderly and to pregnant women.

c.  My friend and I volunteer at a hospital, which is also an example of helping people directly.

d.  We can also return money or valuable things to the owners or simply donate our receipts to charity.

第二段结论

句：In short, as long as you're doing something helpful, you are doing an act of charity.

范文：

Doing acts of charity isn't as difficult as most people think. We consider it difficult because the media often puts emphasis on doing great deeds and contributing huge amounts of money. For example, we read stories about billionaires like Bill Gates donating millions of dollars to help people. It makes us feel that if we are not rich or powerful, we can't do anything to help others.

In fact, there are some simple ways to show our concern for others. To begin with, helping others directly is the best way. We can yield our seats on public transportation to those who need them, such as the elderly and pregnant women. My friend and I volunteer at a hospital every Sunday, which is another example of helping people directly. Returning money or something valuable to the person who lost it is yet another act of kindness. At the very least, donating our receipts to charity is a simple way to help those in need. In short, as long as you're doing something helpful, you are doing an act of charity.

　　做善事不如大家所想的那样困难。我们会认为很困难是因为媒体通常把焦点放在伟大的行径和大笔的捐款。举例来说，我们会看到像比尔．盖兹这样的亿万富翁捐出好几百万来帮助他人的新闻。这让我们觉得如果自己不够有钱有势，就没办法帮助别人。

　　事实上，有一些简单的方式让我们表达对他人的关怀。首先，直接助人是最好的方式。我们可以在大众运输工具上，让位给长者或是怀孕妇女这类需要座位的人。我和我朋友每个星期天都在医院当义工，这也是另一个直接帮助他人的方法。当他人遗失金钱或是贵重物品时，归还这些东西也是一种善行。至少，我们可以把发票捐作慈善之用，这也是一种帮助贫困者的简单方式。简而言之，只要做了帮助他人的行为，就是在做善事了。