| "Every time I went to the countryside, I would visit the Hope primary schools there…and try to find the ones who once entered my camera and continue their stories," Xie says. "In the next 20 years, these children will have become the backbone of the nation." |
“每次我去農(nóng)村，我都會拜訪那里的希望小學(xué)……并且設(shè)法找到那些我曾經(jīng)拍攝過的對象來繼續(xù)紀(jì)錄他們的生活。在未來的20年，這些孩子將會成為這個國家的棟梁。”解海龍說。 |
| He continues to take photos of rural schoolchildren and maintains them in the same three categories that he presented in 1992: kewang, or desire, to show the children's eagerness to learn; aixin, or love, to show the people who devoted their lives to the education cause; and xiwang, or hope, to show the potential of the children and Hope schools. |
他繼續(xù)為農(nóng)村孩子拍攝照片，這些照片在1992年分為三個主題進(jìn)行展示：《渴望》展現(xiàn)了孩子們對學(xué)習(xí)的渴望；《愛心》展現(xiàn)了為教育事業(yè)而奉獻(xiàn)的人們；《希望》展示了孩子們和希望小學(xué)的美好前景。 |
| China's education system has made rapid improvements since the 1980s, but the successes have been concentrated in the urban areas. Government spending in rural areas is still below the national average, and while the eastern cities have achieved near-universal enrollment and completion, less than 60 percent of rural schoolchildren graduate from junior middle school. In 2006, drop-out rates in the less developed central and western regions reached as high as 30 percent, or 1.1 million children. |
中國的教育自上世紀(jì)八十年代以來取得了迅猛的發(fā)展，但是成績主要集中在城市。政府在農(nóng)村地區(qū)的投入仍然低于全國平均水平。當(dāng)東部城市擁有近百分百的入學(xué)率和畢業(yè)率時，農(nóng)村地區(qū)只有不到60%的孩子從初中畢業(yè)。2006年，欠發(fā)達(dá)的中西部地區(qū)的輟學(xué)兒童為110萬人，輟學(xué)率高達(dá)30%。 |
| Project Hope's mission is far from over. These days, it is also focusing on improving educational opportunities for disabled children and the children of migrant workers. But in October, the CYDF will add a new chapter to Project Hope: The main theme of its commemoration will be gan'en, or gratitude. |
希望工程的使命還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)沒有完成。目前，它把為殘疾兒童和農(nóng)民工子弟提供教育機會作為工作重點。 就在今年10月，中國青少年發(fā)展基金會將把“感恩”作為20周年紀(jì)念活動的一個重要主題。 |
| Participants will include 100 children who benefited from Project Hope, like Su Mingjuan; 100 teachers who devoted their lives to their education; deputies of the 100 most successfully managed Hope primary schools; representatives from 100 companies that have made great contributions to Project Hope; and 100 journalists and others who promoted the charity. |
出席紀(jì)念活動的有包括蘇明娟在內(nèi)的100名曾受希望工程捐助的學(xué)生， 100名為希望工程做出貢獻(xiàn)的教師，來自100所辦學(xué)最為成功的希望小學(xué)的代表，100家為希望工程作出巨大貢獻(xiàn)的企業(yè)代表，以及100名推動希望工程發(fā)展的新聞工作者等。 |
| Still, Xie is modest when asked about his role in Project Hope's success. "My camera," he says, "has made some contribution to the development of Project Hope." He remains unfazed by fame. He doesn't boast of the money his work has helped to raise. He takes pride in his work, but not any credit for its impact. The success belongs to the children he photographed and the people who believed in them, not him. |
然而，在談及對希望工程所起到的作用時，解海龍顯得非常謙虛。他說：“是我的攝影機對希望工程的發(fā)展做出了貢獻(xiàn)。”他并沒有為名所累，也沒有炫耀自己的作品帶來的捐款。他為自己所從事的事業(yè)感到驕傲，但并不把其影響力看作是自己的功勞。他認(rèn)為，成功屬于他所拍攝的孩子以及信任他的人，而不是他自己。 |
| "I feel so happy that nearly all the children in my photos received higher education," Xie says. "And I know the reason: The whole society gave much care to them, and the public trusted me, trusted my photo stories. |
“令我感到欣慰的是，幾乎所有在我鏡頭中出現(xiàn)的孩子后來都接受了高等教育，而且我知道這是因為整個社會對他們傾注了許多關(guān)懷，大家相信我，相信我照片中的故事。”他說。 |
| "Rather than a philanthropist, I am a volunteer, and always will be." |
“與其當(dāng)個慈善家，我寧愿是一名志愿者，并且將永遠(yuǎn)是。”
（China.org.cn 何珊 譯）
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![Su Mingjuan - the girl in the 'Big Eyes' [CPA]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090924/0011432100f50c2544f60d.jpg "Su Mingjuan - the girl in the 'Big Eyes' [CPA]")
