PART 2

Good evening, everyone. Let me start by welcoming you all to this talk and thanking you for taking the time to consider joining ACE voluntary organisation.

各位晚上好。首先请允许我欢迎大家参加这次演讲，并感谢您花时间考虑加入ACE志愿组织。

ACE offers support to people and services in the local area and we're now looking for more volunteers to help us do this.ACE

为当地的居民和服务项目提供支持。我们现在正在寻找更多的志愿者来帮助我们。

By the way, I hope you're all comfortable – we have brought in extra seats so that no one has to stand, but it does mean that the people at the back of the room may be a bit squashed.

顺便说一下，我希望大家都感到舒适。我们已经放置了额外的座位，这样就没有人需要站着了，但这确实意味着房间后面的人可能会有点挤。

We'll only be here for about half an hour so, hopefully, that's OK.

我们只要在这儿待大约半小时，所以希望一切都还好。

One of the first questions we're often asked is how old you need to be to volunteer.

我们经常被问到的第一个问题是成为志愿者的年龄要求。

Well, you can be as young as 16 or you can be 60 or over; it all depends on what type of voluntary work you want to do.

下到16岁，上到60多岁都可以。这完全取决于您想从事哪种类型的志愿工作。

Other considerations, such as reliability, are crucial in voluntary work and age isn't related to these, in our experience.

根据我们的经验，其他考虑因素，例如可靠性，在志愿工作中至关重要，而年龄与这些因素无关。

Another question we get asked relates to training.

我们被问到的另一个问题是培训。

Well, there's plenty of that and it's all face-to-face.

我们有很多培训活动，都是面对面的。

What's more, training doesn't end when you start working for us – it takes place before, during and after periods of work.

更重要的是，您开始做志愿者后培训也不会结束。培训项目会贯穿志愿者活动的前中后期。

Often, it's run by other experienced volunteers as managers tend to prefer to get on with other things.

通常，其他有经验的志愿者负责培训，因为经理往往更喜欢处理其他事情。

Now, I would ask you to consider a couple of important issues before you decide to apply for voluntary work.

现在，我想请您在决定申请之前考虑几个重要问题。

We don't worry about why you want to be a volunteer – people have many different reasons that range from getting work experience to just doing something they've always wanted to do.

我们不在意您想成为一名志愿者的原因。人们有很多不同的理由，有的人想要获得工作经验，也有的人说这只是做了他们一直想做的事情。

But it is critical that you have enough hours in the day for whatever role we agree is suitable for you – if being a volunteer becomes stressful then it's best not to do it at all.

但重要的是，您每天必须有足够的时间来担任我们认为适合您的任何角色。如果成为一名志愿者让您感到压力，那么最好根本不要去做。

You may think that your income is important, but we don't ask about that.

您可能认为您的收入很重要，但我们不会问这个。

It's up to you to decide if you can work without earning money.

大家自己决定是否能够做无报酬的志愿工作。

What we value is dedication.

我们看重的是奉献精神。

Some of our most loyal volunteers earn very little themselves but still give their full energy to the work they do with us.

我们一些最忠诚的志愿者自己挣得很少，但仍将全部精力投入到与我们一起完成的志愿服务中。

OK, so let's take a look at some of the work areas that we need volunteers for and the sort of things that would help you in those.

好的，让我们聊聊需要志愿者的一些工作领域以及可以在这些领域给大家的帮助。

You may wish simply to help us raise money.

您可能只想帮助我们筹集资金。

If you have the creativity to come up with an imaginative or novel way of fundraising, we'd be delighted, as standing in the local streets or shops with a collection box can be rather boring!

如果您富有创意，能想出一种富有想象力或新颖的筹款方式，我们会很高兴。因为在当地的街道或商店里拿着募捐箱可能会很无聊！

One outdoor activity that we need volunteers for is litter collection and for this it's useful if you can walk for long periods, sometimes uphill.

我们需要志愿者进行的一项户外项目是收集垃圾。如果您可以长时间步行就太好了，有时还需要爬坡。

Some of our regular collectors are quite elderly, but very active and keen to protect the environment.

常参与活动的一些垃圾收集志愿者年龄较大，但表现得非常积极并热衷于保护环境。

If you enjoy working with children, we have three vacancies for what are called 'playmates'.

如果您喜欢和孩子们一起，我们一个叫做“玩伴”的项目有三个空缺。

These volunteers help children learn about staying healthy through a range of out-of-school activities.

参与的志愿者通过一系列校外活动帮助孩子们了解如何保持健康。

You don't need to have children yourself, but it's good if you know something about nutrition and can give clear instructions.

志愿者自己没有小孩也没有关系。但如果您对营养学有所了解并能给出明确的指示，那就太好了。

If that doesn't appeal to you, maybe you would be interested in helping out at our story club for disabled children, especially if you have done some acting.

如果您不喜欢这个活动，也许您有兴趣在为残疾儿童举办的故事班帮忙，特别是如果您有过表演的经验的话就更合适了。

We put on three performances a year based on books they have read and we're always looking for support with the theatrical side of this.

我们每年根据他们读过的书进行三场表演，我们一直在寻求戏剧方面的支持。

The last area I'll mention today is first aid.

我今天要介绍的最后一个领域是急救。

Volunteers who join this group can end up teaching others in vulnerable groups who may be at risk of injury.

加入这个小组的志愿者最终可能给有受伤风险的弱势群体一些指导。

Initially, though, your priority will be to take in a lot of information and not forget any important steps or details.

不过，开始时您的首要任务是获取大量信息，不要忘记任何重要的步骤或细节。

Right, so does anyone have any questions …

好了，有人有问题吗......