“吸血鬼”也热心公益？(视频)

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We take so much for granted
Like going to school
Watching TV
Seeing a movie
Keeping warm at night
It's easy to forget that every day,
millions of people living in poverty
are fighting for their lives.
Progress is being made.
Tens of millions more kids in school.
Millions of people on life-saving AIDS medicine.
And Malaria deaths cut in half in countries all across Africa.
But more needs to be done.
This is not about charity.
It's about justice.
It's about equality.
Over the course of history, young people -- like us -- have made a difference.
We have changed laws.
We have broken barriers.
We have decided elections.
We can defeat extreme poverty and preventable disease.
By all working together across borders, time zones, cultures ...
Through awareness, advocacy and action.
As college students, you have the power to build a better future.
Create a buzz.
The more people talk, the more we can accomplish.
You and me, all of us.
Coming together as ONE.
Join us.
Go to one.org

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The spots were created by filmmaker Jesse Dylan who is known for a variety of films, music videos and the Emmy Award-winning "Yes We Can" Barack Obama campaign video collaboration with will.i.am. The PSAs feature actors and actresses Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick from Gossip Girl; Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Jackson Rathbone from Twilight; Hayden Panettiere from Heroes; Corbin Bleu from High School Musical; Tristan Wilds from 90210; John Cho from StarTrek and Brandon T. Jackson from Tropic Thunder.
本片的导演是曾经为美国总统奥巴马拍摄竞选片“Yes We Can”的导演Jesse Dylan。片中的几位偶像演员是来自的Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr和Ed Westwick；来自的Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed和Jackson Rathbone；来自的Hayden Panettiere；来自的Corbin Bleu；来自的Tristan Wilds；来自的John Cho；以及来自[Tr]的Brandon T. Jackson。
Investments to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease in Africa have been delivering significant results in recent years. In 2002, only 50,000 people in Africa with HIV had access to life-saving AIDS medication, less than 1 percent of those in need. Today, thanks to targeted aid and African leadership, more than 3 million Africans with HIV have access to medication, 44 percent of those in need. That's a significant increase, though much more needs to be done.
Critical progress has also been made on malaria and education. In less than 2 years, thanks to expanded distribution of bednets and malaria medication, malaria deaths in Africa have been cut in half in countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda and Zambia. Between 1999 and 2006, 34 million additional children in Africa were enrolled in school for the first time.
几年来，全世界为帮助非洲摆脱极端贫困和传染性疾病投入了很多，而且成果也颇丰。在2002年，非洲感染HIV病毒的人群中，仅有五万人可以获得药物治疗，这一数字仅占非洲感染人群的百分之一。今天，在非洲政府和全世界各国的共同努力下，已有百分之四十四的感染人群(超过三百万非洲人)接受了药物治疗。同样在控制疟疾和提高非洲人教育水平方面也有了很大的进展。在短短两年内，非洲的有些国家，如埃塞俄比亚、卢旺达和赞比亚，罹患疟疾而死亡的人数已经减少了一半。从1999年到2006年，有三千四百万非洲儿童走进了校园。这些数字告诉我们，全世界在帮助非洲提高生活水平的道路上已经走了坚实和有力的步伐，成果是值得肯定的。但是同时，我们也不能忘记，我们需要做的还有很多很多。