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The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo is Japan's second oldest museum.
东京国立科学博物馆是日本历史第二悠久的博物馆。
Crowdfunding
众筹
The building holds about five million objects from dinosaur bones to stuffed bears.
该博物馆收藏了恐龙骨骼、玩具熊等大约500万件物品。
The museum's request for more money was turned down by the Japanese government.
日本政府拒绝向该博物馆提供更多资金。
So, the head of the museum announced a crowdfunding effort, raising $3.4 million in the first three days.
因此,该博物馆的负责人宣布了一项众筹活动,在头三天筹集了340万美元。
Crowdfunding is a way to seek financial support through small donations from many people, usually after posting an appeal online.
众筹指的是一种通过许多人的小额捐款来寻求经济支持的方式,通常是在网上发布呼吁之后。