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Ryan’s mother said that if Ryan did extra jobs around the house, she would pay him money. He could save this money for the well.
瑞安的妈妈说，如果瑞安在家里做额外的工作，她就会付给他钱。他可以把这笔钱存起来用于水井。
While his brothers and friends played outside, Ryan worked hard in the house. He worked at his grandfather’s house too. Ryan put all the money into a can.
当他的兄弟和朋友们在外面玩耍时，瑞安在家里努力工作。他也在他祖父的家里工作。瑞安把所有的钱都放进了一个罐子里。
He saved for months. When the money collection at school ended, Ryan had saved thirty-five [35] dollars.
他存了好几个月。当学校的募捐活动结束时，瑞安已经攒了三十五美元。
But the well cost seventy [70] dollars, so Ryan continued to save.
但是这口井要花费70美元，所以瑞安继续存钱。
When Ryan collected the seventy dollars, he brought it to an aid organization called WaterCan.
当瑞安筹集到70美元时，他把钱带到了一个名为“水罐”的援助组织。
The people at WaterCan knew how hard Ryan had worked. They were very happy to receive the money.
水罐组织的人知道瑞安工作得有多努力。他们非常高兴收到这笔钱。
But they told Ryan that seventy dollars could only buy a water pump. A well would cost two thousand dollars.
但是他们告诉瑞安，70美元只能买一个水泵。一口井要花2000美元。
The Canadian International Development Agency gives two dollars for every dollar WaterCan receives.
加拿大国际开发署给水罐组织收到的每1美元捐款提供2美元。
Ryan had to collect around seven hundred dollars to get enough money for a well. He knew that this was a lot of money. But Ryan decided to do his best and keep saving. Ryan continued to work around the house.
瑞安得筹集大约七百美元才能攒够钱打一口井。他知道这是一大笔钱。但瑞安决定尽自己最大的努力继续存钱。瑞安继续在家里干活。
Ryan’s mother was very happy about her son’s hard work. She told her friends and family about it.
瑞安的母亲对她儿子的努力工作感到非常高兴。她把这件事告诉了她的朋友和家人。
She told them about the problem of dirty water, and about Ryan’s strong feelings about it. Those friends started telling other friends.
她告诉他们有关污水的问题，以及瑞安对此的强烈感受。那些朋友开始告诉其他朋友。
Soon, Ryan’s story was in newspapers and magazines.
很快，瑞安的故事就出现在了报纸和杂志上。
Many more people learned about Ryan, and about the problem of dirty water.
更多的人了解了瑞安，也了解了污水问题。
Then one day, Ryan’s mother received a telephone call.
然后有一天，瑞安的母亲接到了一个电话。
A worker from WaterCan said that people had given more than seven hundred dollars for Ryan’s well.
来自水罐组织的一名工作人员说，人们为瑞安的水井捐赠了超过七百美元。
They invited Ryan to meet Gizaw Shibru. He worked in Uganda with the aid organization Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief.
他们邀请瑞安去见吉扎·希布鲁。 他曾在乌干达的援助组织 “加拿大医生援助和救济 ”工作。
