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Gizaw Shibru thanked Ryan for his work. He told Ryan about the community using Ryan’s well.
吉扎乌·希伯鲁感谢瑞安所做的工作。他告诉瑞安社区正在使用瑞安打的井。
But then he told Ryan and his mother about a special tool, a drill.
但是后来他告诉瑞安和他妈妈一个特殊的工具，一个钻头。
This drill could dig many more wells, but it cost a lot of money. The drill cost twenty five thousand dollars.
这台钻机可以挖掘更多的井，但价格昂贵。这台钻孔机价值两万五千美元。
Ryan answered quickly. He said that he would collect the money for the drill.
瑞安迅速回答道。 他说他会为这个钻机筹集资金。
It was a lot of money. But Ryan was not worried.
这是一大笔钱。但是瑞安并不担心。
He wanted everyone in Africa to have clean water. So the Hreljacs started collecting again.
他希望非洲的每个人都能喝到干净的水。于是赫雷贾克斯一家又开始筹款。
A large newspaper wrote a story about Ryan.
一家大报纸写了一篇关于瑞安的报道。
Ryan even appeared on a television news program. Soon, letters arrived in the mail. People were sending money for the drill.
瑞安甚至还上了电视新闻节目。很快，信件纷至沓来。人们纷纷寄钱来支持瑞安买钻头。
In two months, Ryan collected seven thousand [7,000] dollars.
在两个月内，瑞安筹集了七千美元。
And in about a year, the Hreljac’s had all the money for the drill. But now, Ryan had another plan.
大约一年后，赫雷贾克斯就有了钻井的全部资金。但现在，瑞安有了另一个计划
He wanted to visit the people in Uganda who used his well. But Ryan was still very young. And the trip to Uganda was very expensive.
他想去拜访乌干达那些使用他挖的水井的人们。但是瑞安还很小。而且去乌干达旅行非常昂贵。
The Hreljac’s knew that they would have to wait.
赫雷拉一家知道他们必须等待。
But a family that lived near the Hreljac’s had a different idea. They offered to help Ryan fly to Uganda. Soon other people were offering help as well.
但是住在赫雷尔贾克家附近的一个家庭有不同的想法。他们提出帮助瑞安飞往乌干达。很快，其他人也提愿意提供帮助。
Six months later, the Hreljacs were on an airplane to Africa. On July 27, 2000, they arrived in Uganda.
六个月后，赫雷贾克斯一家登上了飞往非洲的飞机。2000年7月27日，他们抵达乌干达。
Ryan’s well was in the village of Angolo in Northern Uganda. This was a long drive from Kampala.
瑞安的水井位于乌干达北部的安戈洛村。从坎帕拉开车到那里要很长时间。
As the Hreljac’s came close to Angolo, they saw children jumping up and down. The children were shouting Ryan’s name. Ryan was so surprised! But it was not just children who knew of Ryan.
当赫雷贾克斯一家接近戈洛村时，他们看到孩子们上蹿下跳。孩子们在喊瑞安的名字。瑞安非常惊讶！但不仅仅是孩子们知道瑞安。
Thousands of people who lived near the village knew of Ryan and his well.
成千上万住在村子附近的人都知道瑞安和他的井。
