A 4-year-old Chicago boy is inspiring others to share the gift of reading after thousands watched him read 100 books in one day on Facebook Live.
一名来自芝加哥的4岁男孩儿正激励人们分享阅读的礼物,此前数千人在脸书直播上观看他一天内阅读100本图书。
Caleb Green committed himself to reading 100 different books, including his favorites about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
近日,凯莱布·格林决心阅读100本不同的图书,其中包括他最爱的《忍者神龟》丛书。
When ABC Chicago station WLS-TV asked him why he wanted to read so many books, Caleb's response was simple. "I like to read and I want to read more like my sister," he said.
当美国广播公司芝加哥站的WLS-TV问他为什么想要读这么多书时,凯莱布的回答很简单。他说:“我喜欢阅读,我想要和我姐姐读一样多的书。”
Taken aback by the young boy's request, Caleb's father, Sylus Green, told the television station he initially had the "gut reaction to talk him down a little bit" but Caleb said, "'No, I want to read 100.'"
凯莱布的父亲塞鲁斯·格林对儿子的要求感到十分惊讶,他向电视台透露,自己一开始打算让凯莱布把数量降低一点,但是凯莱布却说:“不,我要读100本。”
Since Caleb started his online marathon, the Green family has received a heartfelt response from the community.
自凯莱布开启在线阅读马拉松以来,格林一家收到了社区的衷心响应。
Several organizations, including local children's book publisher Albert Whitman, have donated books to Caleb, and have pledged to donate books to other children in the Chicago area.
当地儿童图书出版商艾伯特·惠特曼公司等多家机构都向卡莱布捐赠了图书,并承诺向芝加哥地区的其他儿童捐赠图书。
When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Caleb said, "I want to be a basketball player. When I am 22, I want to be an astronaut and when I'm 23, I want to be a Ninja Turtle."
当被问及长大后想做什么的时候,凯莱布说:“我想成为一名篮球运动员。22岁时,我想当一名宇航员,到了23岁,我想做一只忍者神龟。”