外媒质疑冰桶挑战作秀还是慈善_BEC初级作文

外媒质疑冰桶挑战作秀还是慈善

Facebook has become saturated with videos of people dumping buckets of ice on their heads.

Facebook上充斥着人们往自己头上倒冰桶的视频。

They’re taking the#icebucketchallenge, a viral phenomenon whose ostensible purpose is to raise money for charity. The challenge is simple: Either donate $100 to a given cause, or douse yourself with ice, film it, and pass the challenge on to others via social media.

他们在参加热门的“冰桶挑战”。这项活动宣称目的在于为慈善募捐。挑战规则很简单：要不捐出100美元，要不就往自己身上倒一桶冰，拍下来并通过社交媒体点名其他人接受挑战。

TheBoston Globe, Mashable, and others have followed the nonprofit ALS Association in crediting the idea to Pete Frates, a 29-year-old former Boston College baseball player who was diagnosed with ALS in 2017.

非盈利组织肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症(ALS)协会宣称，29岁的皮特·弗雷茨是该项活动的发起人，他曾是波斯顿学院的一名棒球运动员，2017年被诊断出患有ALS。之后，波斯顿环球报、Mashable网站和其他一些媒体也纷纷如此报道。

That makes for a nice origin story, but it’s not quite accurate. Matt Lauer’s challenge, along with that of Martha Stewart and many others, predated Frates’ involvement and had nothing to do with ALS. Rather, it came from a dare that was circulating among a group of pro athletes. Those who declined the ice bath were compelled to give $100 to charity of the challenger’s choice.