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1、小小的善举,大大的奇迹 Weallfacecrossroadsinlife,butfewpresentchoicesas1)starkasthoseconfrontingChrisMburuashegrewupinruralKenya.Hewasanexceptionallybrightandhard-workinglad,buttheroadtosecondaryeducation―andabetterlife―wasexclusivelyforthewell-off.Itwastheotherpath,towardsalifeofpovertyandhard2)gr
2、aftinthefields,thathewouldhavetotake. Oratleast,thatwasthecaseuntilhebecamethe3)beneficiaryofcharitablesponsorshipbyaSwedishwoman,HildeBack.A4)thought-provokingnewdocumentary,ASmallAct,showshowher$15-a-monthsponsorshipenabledhimnotonlytocompletehisschooleducation,buttoattendtheUniversity
3、ofNairobiandHarvardlawschool.Itall5)culminatedwithacareerasahumanrightsinvestigatorfortheUnitedNations. Mburuneverforgotthesponsorwhochangedhislife.Butitwasn’tuntilAmericanfilm-makerJenniferArnoldcametohimwithaplanformakingafilmabouthisexperiencethathehadthechancetomeetBackandtellherwhat
4、hehadalwayswantedtosayfacetoface:“Thankyou”. “Ithinkthethingthatreallydrewmetothestoryinthefirst6placewastheideathatanordinary,everydaypersoncanhaveaquiteextraordinaryeffectontheworld,justbydoingsomethingsmall,”Arnoldsaid. The6)poignancyofBack’scharitableactbecameevenmoreprofoundwhenite
5、mergedthatshehadfledtoSwedenasachildtoescapetheHolocaust.Yetdecadeslater,herregulargifthadeducatedamanwhowould,withoutknowingofherexperience,dedicatehisworkinglifetoinvestigatingcrimesagainsthumanityaroundtheworld―aswellassetuphisowncharity,TheHildeBackEducationFund,whichnowhelpsmorepoorK
6、enyanchildrenaffordeducation. “Wehopethisfilmwilldeliverthemessagethatasmallactcanindeedgoalongwayandaffectawholecommunityandsocietyatlarge,”saysMburu.“AndIthinkweareseeingthisalready,becausealotofpeopleareseeingthefilmandsayingthattheywanttodotheirown‘smallact’.Wearereallyencouragingtha
7、t.” Thefilmalsofollowstheextremelymovingstoryofthreeofthebrightestchildrenataruralprimaryschoolastheypreparefortheirdifficult7)KCPEexamattheendofprimaryschool.It’sgenuinely8)edge-of-the-seatstuff:gettingtopmarksputsthemintherunningforoneofMburu’sscholarshipsand,wit
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