1、标题：礼节美语 Business Etiquette：098 Giving to a Charity 2听力内容：公司开会，讨论慈善捐款的问题，Jenny建议事先调查一下。J: The recommendation is that 60% of funds should go to projects with no more than 40% going to the charitys own costs.M: Heres another good website: CharityNavigator.org. You can search specific groups and check t
2、heir ratings. Red Cross is number five in the Most Recommended Charities.G: Theres also animal-related groups. How about the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals?F: Theyre number four on the list. Sounds good.一般的开支规范是，慈善团体要将百分之六十的捐款用于慈善项目，行政开支不得超过百分之四十。Michael提到了一个叫CharityNavigator.org的网
3、站，在该网站推荐的慈善团体中，红十字会排名第五，反对虐待动物社团排名第四。J: World Vision is number one. Theyre a Christian group that provides lot of medical assistance in Asia and Africa.M: And of course, while we all enjoy doing a good deed, we do need to ensure that the company can get a tax break from our contributions.G: Ill doub
4、le check that donations to each of those groups are in fact tax-deductible.向亚洲和非洲提供医疗帮助的基督教团体“世界视野” 名列第一。 Michael提醒说，做好事的同时，也要保证公司的捐款能抵税。 We do need to ensure that the company get a tax break from our contributions. Gina说，她会double check查清楚，这些慈善捐款都是能够抵税的。F: I just had a thought. Every year we give co
5、rporate donations and thats all well and good, but we might consider giving our time instead.G: Interesting! You mean like volunteering? I like it.M: Hummm. that could work. Any specific suggestions?F: Well, we all have our pet causes. Gina is an animal lover. I have church projects. Jenny is a comp
6、uter genius.we all have something we could teach or offer.Frank建议，在捐款的同时，也可以用做义工的方式为慈善事业出力。这一建议受到了大家的肯定。J: That idea is very worth considering. In some ways, thats a lot more meaningful than giving money.G: Yeah. Even doing something simple like volunteering to answer the phone lines at the Red Cros
7、s can be a huge help.M: Ok, how about if we give half of our contribution as donations and for the other half we give our time or expertise to the group of our choice?All: Agreed!大家都觉得这个主意不错。Jenny说，从某种角度说，这比给钱更有意义。 Thats a lot more meaningful than giving money. 最后大家一致同意，捐款只做为慈善募捐的一部分。另外一部分由大家自己挑选慈善团体，为它们贡献时间或是专业技能。
