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Teach a man to fish
授人以渔
In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the country's cattle.
1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，很多城市的牛畜死亡。
The gravity of the situation shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician,
事态的严重性让鲍勃·格尔多夫，一位爱尔兰音乐家震惊，
so he organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia.
所以他组织了一场名为“现场援助”的慈善音乐会，为埃塞俄比亚饥荒受难者募集资金。
The concert took place on 13 July 1985 in two places - London and Philadelphia - and included the biggest stars of the time.
1985年7月13日，音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。
Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hungry relief and to make the public more aware of the problem.
格尔多夫想通过音乐会为解救饥饿筹钱，并提高公众对该问题的意识。
In the end, $100 million was raised, which was used to buy food and to provide help with development project in Ethiopia.
最后，筹集到了一亿美元，这些钱被用来购买食物以及为埃塞俄比亚的发展项目提供帮助。
The concert also made the headlines around the world, and put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of the world hunger.
音乐会还得到了全世界的关注，这给政客们施加了巨大压力，迫使他们为世界的饥饿问题做一些事情。
Live Aid was in 1985, and for many people in the developing world, disease and poverty are still aserious problems.
“现场援助”音乐会发生在1985年，但对许多发展中国家的人来说，疾病和贫困仍是严重的问题。
According to the United Nations, ten million people die every year of starvation or problem related to having a poor diet.
根据联合国的资料，每年有一千万人死于饥饿和营养不良。
In fact, hunger is the world's number one health risk, killing more people than any disease.
事实上，饥饿是全球头号健康威胁，致死的人比任何疾病都要多。
