今天很热，所有人都想冲一个凉水澡。但是今天我们有一件更重要的事要做——为饥饿的人行走。“为饥饿的人行走”通常是在五月的第一个星期天，其目的是为了饥荒中的人们筹款。它虽然只是一个普通的活动，但是现在已经闻名于马萨诸塞州甚至全美。任何年龄的人都可以参加这项公益活动。我们今天走的每一步路都是在给那些深处饥荒中的孩子们筹款。第一次行走活动始于1969 年，20 英里的行程穿越波士顿、布鲁克莱、牛顿、水城和剑桥，沿途包括各种娱乐活动和免费的零食。

　　早早地，我和妈妈就来到了学校，我们要和课外活动的同学一起去参加这个活动。哇，这个真好玩耶。我们沿着查尔斯河行走，欣赏着沿途的美景；跨过查尔斯河来到市中心，然后我们要穿过市中心来到中国城。整个路程大约20 英里，不过我们今天只走10 英里，毕竟我们年纪还小。虽然如此，这段距离对我来说已经很长了，要知道，10英里等于16 公里，我以前可从没有步行过这么远的距离。我和艾米是这里唯一的五年级学生，我们却很享受这次活动。

　　刚开始时我们还有很多体力，我们沿着路边跑来跑去，把网球踢来踢去。一路上，这里有很多休闲站。当我们都快要支撑不住时，新的一站又到了，那里有很多人站在路边给我们发放水和食物，有迷你汉堡、水果和热狗等。所有东西绝对都是有求必应，一路上肚子都吃饱了，根本没必要带午餐和水了。有些人还穿着卡通的衣服，我们走着时，他们会为我们贴上各种各样的为饥饿的人行走贴画。每到一个休息站，都有志愿者(通常是中学生或是高中生)对你说“干得好！”或“你真棒！”等来鼓励你。我还可以看见路边摆放着各种牌子和海报，上面写着“你是最棒的”“你能做好”，或是“饥饿的孩子感谢你们”等等。当我看见这些时，我不再感觉疲惫，因为这些鼓励的话语能让人们心里感觉很舒服。

　　在沿途，我们遇见了各种各样的人。他们有的穿着传统的新英格兰服装，或者画着很浓的妆。他们总是很高兴和你一起照相或者开玩笑。我们看到了许多平时坐在车上看不到的景色。我们从来没想过我们能走那么远的距离！令我感到惊奇的是，我并没有像预想的那么累。

　　终于，我们来到了终点站——波士顿中心公园，很多人早已经到了。

　　“耶，我们终于到了！”我一进公园的大门就一屁股坐在了草坪上，因为我再也走不动了。我拿来了一个巧克力口味的冰淇(当然也是免费的)并且迅速地把它消灭了，虽然我很讨厌巧克力。“啊，我在想今天我们到底挣了多少钱”我说。现在我满身都是汗。

　　虽然我很累了，但我还是很喜欢这个活动，因为我们用自己的实际付出帮助了其他人。今天你为饥饿的人行走了吗？我真为自己感到骄傲！

　　May 02, 2010

　　Walk for Hunger

　　It‘s so hot today that everyone wants to get a cool water shower.But today we have something. more important thing to do, Walk forHunger. Walk for Hunger always begins on the first Sunday of May,which is an activity aiming at collecting money for hungry people. This activity is for people in all ages. It’s a kind of public welfare, because every step we walk today is going to become money for the poor kids who don’t have enough food to eat. The first Walk was held in 1969. The 20-mile Walk occurs annually on the first Sunday in May and weaves through Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown and Cambridge, and includes entertainment and free snacks along the way。

　　Early in the morning my mom and I come to Chenery. We are going tothe activity with the kids in chine[D1]. Wow, this is so fun! We aregoing to walk along the Charles River, enjoying the beautiful SCENERY, across the river and come to Down Town Crossing, then walk toward and come to Chinatown. The whole distance of this is twenty miles. But we will only walk for ten miles, since we are too young to finish all. Ten miles, same as 16 kilometers, that is already hard work for us even though. I had never walked so far by foot! Amy and I are the only fifth graders but we like this activity anyway。

　　At first, we have a lot of energy. We run along the roads and streets and kick the tennis ball back and forth. There are many stops on the way. When you feel tired out, another stop comes and there are many people standing, handing you water and snacks. There are mini hamburgers, fruits, and hot dogs. Everything is prepared for us. We even don’t need to prepare lunch or water. People are wearing cartoon clothes and give you stickers while you are walking. When you arrive at a rest stop, volunteers, usually middle or high school students will say “Great job!” or “You are wonderful!”to encourage you. I can see the boards around, there is “you’re the best”， “you can do it”， and “hungry kids thank you” on them. When I see these, I don’t feel tired anymore, and these can make people feel good all the time。

　　And along the way, we meet all kinds of people. Some of them wear traditional new England costume, and wear funny make up. They are very glad to take pictures with you or joke with you. We can see many different landscape that we didn’t see on vehicles. We had never imagined we can walk so far! To my surprise, I didn’t feel that exhausted as I have thought。

　　Finally we arrive the destination, Boston Common, where many people are there already。

　　“Yeah, we are here finally!” I sit down on the lawn as soon as I get there because I can’t walk anymore. I get a chocolate ice cream (certainly free for us) and finish it in one minute, although I hate chocolate. “Ah, I wonder how much money we have earned today,” I say with sweat all over my body。

　　Even though I am very tired, I still like this activity, because we help others working by ourselves. Did you walk today? I am really proud of myself。