第十七期 6-1(6/7)-英语听力

[00:01.12]The tradition of "Trick and Treat for UNCIEF" began in 1950 in the United States, [00:08.36]when Philadelphia school children first went door to door at Halloween [00:13.24]collecting money in decorating milk cartons, [00:17.06]which would be sold later to help the world's children. [00:19.61]They raised a grand total of $ 17, kicking off a campaign [00:25.71]that has since brought in more than $188 million to provide medicine, [00:31.64]better nutrition, cleaner water, and emergency relief for children in more than 160 countries. [00:38.99]Millions of children now participate each year in Halloween-related fund-raising [00:45.10]campaign in the United States, Canada and Mexico. [00:49.03]This has included the public school children of Pella over 50 years.