国内英语资讯:China Focus: Body donation more acceptable among young Chinese
<p><span word="LANZHOU">LANZHOU</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 8-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="reservations">reservations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> -- <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> 21-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> 2,610 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="November">November</span> 20, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> 80 <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 21,100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cadavers">cadavers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="registry">registry</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 2,600 <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mobilize">mobilize</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="Provincial">Provincial</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>.</p>
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