20091107 Chiling Tong (2)

International leadership Foundation
When asked recently about her latest project, Tong said," I want to help young people gain competence and prepare them to face life's challenges. You become a public servant because you have a passion and a dream and you want to help people." With those goals in mind, Tong and her husband, Joel Szabat, co-founded International Leadership Foundation(ILF). Each year, IlF awards scholarships to approximately 35 Asian-Pacific American college students and sponsors nearly 120 more students for leadership training. The scholarship recipients get hands-on experience while performing public service internships in various govermnental agencies.

New program for Asian students
Whereas the scholarship program is designed for Asian Americans, "Young Ambassadors," ILF's 12-day summer program held in Washington, D.C., is strictly for college students from Asia. It includes lectures on public policy, business negotiation skills, environmental protection, global economic trends and more. Students tour area monuments and government offices, and they visit with congressmen and women. Through its various training programs, ILF strives to raise up future business and government leaders.

Tong's childhood passion for English became a vehicle for personal achievement. oday, she uses her passion, enthusiasm and experience to help prepare others for a orld of exciting opportunities



sponsor v. 贊助/資助
eg: Our university sponsors 45 exchange students who spend one year studying here.
eg: The famous singer sponsors 10 children from Africa.
eg: The football team is sponsored by a telephone company.

sponsor (n) 贊助者
eg: IBM is one of the sponsors of the charity concert.

re- 回來
recipient n. 接受者
=> a person who receive something
eg: Trisha was her school's first female recipient of he citywide science fair award.
eg: All the recipients of the awards will have their photos posted on the school webpage.
eg: The government is helping the welfare recipients find jobs.

negotiation n. 談判,協商;口順利的通過,成功的越過
eg: The negotiation process between the labor union and management may go on for several weeks.

congressman n. 美國國會議員(尤指眾議院議員)
eg: My father called our local congressman to complain about a recently passed law.

internship n. 實習/實習醫師的實習的階段
=> a job you perform/do where your main goal is not making money
=> in the internship your main goal is to learn how to do something
eg: Jason has a summer internship at a local radio station.

internship n. 實習醫師的實習的階段
eg: Ben will start his internship at the county hospital next month.

intern n. 實習生/實習醫師


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public servant 公僕/公務人員
= civil servant

civil
=> belong to the government

public sector 公部門
private sector 私部門

private citizen 公民

civil service examination 公務人員的考試

appointed 任命的/委派的
named 被任命


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About the ILF experience, Jasper Lo of Boston University writes, "[it] opened my eyes not only to work life but to the inner-workings of governments bureaucracy. Overall, the ILF, D.C. Civic Fellowship taught me how to get ahead in the business world, [taught me] an appreciation for government orgzinations and [gave me] the knowledge needed to promote [the cause of] Asian Pacific Americans in today's America."