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char.i.tyHtFAr7I7ti, $5tFer7I7tina system of giving money, food or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor or homeless, or any organization which is established to provide money or help in this way慈善事业，慈善组织She does a lot of work for charity. [U]她做了很多慈善工作。People tend to give to (=give money to) charity at Christmas time. [U]人们往往在圣诞期间向慈善组织捐钱。The old man was entitled to receive financial aid from the government, but was too proud to accept what he regarded as charity. [U]那个老人有资格接受政府的经济援助，可是他太要强了，不肯接受他认为的施舍。Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to (=be given to) local charities. [C]卖这些贺卡所得的收益将捐献给地方慈善组织。UNICEF is an international charity. [C]联合国儿童基金会是个国际慈善组织。They did a charity performance on the first night to raise money for AIDS research.他们的首场演出是一场慈善义演，为艾滋病研究筹集资金。A charity shop is a shop in which a charity sells all types of used goods which are given by the public, or in which they sell new goods, to make money for the work of the charity.（卖捐献物或为慈善组织盈利的）义卖商店(saying) "Charity begins at home" means that people should take care of people who are close to them, esp. those living in the same city or country, before they consider helping people who are living further away or in another country."And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (Bible, 1 Corinthians 13.13)“现在常存的有信，有望，有爱，这三样;其中最大的是爱。”（《圣经·哥林多前书》）
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