章子怡冰桶挑战赛：你怕了么？

　　“为了让更多人关注ALS人群，我接受冰桶挑战！”被好友王力宏点名后，章子怡于8月19日晚间第一时间完成冰桶挑战！接受挑战后，章子怡点名TFboys、韩庚、苏菲·玛索，以及《全民电影》参与者，希望大家能把这份爱接力下去！在这段挑战视频中，章子怡身着短裙素颜现身，她把一大袋冰倒进桶里，大块冰块伴随冷水从头浇到脚，被“冰镇”后的子怡跳进泳池，大呼被冰块砸的好疼。

　　The so-called ice-bucket challenge—dump ice water on yourself, post and tag yourself on social media and challenge others to do the same—got its start among golfers as a way to support pet charities. In just a few weeks, it has become a major fundraising coup for patients and organizations with ALS, a neurodegenerative disorder. It is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player who had it.

　　这个叫做“冰桶挑战”的活动要求参与人将一桶冰水浇在自己身上，然后将整个过程发布在社交网站上，并提名其他人来接受挑战，这个活动最初是高尔夫球员为支持宠物慈善发起的。在短短几周内，冰桶挑战成为为肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症（ASL）患者和相关公益组织筹集善款的重要活动。肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症通常被称为葛雷克氏症，是以曾经患有此症的一位棒球运动员的名字命名的。

　　One common stipulation gives 24 hours to complete the dare from the time they are nominated; otherwise, the participant has to donate at least $100 to the ASL Association.

　　被提名者要在被提名后的24小时内完成挑战，否则就要向ASL协会捐出至少100美元。

　　The campaign has caught people ranging from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and performer Justin Timberlake.

　　到目前为止，参与冰桶挑战的人包括美国新泽西州州长克里斯•克里斯蒂、Facebook首席执行官马克•扎克伯格以及艺人贾斯汀•汀布莱克。

　　As of Thursday, the ALS Association had raised $7.6 million in donations in two weeks. That compares with $1.4 million raised during the same two-week period last year. The donations came from existing donors and 145,918 new donors, said a spokeswoman for the group.

　　截止上周四，ALS协会已在两周内筹集到760万美元的捐款。去年同期两周内的捐款总额为140万美元。该组织发言人表示，这些捐款来自已有捐赠人和145918位新增捐款人。

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