英國男子因放棄歐國盃門票去捐幹細胞受到稱讚
【摘要2021.8.18.自由】◎管淑平
A young England supporter won praise
Thursday after he gave up tickets to watch the Euro 2020 semi-final against
Denmark to donate life-saving stem cells.
一名年輕的英格蘭隊支持者，因放棄觀賞2020年歐洲國家盃足球賽對上丹麥隊的準決賽，去捐救命幹細胞而獲得讚揚。
Sam Astley, 24, volunteered to donate stem
cells and bone marrow to help a blood cancer sufferer through UK charity
Anthony Nolan and was informed he matched with a patient.
透過英國慈善組織「安東尼．諾蘭」自願捐骨髓和幹細胞協助血癌患者的24歲艾斯特里，接獲通知與一名病患吻合。
He and his girlfriend gave their tickets
to relatives.
他和他女友便將門票送給親戚。
Astley’s story was initially reported by
the Stourbridge News, a local newspaper, but was then picked up more widely.（AFP）
艾斯特里的事蹟最初由地方報紙「斯陶爾布里奇新聞」報導，但是後來被更多人知道。
（法新社）
新聞辭典
hail：動詞，公開讚揚或肯定某人或某項成就。例句：The
project has been hailed as a great success.（這項專案被稱讚為一大成功。）
match：動詞或名詞，匹敵，配對，匹配。例句：We
thought we were a match made in heaven.（我們以為我們是天造地設的一對。）
pick up：片語，獲得，或得知、學到某事，尤其是透過非正式途徑。例句：I
picked up Deutsch from my mother.（我從我媽那裡學會德語。）
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