Three_Cups_of_Tea三杯茶.pptVIP

Three Cups of Tea In the first cup of tea, you are a stranger; In the second cup again, you are an honored guest. In the third, you are my family, we will prepared to anything ,even die. About the writer Mortenson was born in Minnesota（明尼苏达州） in 1957. He is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer. He is a co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute(中亚协会） and the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace.Since 1993, he has been working in Pakistan, and later in Afghanistan and Tajikistan to promote education, and build schools, especially for girls Since 1996, he have built up more than 90 schools. It has provided education for more than 34,000 children, including 24,000 girls. Background (Before the 12 chapter) Mortenson, who climbed Korphe K2 to honor his deceased sister by placing her necklace to the summit of the mountain. However,he lost his way, and couldnt contact with his teams.Then he was taken in by villagers below and treated with the utmost hospitality. To repay the remote community, he promised to build a school for the village. He had to face many challenges in his quest to raise funds for the building of more than 55 schools in Taliban Territory,including death threats from Islamic mullahs, long periods separation from his family and being kidnapped by Taliban territorists Have a cup of tea Nowadays, people are more and more blundering because of the rush of life. No mater how busy we are, we need to slow down and build relationships with each other over a cup of tea. Thank you! * 敬上一杯茶，你是一个陌生人； 再奉第二杯，你是我们的朋友； 第三杯茶，你是我的家人，我将用生命来保护你。 Meaning Mortenson is the co-author of The New York Times Bestsellers, Three Cups of Tea, which stayed on the New York T