Jon Stewart said he never really decided to focus his charity on first responders and their families.
乔恩·斯图尔特说,他从未真正决定把慈善重点放在急救人员及其家属身上。
He said it just happened that way.
他说,一切就这样发生了。
The host of The Daily Show said he wanted to feel useful.
这位《每日秀》主持人表示,他想感觉自己有用。
He also wanted to support people who spent their lives helping others.
他也想支持那些一生都在帮助他人的人。
He said these people are not X-Men, and they are not superheroes.
他说,这些人不是X战警,也不是超级英雄。
They are just ordinary people who made a decision.
他们只是做出决定的普通人。
His support for 9/11 first responders led him to lobby angrily and testify before Congress in 2019.
他对9·11急救人员的支持,促使他在2019年愤怒地游说并在国会作证。
He wanted to make sure the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund would not run out of money.
他要确保9·11受害者赔偿基金不会耗尽。
He also pushed to close a loophole in the PACT Act.
他还推动消除《PACT法案》中的一个漏洞。
This loophole left US soldiers exposed to radiation during the Afghanistan war without health care.
这个漏洞使在阿富汗战争期间暴露于辐射的美国军人没有医疗保障。
On Friday, Stewart announced he will host the First Responders Children's Foundation "Roll Call of Heroes" ceremony again.
斯图尔特周五宣布,他将再次主持第一响应者儿童基金会的“英雄点名”仪式。
The event will take place on October 28 in New York's Times Square. It marks National First Responders Day.
该活动将于10月28日在纽约时代广场举行,以纪念全国第一响应者日。
Gillian Crane is the president and CEO of the First Responders Children's Foundation. She said the group is happy that Stewart is back to host this year's event.
第一响应者儿童基金会总裁兼首席执行官吉莉安·克兰表示,该组织很高兴斯图尔特回来主持今年的活动。
She said his work to support first responders makes him the perfect host for this event.
她说,他为急救人员所做的倡导,使他成为这一活动的完美主持人。
She especially mentioned the people who are fighting illnesses linked to 9/11.
她特别提到那些与9·11相关疾病作斗争的人。
She also said it is the only national nonprofit group that helps the children of first responders.
她还说,这是唯一一家致力于急救人员子女的全国性非营利组织。
Stewart believes we must care for those who care for us. If we do not, society has a deep problem.
斯图尔特认为,如果不能照顾那些照顾我们的人,就说明社会结构存在深刻缺陷。
He says 9/11 showed how fragile this experiment is. It needs people willing to run toward collapse.
他说,9·11让人看到,如果没有那些愿意奔向崩塌之处的人,这个实验是多么脆弱。
He also says that taking part may mean hearing more sadness. But action is somehow a cure for helplessness and worry.
他还说,参与其中虽然可能听到更多悲伤,但行动在某种程度上是对无助和焦虑的解药。
He says the work he is part of came about naturally.
他表示,自己参与的事业是自然形成的。
He wants to be fully committed, not just do "charity tourism."
他希望彻底投入,而不是“慈善旅游”。