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冰桶挑战

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Ice Bucket Challenge

全称为"ALS冰桶挑战赛",该活动要求参与者在网络上发布自己被冰水浇遍全身的视频,然后该参与者便可以要求其他人来参与这一活动."冰桶挑战赛" 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,该疾病以曾经患有此症的一位棒球运动员的名字而命名.

The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is a charity activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on one's head or donating to the ALS Association in the United States. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS,) a neurodegenerative disorder, is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player who had it.

活动规定,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.

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.

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.

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

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