西部支教(volunteeringtoteachinthewest)对于促进当地教育和经济发展有着重要意义。大学生到西部支教，对农村的孩子不仅仅进行书本知识的教学，更重要的是通过组织安排一些活动，寓教于乐，希望对他们未来的学习和生活有所启发和引导，并激发他们学习的动力和对外面发达城市的向往，促使他们进步。此外，大学生也会把新的观念和思想带到农村去。去西部支教还能培养当代大学生的社会责任感和社会公益心，在一定程度上，也缓解了西部地区教师短缺的压力。
Volunteeringtoteachinthewestissignificantfortheimprovementoflocaleducationandtheeconomicdevelopment.Thecollegestudentswhovolunteertoteachinthewestnotonlyimpartacademicknowledgetochildreninruralareas,butmoreimportantly,throughanumberofactivitiestocombineteachingandentertainment,theyhopetoprovideinspirationandguidanceforthechildrenabouttheirfuturestudyandlife.Theyalsowanttomotivatethechildreninruralareastostudy,evoketheirdesireforgoingtodevelopedcitiesoutsideandhelpthemmakeprogress.Inaddition,thecollegestudentswillbringnewideasandthoughtstothecountryside.Volunteeringtoteachinthewestcanalsohelpcollegestudentsdevelopasenseofsocialresponsibilityandcontributingtopublicbenefit.Toacertainextent,italsoeasestheshortageofteachersinthewesternregions.
1.大学生:可译为collegestudents,也可译为undergraduates。
2.通过组织安排一些活动，寓教于乐:合并译为throughanumberofactivitiestocombineteachingandentertainment。
3.激发他们对…的向往:可译为evoketheirdesirefor...
4.社会公益心:可译为asenseofsocialwelfare。
5.在一定程度上:可译为toacertainextent或uptoapoint。
