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Little Girl Tells the World That Down Syndrome Isn't Scary
这个小女孩告诉世界，唐氏综合征没那么可怕
8-year-old Sofia Sanchez is showing the world that Down syndrome isn't something to be afraid of.
8岁的Sofia Sanchez正身体力行告诉世界，唐氏综合征并没有那么可怕。
In a video that has more than 15,000 views on Instagram, Sofia's mom, Jennifer Sanchez, asks the little girl "Little miss, do you have Down syndrome?"
Ins上有个视频目前已经被观看1.5万多次。视频上，Sofia的妈妈Jennifer Sanchez问Sofia，“小姑娘，你有唐氏综合征吗？”
"Yes I do have Down syndrome," Sofia replies. "It's something that's in my blood — it goes down."
“是的，我有唐氏综合征，”Sofia回答。“我生来就有，对此无能为力。”
"Is Down syndrome scary?" Jennifer asks.
“唐氏综合征可怕吗？”Jennifer 继续问。
"No, it's not scary, it's so exciting," Sofia responds.
“不，并没有什么可怕，这很有趣，”Sofia回答说。
Jennifer said she came up with the idea for the video when she was sitting in Sofia's room and wanted to do something different to spread awareness for Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
Jennifer说她坐在Sofia房间时，有了制作这个视频的想法。她想在唐氏综合征纪念月来临之际，用特殊的方式来引起人们对此病的关注。
Jennifer sat down with Sofia and asked her the questions, and the rest is history.
Jennifer坐下来和Sofia交流，问她一些问题，接下来的就是大家在视频上看到的了。
"I had no idea that she would have the most hilarious and perfect response. It was matter of fact. You can't have a bad day when you watch that video. She's advocating for herself and people with disabilities," Jennifer told InsideEdition.com. "She's a perfect little ambassador."
“我没想到她会有那样滑稽又完美的回答。事实确实是这样，看了那个视频的人都会快乐一整天。她在为自己和同样患有残疾的人群宣传打气，”Jennifer告诉InsideEdition.com网站。“她是个完美的小使者。”
Jennifer has three biological sons, one of whom also has Down syndrome, and adopted Sofia from Ukraine when she was just 16 months old.
Jennifer有3个亲生儿子，其中一个也患有唐氏综合征。她当年从乌克兰领养了16个月大的Sofia。
The decision wasn't something the family had planned.
其实，他们并没有领养患儿的打算。
They decided to donate to Reece's Rainbow, an adoption ministry that helps raise money and connects abandoned children with families, and ending up falling in love with Sofia through a photo on the organization's website.
当时，他们本打算捐款给“里斯的彩虹”——一个为孤儿筹款和寻找亲人的领养机构。但碰巧在该组织上看到了Sofia的照片，立刻喜欢上了这个小姑娘。
That Christmas, Jennifer received an ornament with Sofia's picture on it and she couldn't get the little girl out of her mind. They took the leap of faith to adopt her.
那个圣诞节，Jennifer收到了一个放有Sofia照片的装饰品，就再也忘不了她了。于是，他们打算领养Sofia。
"I thought, why are we donating and not taking action," Jennifer said. "So we did. We fundraised more than $28,000 to help with expenses. We made it to the Ukraine and finally brought her home in June of 2010."
“我考虑，为什么我们除了捐钱无其他作为呢，”Jennifer说。“于是我们就付诸行动。我们为该组织筹到了2.8万多美元，终于在2010年的6月把Sofia成功领养回家。”
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