1月19日，在海地太子港的一座难民营里，一名妇女正在出售其拥有的海鲜食物
四天时间里，美国人为救援海地的行动捐资超过1.5亿美元，创下灾后募资规模的纪录。
American donors raised more than $150 million in four days for the Haiti relief efforts – a record for post-disaster fundraising.
《慈善纪事报》称，为海地筹得资金的规模超过了卡特里娜飓风过后四天里筹得的1.08亿美元，以及2004年东南亚海啸过后几天募集的3000万美元。
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Haiti funds top the $108 million raised in the four days immediately after Hurrican Katrina, and the $30 million raised in the days after the 2004 Asian Tsunami.
《慈善纪事报》编辑帕尔默表示，美国人慷慨解囊达1.5亿美元，令人称奇；跟卡特里娜飓风不一样的是，这次灾难发生在美国国外，而正值国内经济仍未走出困局、失业率居高不下。
It is remarkable that Americans have opened their wallets to the tune of $150-million,” said the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s editor Stacy Palmer. “Unlike Katrina, this disaster occurred outside the U.S. economy is still in distress and unemployment, high.”
总数中还不清楚有多少是由富人捐赠的。但捐赠人似乎来自四面八方，因为有超过1200万美元的资金由美国红十字会通过手机和短信募集而得。
It’s unclear how much of the total was raised from wealthy donors. But the giving appears to be very broad based, with more than $12 million raised via cell phones and texting by the American Red Cross.
当然，此次捐赠热潮将会产生一些连带反应。随着慈善人士把资金挪出来用于满足海地更为紧迫的需求，今年其他群体（艺术、文化、大学）得到的捐款可能会承受更大的冲击。
Of course, there will some knock-on effects from this wave of giving. Donations to other groups (arts, culture, colleges) could take a deeper hit this year, as philanthropists shift dollars to the more pressing needs in Haiti.
另外，《慈善纪事报》还谈到了一种“捐赠疲劳”的风险。未来数月或数年内，可能因为捐赠人无法拿出更多资金而使救援行动无法变得可持续。
What’s more, the Chronicle cites a risk of “donor fatigue,” where donors aren’t able to muster more funds in the months and years to come to help make the relief effort more sustainable.
美国红十字会首席执行长麦戈文说，虽然该组织着重的是满足眼前需求，但预计海地在很多年里都将需要帮助。
Gail McGovern, chief executive of the American Red Cross, said that while the organization’s focus is on immediate needs, it expects help will be needed in Haiti for many years.
她说，毫无疑问，这将意味着一次大规模的长期复元过程。
“Make no mistake,”she said. “This is going to be a massive long-term recovery.”
不过头四天毕竟是一个预示着希望的开端。
Still, the first four days are a promising start.