寒门女子自传《我是范雨素》一夜爆红

 　　An essay written by a migrant worker about her family went viral on Chinese social media, as her plain, vivid and humorous words resonated with many readers.

　　日前，一位农民工所写的一篇有关她家庭的文章在社交媒体上走红，其朴实、生动且幽默的文字引起了许多读者的共鸣。

　　Fan Yusu, 44, from a village in Xiangyang, Hubei province, is a housekeeper¹ in Beijing. In an article headlined "I'm Fan Yusu", which was published last Monday on WeChat, she tells her story.

　　今年44岁的范雨素来自湖北省襄阳市的一个小村庄，目前在北京做家政女工。上周一，她的一篇标题为《我是范雨素》的文章在微信公众号上发表。

　　"My mother was elected as a village official of women's affairs in 1950 and stayed in power for 40 years, even exceeding the reign² of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi," Fan wrote.

　　范雨素写道：“我的母亲被民主选为妇女主任，从1950年开始干，执政了40年，比萨达姆、卡扎菲这些政坛硬汉子的在位时间都长。”

　　But her life didn't sound as easy as her writing style. A high fever left Fan's elder sister mentally impaired³, and her other sister contracted polio.

　　但是范雨素的生活远没有文章风格那般轻松。范雨素的大姐由于高烧导致智障，另一个姐姐则患有小儿麻痹症。

　　寒门女子自传《我是范雨素》一夜爆红

　　She moved to Beijing to work at age 20 and married a man two years later, but Fan said they were divorced recently because of his alcohol abuse and domestic violence. She cares for her two daughters alone.

　　20岁的时候，她来到北京，两年之后便和一名男子结了婚。但是范雨素称，由于丈夫每天酗酒、家暴，二人已经在最近离了婚。现在由范雨素独自抚养两个女儿。

　　The story attracted more than 100,000 views in a day and more than 20,000 comments were posted.

　　该文章发表仅仅一天，就获得了超过10万的点击量及2万多条评论。

　　"I see an extremely strong mind behind the small body of a mother," one reader wrote, while another added: "The most touching⁴ words in life are not the rhetorical ones but the plain ones refined by life."

　　一位读者写道：“这位母亲身材娇小，却有着坚强的意志。”另一位读者补充说道：“最打动我的不是华丽的辞藻，而是历经生活磨练后写出的朴素言语。”

　　In an interview with Beijing Youth Daily, Fan said she used to read the masterworks of renowned⁵ writers from China and other countries.

　　在接受《北京青年报》采访时，范雨素表示，自己曾读过诸多中外作家的名著。

　　She said she did not expect the article to be so popular: She only wanted to earn some extra money to support her family. "What happened to me after the story was published is beyond my imagination. Anyway, I make a living through manual labor⁶, not with writing. I can barely use a computer to write."

　　她说，她根本没有想到这篇文章会这么受欢迎，她只是想赚点额外的费用来养家糊口。“文章发表后所发生的事情，完全超乎我的想象。不管怎么说，我还是靠做体力劳动来谋生，而不是写文章。我都不会用电脑打字。”

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

3 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

5 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。