小故事背诵达人 安娜的秘密

Anna's Secret

安娜的秘密

Anna has been a successful businessperson all of her adult life and is the owner of several profitable companies.Even though she is so successful, Anna has kept a secret from all except her husband. She can't read.

安娜长大后，一直是一个成功的实业家，拥有几家获利的公司。虽然她是这么的成功，安娜有一个只有她丈夫才晓得的秘密，那就是她不识字。

She hides her secret by spending her days pretending to be too busy to take care of things like work contracts and the mail. Tired, she comes home at night and asks her husband to help her sort through the day's paperwork. Not being able to read has made life difficult. Anna knew that for her to be the best she could be, she needed to confront her problem and learn to read.

她每天假装很忙没有时间处理合约和回信一类的事务，来隐瞒这个秘密。。晚上回家后，她疲倦地拜托丈夫帮她整理一天下来的文书工作。不识字让生活变得很困难，安娜知道自己要想成为人上人，就必须面对困难，学习识字。

She told her closest friends and employees that she was illiterate¹. Fearing she would be ridiculed², she was surprised and comforted when she received nothing but support. Anna found a tutor and began her studies. With hard work and determination, she learned to read.

她告诉最亲密的朋友和员工她是文盲，害怕会被嘲笑，但令她惊讶与欣慰的是，没人这样做，大家都很支持她。安娜找了个家教，开始学习，凭着努力和决心，她学会识字。

She recently received an award given to small businesses that have triumphed over adversity. More than just a successful businesswoman, Anna is also a mentor³ for people who struggle with illiteracy⁴!

她最近获得一项颁给在逆境中成功小型企业奖。安娜不仅是成功的实业家，也是许多想摆脱文盲的人的精神象征。

1 illiterate   

adj.文盲的；无知的；n.文盲

参考例句：

• There are still many illiterate people in our country.在我国还有许多文盲。
• I was an illiterate in the old society,but now I can read.我这个旧社会的文盲，今天也认字了。

2 ridiculed   

v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败，代价是昂贵的伪科学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

4 illiteracy   

n.文盲

参考例句：

• It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转，这是令人鼓舞的。
• We must do away with illiteracy.我们必须扫除文盲。