世界名人简介 第8期:安妮·弗兰克(在线收听

 Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl who gained international fame after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from the Nazis in WorldWar II. Her account of her two years spent in an attic in Amsterdam became an international best seller. She died aged 15 in a German concentration camp.

安妮·弗兰克是一名德国犹太女孩,她去世后所出版的日记让她获得了国际声誉。在日记中,她记录了她的生活、想法以及躲避二战纳粹的经历。在她的叙述中,她曾经在阿姆斯特丹的阁楼中生活过两年,这段描述也使《安妮日记》成为了国际上最畅销的图书。15岁的安妮死于集中营中。
Anne Frank was born in 1929 in Germany. Her father was a German officer from World War I. Anne was a very studious and diligent student who had a passion for books. She moved to Amsterdam with her family after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. She attended a Montessori school and was a very energetic and outgoing girl.
1929年,安妮·弗兰克出生于德国。她的父亲是一名一战的德国军官。安妮勤奋好学,她非常喜爱读书。1933年,希特勒上台那年,全家搬到了阿姆斯特丹。她在蒙特梭利学校上学,她是一名活泼开朗的女孩。
In June 1942, Anne received a notebook for her thirteenth birthday. She decided to use it as a diary and wrote about her dreams to become an actress. In July, she and her family were ordered to go to a work camp.Instead, they hid in the attic of her father’s workplace. They shared the small space with another familyfor two years.
1942年6月,在安妮13岁生日时,她收到了一个记事本。她决定把它拿来记日记,并描写了许多她想成为演员的事情。同年7月,她和她的家人被命令到劳动营报到。他们没有去,反而隐居在了父亲办公地点的阁楼中。他们与另一组家庭生活了两年的时间。
In August 1944, German security police discovered the hideout and arrested its occupants. Anne was sent tothe Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne died in March 1945 and was buried in a mass grave, the whereabouts of which is still unknown. Her diary was found and given to her father. It is one of the most widely read books in the world today.
1944年8月,德国秘密警察发现了他们的藏身之处,并逮捕了居住者。安妮被送到了奥斯维辛集中营。1945年3月,安妮去世,她被掩埋在乱葬冈,埋葬地点不得而知。人们发现了她的日记,并交给了她的父亲。如今,《安妮日记》是全球阅读人数最多的书籍之一。
1.Auschwitz concentration camp 奥斯维辛集中营
The children liberated from the Auschwitz concentration camp. January 1945.
1945年1月从奥斯威辛集中营里解放出来的儿童。
2.a passion for 酷爱
Even in earthly terms it can be fairly sad that if you have a passion for nothing, you haveno life at all.
甚至以世俗的眼光来看,如果你对什么都没有激情,那么你就从来没有活过,这真的很悲哀。
3.come to power 当权
Revolutionaries who come to power by force of arms usually have great crimes in their background.
依靠军队力量获得政权的革命家通常背后有巨大的罪行。
4.gain fame 名声大噪
Some successful people managed to gain fame and fortune even though they dropped out of school.
有些成功人士虽然曾中途辍学,但后来还是事业有成,名利双收。
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