個人傳記:自傳(Autobiography)
自傳(Autobiography)
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假定你是一名黑人男子，現在正上大學。請根據下面提供的要點寫一篇自傳：
①1941年12月7日出生于Brooklyn的貧民區。家里有5口人：父母，兩個姐姐和我。我是惟一的兒子，兒時在街上玩耍。
②小時候經常受到父母和老師的懲戒。我在小學學習成績一般。上完小學我進了一所職業中學。我的朋友全是男生，都不學習，我的成績很糟。
③上了高中我對學習產生了興趣，成績上升。我開始聽別的學生討論智力問題，不久我也參加了。后來我參加了黑人文化俱樂部，我知道了許多黑人的事。
④在中學期間，我還見到許多非洲新國家來的官員，他們講法語，我也學會了法語。后來我還自學了西班牙語，到了高年級我被選為班主席。
⑤因為家里窮，上大學對我來說很困難，但母親鼓勵我，堅持讓我繼續深造。中學畢業后，開始我上夜大學，現在半工半讀上全日制大學，我的專業是國際關系與經濟學。
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Autobiography
I was born in a very poor section of Brooklyn on December 7,1941. There were five persons in my family including my father, my mother, my two sisters and myself. I was the only son, and my childhood was spent playing in the streets with the other boys and getting into troubles. I was often punished by my parents and teachers.
After elementary school, where I had been an average student, I went to a vocational high school① in my neighborhood. My friends were all boys who cared nothing about studying and my grades went from bad to worse.
From the time I entered the second high school, I began to take an interest in my studies and my grades improved. I started to listen to the other students discuss intelligent issues②and soon I began to take part in. One day, someone asked me to join the Negro Culture Club where the students discussed the contributions of the Negro race. Now my eyes were really opened. For the first time, I learned that my race had many famous people who had played an important role in world history. I was filled with a new sense of pride and self-respect. From then on, I read every book in the school library on Negro history. Also during these high school years, I met many officials from the new African nations. Because most of them spoke French, I learned to speak French and then went on to teach myself Spanish. In my senior year, I was elected president of my class. My goals were now definite and I knew I want to continue my education.
Going to college was difficult for me because my family was very poor and needed my help with money. My mother, however, encouraged me and insisted that I continue my education. Therefore, when I graduated from high school, I started attending night college and working all day. After two years I changed to day college and a part-time job. Now I am a fulltime student in my junior year③, majoring in international relations and economics④.
It is difficult for a young man to speak of his philosophy of life, but I believe it is very important for every person to have a sense of pride and dignity⑤in his own worth. My aim in life is to help my people become better off economically. Also, I would like to do something to help mankind and to promote brotherhood⑥among all men of all nations, no matter what color they are.
【詞語解釋】
①vocational [v u＇keiM nl] high school 職業中學
②intelligent issue[in＇telidN nt ＇isju:] 智力問題
③junior[＇dNu:nj ] year （大學）三年級
④majoring in international relations and economics 主修國際關系和經濟學
⑤dignity[＇digniti] n．尊嚴；尊貴
⑥promote brotherhood [pr ＇m ut ＇br)J hud] 促進兄弟般的關系
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