56、（双语科普）学英语，看世界：“安德鲁•卡内基1”

Andrew Carnegie

安德鲁•卡内基

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland. His family was fairly poor.

安德鲁•卡内基出生于苏格兰。他家里相当贫穷。

They lived in a cottage（小屋） which was basically a single room where the family cooked, ate, and slept.

他们生活在一间小屋子里，这基本上就是一个这家人用来做饭、吃饭、睡觉的单间房子。

When famine（饥荒） swept the land in the 1840s , the family decided to move to America.

当19世纪40年代饥荒席卷这片土地时，这家人决定要搬到美国。

In 1848, Andrew immigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania in the United States.

1848年，安德鲁移民到美国宾夕法尼亚州的阿勒格尼。

He was thirteen years old. Since his family needed the money, he immediately went to work in a cotton factory.

他当时13岁。因为家里需要这笔钱，所以他立刻到一个棉花厂工作。

He made $1.20 for working a 70 hour week on his first job.

在他做第一份工作时，每周工作70个小时，赚1.2美元。

Andrew wasn't able to attend school, but he was an intelligent and hard working boy.

安德鲁无法上学，但他是一个聪明又勤劳的孩子。

During his free time he read books loaned to him from one of the local citizen's private library.

在休息时间，他会阅读从一个当地市民的私人图书馆中借来的书。

Andrew never forgot how important these books were to his education and would later donate significant funds to the building of public libraries.

安德鲁从未忘记这些书对他的教育来说有多么重要，并且会在后来捐赠数量很大的资金用于建立公共图书馆。

Andrew always worked hard and did a good job.

安德鲁总是勤劳工作并且完成得很出色。

In 1853, Carnegie went to work for the railroads. He worked his way up and eventually became superintendent（主管）.

1853年，卡内基前往铁路系统工作。他一路晋升，最终成为主管。

It was while working for the railroads that Carnegie learned about business and investment. This experience would pay off down the road（一段时间后）.

正是在铁路系统的工作让卡内基学会了生意与投资。这个经历在将来会有回报。