I am Abraham Lincoln

I am Abraham Lincoln BRAD MELTZER illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos.

我是亚伯拉罕·林肯BRAD MELTZER由Christopher Eliopoulos绘制。

I am Abraham Lincoln.

我是亚伯拉罕·林肯。

When I was little, even young boys were expected to work on the farm and hunt animals for food. ABE, YOU COMING? I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU LATER. I preferred to read.

在我小的时候，即使是小男孩也被要求在农场工作，捕猎动物以获取食物。 亚伯，你来吗？我一会儿再来找你。 我更喜欢读书。

I also loved animals. When I was ten years old, I saw a group of boys playing with some turtles. THEY FOUND TURTLES? I LOVE TURTLES! LOOK! IT'S MAKING THE TURTLE RUN FAST! IT'S THE FASTEST TURTLE EVER! But as I got closer, I realized they weren't playing. They were taking hot coals and putting them on top of the turtles, to see what would happen. To them, it was harmless fun.

我也喜欢动物。当我十岁的时候，我看到一群男孩在玩一些乌龟。 他们找到乌龟了？我爱乌龟！看！它让乌龟跑得很快！它是有史以来跑得最快的乌龟！但当我走近时，我意识到他们没有在玩。 他们把烧热的煤放在乌龟身上，看看会发生什么。 对他们来说，这是无害的乐趣。

In that moment, I could have just walked away. When you're ten years old, it's hard to do the right thing. But someone has to, LET THIS TURTLE GO. WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU HEARD ME. LET. IT. GO. Those boys let the turtle go.

那一刻，我本可以一走了之。 当你十岁的时候，很难做正确的事。 但总得有人放手，让这只乌龟走吧。 你说什么？你听到了。 让。它。走了。那些男孩放了乌龟。

Soon after, I wrote one of my first essays—about how hurting animals is wrong. That may not seem like a big deal, but back then, most kids—and even adults—didn't know how to write. In fact, the state of Indiana was so new, schools weren't even built yet. I went to school for barely a year. Total! But that didn't stop me. Using chalk, I practiced writing the alphabet on trees. I even wrote in the dirt of the cornfield. ABE, HOW'S THE CORN COMING? GREAT, DAD.

不久之后，我写了我的第一篇文章——关于伤害动物是错误的。 这似乎没什么大不了的，但在那个时候，大多数孩子——甚至是成年人——都不知道如何写字。 事实上，印第安纳州是一个新州，甚至还没有建立学校。 我只上了一年学。 总!但这并没有阻止我。 我用粉笔练习在树上写字母。 我甚至在玉米地里的泥土上写字。 亚伯，玉米怎么样了？ 太好了,爸爸。