2 Chapter 1 A Happy Home

Chapter 1 A Happy Home Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in the city of Frankfurt, Germany. Twelve days later, little baby Anne and her mother, Edith, came home from the hospital.

安妮·弗兰克1929年6月12日出生在德国的法兰克福市。 十二天以后，小婴儿安妮和她的母亲伊迪丝从医院回来了。

The Franks were like many other families of the time. Anne's father, Otto, was a businessman. Her mother stayed at home caring for Anne and Anne's older sister, Margot.

弗兰克一家和当时的许多其他家庭一样。 安妮的父亲奥托是个商人。 她的母亲留在家里照顾安妮和安妮的姐姐玛戈特。

The Franks led a comfortable life. There was a nanny to help Mrs. Frank. The family had nice clothes and good food. Anne had her own little sandbox to play in. Their apartment in Frankfurt was full of books. Otto Frank was many years older than his wife. In many ways they were opposites. Otto was tall and thin; Edith was plump. Otto loved being around people. He was high-spirited and outgoing. Edith was shy and quiet.

法兰克人过着舒适的生活。 有一个保姆来帮助弗兰克太太。 这家人有漂亮的衣服和美味的食物。 安妮有自己的小沙箱可以玩。 他们在法兰克福的公寓里堆满了书。 奥托·弗兰克比他的妻子大很多岁。 在很多方面，他们是对立的。 奥托又高又瘦;伊迪丝很丰满。 奥托喜欢和人在一起。 他意气风发，性格开朗。 伊迪丝害羞而安静。

Otto loved to read to his daughters. He also made up wonderful stories at bedtime. Some were about two sisters named Paula. One of the Paulas was very well behaved and polite, like Margot. The other Paula was always getting into lots of trouble. That Paula was more like Anne, who was full of mischief. Both girls adored their father. Their nickname for him was Pim. Besides telling stories, Pim loved to play games. He was also a very good photographer. He took many pictures of his girls and kept a photo album for Anne.

奥托喜欢给女儿们读书。 他还会在睡前编一些精彩的故事。 有些是关于两个叫宝拉的姐妹。 其中一个葆拉很有礼貌，像玛戈特一样。 另一个宝拉总是惹上很多麻烦。 那个保拉更像安妮，爱恶作剧。 两个女孩都崇拜她们的父亲。 他们给他起的绰号是皮姆。 除了讲故事，皮姆还喜欢玩游戏。 他也是一个很好的摄影师。 他给他的女儿们拍了很多照片，并为安妮保存了一本相册。

Anne was also very close to her grandmother, who was called Oma. Oma loved spoiling Anne. Once, when Anne was on a bus with Oma, Anne

安妮和她的祖母也很亲近，她的祖母叫奥玛。 妈妈喜欢溺爱安妮。有一次，安妮和奥玛在公交车上，安妮