3 Chapter 2 A Woman of Character

Chapter 2 A Woman of Character In the fall of 1916, when Amelia was nineteen years old, she boarded a train for the Ogontz School in Pennsylvania. Amelia didn't mind going far away from home. She was starting on a new adventure.

1916年秋天，19岁的阿米莉亚登上了前往宾夕法尼亚州奥贡茨学校的火车。 阿米莉亚不介意离家很远。 她开始了新的冒险。

The head of the Ogontz School was a woman named Miss Sutherland. At first, Amelia did not like her. But in time, she changed her mind. Miss Sutherland was strict but very smart. She had opinions on all sorts of subjects. And although Miss Sutherland had had many chances to marry, she never did. Miss Sutherland was more interested in her career than a husband. Miss Sutherland was an independent woman who made a big impression on her pupils.

奥贡茨学校的校长是一位名叫萨瑟兰小姐的女士。 起初，阿米莉亚不喜欢她。 但后来，她改变了主意。 萨瑟兰小姐很严格，但很聪明。 她对各种问题都有自己的见解。 虽然萨瑟兰小姐有过许多结婚的机会，但她从来没有结婚。 萨瑟兰小姐对自己的事业比对丈夫更感兴趣。 萨瑟兰小姐是一位独立的女性，给她的学生留下了深刻的印象。

The other students and teachers at Ogontz admired Amelia. She was shy but charming. She was a good athlete. She was also a practical girl. In a letter home to her mother, Amelia wrote, "I don't need spring clothes so don't worry about sending me money… I know you all need things more than I." Once Amelia even bought hand-medown shoes from a friend.

奥贡茨的其他学生和老师都很钦佩阿米莉亚。 她很害羞，但很迷人。她是个优秀的运动员。 她也是一个很实际的女孩。 在给母亲的一封信中，阿米莉亚写道:“我不需要春装，所以不要担心给我寄钱……我知道你们比我更需要东西。” 有一次，阿米莉亚甚至从朋友那里买了一双旧鞋。

In her second year, Amelia was elected vicepresident of her class. Amelia wrote the class motto. She strongly believed in what it said. "Honor is the foundation of courage."

第二年，阿米莉亚被选为班级副主席。 阿米莉亚写了校训。 她坚定地相信它所说的。 荣誉是勇气的基础。

While Amelia was at Ogontz, the United States entered the First World War. During the Christmas holidays of 1917, Amelia went to Toronto, Canada. Her sister Muriel was in school there. Amelia's mother also joined them. In Toronto, Amelia saw soldiers who had been wounded in the war. Amelia wanted to help. Within a week, she made a decision: she was not going back to Ogontz. Instead, she would stay in Toronto. Amelia would train to be a nurse's aide and work in a hospital. People who knew Amelia weren't surprised. Amelia always acted on what she believed in.

当阿米莉亚在奥贡茨的时候，美国加入了第一次世界大战。 1917年圣诞节期间，阿米莉亚去了加拿大的多伦多。 她妹妹穆丽尔在那里上学。 艾米莉亚的母亲也加入了他们。 在多伦多，阿米莉亚见到了在战争中受伤的士兵。 阿米莉亚想帮忙。不到一个星期，她做了一个决定:她不回奥贡茨了。 相反，她将留在多伦多。 阿米莉亚将接受培训，成为一名护士助理，并在医院工作。 了解阿米莉亚的人并不感到惊讶。 阿米莉亚总是按照自己的信念行事。

WORLD WAR I It was called the Great War… but it was really terrible. More than 30 million people were wounded or died in World War I between the years of 1914 and 1918. At the beginning, only Germany and Austria

第一次世界大战它被称为大战，但它真的很可怕。 1914年至1918年间，超过3000万人在第一次世界大战中受伤或死亡。 起初，只有德国和奥地利