1 Living free

Anne Frank

安妮·弗兰克

Chapter 1 Living free Annie ran down the stairs and onto the street as fast as she could, her skinny legs going at full pelt. She was meant to be doing her homework, but it was so boring. Margot, her perfect sister, might be happy sticking her nose in a book all day, but Anne wasn't. She stopped when she reached the flat around the corner. Then she sang, breathlessly, through the letter box. Five notes up and five notes down. It was her secret signal. The next moment Lies Goslar, her best friend, opened the door. Anne caught hold of her hand and pulled her outside. "Come on!" she said. "Let's go and play."

第一章自由生活安妮跑下楼梯，以最快的速度跑到街上，她的细腿全速奔跑。 她本来是要做作业的，但作业太无聊了。 玛戈特，她完美的妹妹，可能会喜欢整天埋头读书，但安妮不是。 当她到达拐角处的公寓时，她停了下来。 然后，她气喘吁吁地对着信箱唱着歌。 五个音符向上，五个音符向下。 这是她的秘密信号。下一刻，她最好的朋友Lies Goslar打开了门。 安妮抓住她的手，把她拉到外面。 “来吧！”她说。“我们去玩吧。”

Their friend Sanne, and a crowd of other children, were already out on the sunny Amsterdam streets. Some were rolling hoops, others playing hopscotch or doing handstands against the wall. Anne was hopeless at handstands, but knew another way to get everyone's attention. "Watch this!" she cried, lifting her arm high in the air.

他们的朋友Sanne和其他一群孩子已经在阳光明媚的阿姆斯特丹街道上了。 有的在滚铁圈，有的在玩跳房子游戏，有的在靠墙倒立。 安妮不擅长倒立，但她知道另一种吸引大家注意的方法。 “看这个！”她喊道，把胳膊高高举起。

Anne waited until everyone was looking at her, then she swung her arm around as fast as she could. There was a loud CRACK! and her shoulder popped straight out of its socket. All the boys laughed and cheered. Hearing the sound of laughter, Anne's mother, Edith, glanced out the window and caught sight of Anne on the street below.

安妮一直等到每个人都看着她，然后她以最快的速度挥动着手臂。 啪的一声巨响！她的肩膀突然从窝里跳出来。 所有的男孩都笑了起来，欢呼起来。 听到笑声，安妮的母亲伊迪丝向窗外瞥了一眼，看到安妮正站在下面的街道上。

"I bet that girl hasn't done her homework," she thought with a sigh. It was always such a struggle with Anne. Even though her daughter was only seven, Edith was certain she would be a social butterfly all her life. Still, she was glad Anne had settled into Amsterdam life so easily. It was three years since the Franks had left Germany, but Edith still missed her home. And, as long as the Nazi Party ruled Germany, they couldn't go back. The Franks were Jewish and the Nazis hated Jews. Recently, the Nazis had fired Jews from their jobs, shut down Jewish shops and beaten up Jews on the street.

“我敢打赌那个女孩没有做家庭作业，”她叹了口气想。 我和安妮总是很纠结。 尽管她的女儿只有七岁，伊迪丝确信她一生都会是个交际花。 不过，她还是很高兴安妮这么容易就适应了阿姆斯特丹的生活。 法兰克人离开德国已经三年了，但伊迪丝仍然想念她的家。 而且，只要纳粹党统治德国，他们就不能回去。 法兰克人是犹太人，而纳粹痛恨犹太人。 最近，纳粹开除了犹太人的工作，关闭了犹太人的商店，并在街上殴打犹太人。

"We were right to leave when we did," thought Edith. "We couldn't have brought up our children in such a country." That night, Anne's father, Otto, put Anne to bed as usual. "Tell me a story!" Anne pleaded. "Can I have one about Good Paula and Naughty Paula? But this time tell me about Naughty Paula. She's more fun. "Margot prefers Good Paula," Otto remarked. "Well she would," Anne replied, huffily. It was hard having Margot as an older sister. She never got into trouble and was always neat and tidy. Otto guessed what she was thinking. "You could be good, too, Anne. You just have to learn to control yourself." "I'll try, Daddy, I promise, Anne said. "Anything to make you happy!" Otto laughed. "You little flatterer," he said, kissing her on the head.

“我们离开的时候是对的，”伊迪丝想。 “我们不可能在这样的国家抚养我们的孩子。” 那天晚上，安妮的父亲奥托像往常一样哄安妮上床睡觉。 “给我讲个故事吧！”安妮辩护。 “能给我一本关于好宝拉和淘气宝拉的书吗？” 但这次跟我说说顽皮宝拉吧。 她更有趣。“玛戈特更喜欢好宝拉，”奥托说。 “她会的，”安妮生气地回答。 有玛戈特这样的姐姐很不容易。 她从不惹麻烦，总是干净整洁。 奥托猜到了她在想什么。 “你也可以做得很好，安妮。 你只需要学会控制自己。” “我会尽力的，爸爸，我保证，”安妮说。 “只要能让你开心就行！”奥托笑道。 “你这个小马屁精，”他说着，吻了吻她的头。