Honest Abe

Honest Abe In 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky As a child, he had only one year of schooling. Books were very rare and so was paper. He had to write out his math problems on a wooden board using a knife! Sometimes, he would have to walk for miles just to borrow a book. But he loved to learn. Over time, he got the name" Honest Abe" . Once, while working in a store, he did not give a woman the right change. He followed her home so he could give her the six cents back.

诚实的亚伯 1809年，亚伯拉罕·林肯在肯塔基州的一间小木屋里出生了。 他小时候只上过一年学。书籍和纸张都很稀有。他必须用刀在木板上写出他的数学题!有时候，他不得不走好几英里的路去借一本书。但他喜欢学习。 随着时间的推移，他得到了“诚实的亚伯”的称号。 有一次，他在一家商店工作时，没有给一位女士找钱。他跟着她回家，这样他就可以把六分钱还给她了。

By the time he was seventeen, he knew he wanted to be a lawyer. Every day, he would walk 17 miles to the court-house to watch the lawyers. He borrowed books and read them by the light of the fireplace. His hard work paid off. In 1861, he became president of the United States. Many people thought slavery was a good idea, but Lincoln did not. Today, he is most known for freeing all the slaves.

在他17岁的时候，他知道他想成为一名律师。每天，他都会步行17英里到法院去看律师。 他借了些书，借着壁炉的光读。他的努力得到了回报。 1861年，他成为美国总统。很多人认为奴隶制是个好主意，但是林肯不这么认为。 如今，他最为人所知的是解放了所有奴隶。