Lincoln Loved to Learn

Lincoln Loved to Learn. Written by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Craig Orbach.

林肯热爱学习。 作者：卡伦·莫克勒 绘者：克雷格·奥尔巴赫

The President Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents of the United States. He worked hard to make it to the White House.

亚伯拉罕·林肯总统是美国最伟大的总统之一 他一路努力奋斗才得以入主白宫。

Abe's Home. Abe was born on the frontier in 1809 in Kentucky. It was a wild place with more bears than books.

亚伯的家 亚伯1809年出生在肯塔基州的边境地带。 那是个荒蛮的地方，熊比书还多。

Abe's family was poor. Their cabin had just one room and one window. The floor was dirt. Abe's bed was made from corn husks. He always wore pants that were too short.

亚伯家里很穷， 他们住的小木屋只有一个房间、一扇窗户， 地板是泥土地。 亚伯的床是用玉米壳做的， 他穿的裤子总是短一截。

Working Hard When Abe was eight, he helped his father clear their land. He swung an axe and cut down trees.

辛勤劳作 亚伯八岁的时候就帮爸爸清理家里的土地。 他挥着斧头砍树。

teaching himself. Abe worked hard, but he wanted to learn. He went to school when he could, but he mostly learned on his own. Without paper, Abe did math on the back of a wooden spoon. Without a pencil, he used a burned stick.

自学成才 亚伯干活很卖力，但他也很想学习。 只要有机会他就去上学， 但大部分时候他都是自学。 没有纸，亚伯就用木勺的背面做算术题。 没有铅笔，他就用烧过的木棍来写。