George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver. Written by Cynthia Kennedy Hensel.

乔治·华盛顿·卡佛 作者：辛西娅·肯尼迪·亨塞尔

Born a Slave George Washington Carver was born in Missouri in 1864 during the Civil War. Because his mother was a slave, he was born a slave too.

生为奴隶，乔治·华盛顿·卡佛1864年出生在密苏里州，正值美国内战时期。 因为他的母亲是奴隶，所以他生来也是奴隶。

When the Civil War ended, George became free. He stayed with the people who had owned him, Susan and Moses Carver. Susan taught George to read and write. More than anything, he liked to garden and explore the world outside.

内战结束后，乔治获得了自由。 他留在了曾经拥有他的那户人家身边， 苏珊·卡佛和摩西·卡佛夫妇。 苏珊教乔治读书写字。 他最喜欢的事就是打理花园，探索外面的世界。

Learning on his own. George taught himself about plants and animals. He wanted to go to school to learn more. In many places, black and white students could not attend the same schools. George could not go to the school nearby because he was black. When he was 12, he left home to go to another school. A year later, he left for Kansas.

自学之路。 乔治自学了和动植物相关的知识。 他想去学校学习更多知识。 当时很多地方，黑人学生和白人学生不能上同一所学校。 乔治因为是黑人，没法去家附近的学校上学。 12岁那年，他离开家去另一所学校上学。 一年后，他动身前往堪萨斯州。

When George finished high school in Kansas, he tried to go to college there. Once he arrived though, the college told him he had to leave. It did not allow black students.

乔治在堪萨斯州读完高中后，尝试申请当地的大学。 可他一到学校，校方就告诉他必须离开。 这所大学不招收黑人学生。

He didn't give up though. Instead, he went to college in Iowa. There, George learned all about farming. He was the first black student to finish and to become a professor at his college.

但他没有放弃。 他转而前往爱荷华州上大学。 在那里，乔治系统学习了农业相关的所有知识。 他是这所大学第一个顺利毕业的黑人学生，也是第一个留校任职的黑人教授。