Barack Obama

Barack Obama, written by R .K. Burrus.

巴拉克·奥巴马，作者：R·K·伯勒斯

Introduction Every child dreams about growing up. Some children know what they want to be as adults. They may want to be artists or musicians or doctors or lawyers. Others have no idea what they want to be. Some do not find a direction for their life until they are adults. This is the story of just such a child. Things happened in his life that caused him to doubt himself and made him feel as though he did

引言 每个孩子都憧憬长大 有些孩子很早就知道自己长大想做什么 他们可能想当艺术家、音乐家、医生或是律师 还有些孩子完全不知道自己想做什么 有些人直到成年才找到人生的方向 这个故事讲的就是这样一个孩子 他人生中发生的事曾让他自我怀疑，让他觉得自己

Growing up, Barack Obama Jr., called Barry during his childhood, was born in 1961 in Hawaii. His mother, Ann Dunham, was from the state of Kansas. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was from the country of Kenya in eastern Africa. His parents met and married while they were students at the University of Hawaii. The marriage did not last. By the time Barry turned four, his parents had divorced and his father had moved back to Kenya.

童年名叫巴里的小巴拉克·奥巴马，1961年出生于夏威夷，渐渐长大 他的母亲安·邓纳姆来自堪萨斯州 他的父亲老巴拉克·奥巴马来自东非的肯尼亚 他的父母在夏威夷大学读书时相识成婚 这段婚姻没能走到最后 巴里四岁那年，父母离婚，父亲搬回了肯尼亚

Barry's mother married a man from Indonesia when Barry was six. The family left Hawaii and moved to Indonesia, where his half -sister was born. Barry attended school in Indonesia for four years. He learned the language and customs of his new country. He also saw what it meant to be very poor. Many Indonesian families struggled each day just to have enough food to eat.

巴里六岁时，母亲嫁给了一位印尼人 一家人离开夏威夷搬到印尼，巴里同母异父的妹妹在这里出生 巴里在印尼读了四年书 他学会了这个新国家的语言，了解了当地的风俗 他也亲眼见识了极度贫穷是什么样子 许多印尼家庭每天拼尽全力，也只是能填饱肚子而已

While the family lived in Indonesia, Barry's mother began teaching him about race and ethnicity. He learned about slavery and about the civil rights movement in the United States. Anne also taught him about important African Americans in politics, history, music, culture, and sports who helped to improve the world. She wanted Barry to be proud of his racial heritage. But Barry was confused. Although his mother taught him about African American leaders, he also learned about people who were ashamed of the color of their skin. He also learned about people who thought others were wrong or ignorant just because of their skin color or religion. Barry began to see that race and ethnicity were complicated issues. How could people feel pride when they were being judged on the very things they were

一家人住在印尼的时候，巴里的母亲开始给巴里讲种族和民族的知识 他了解了美国的奴隶制和民权运动 安还给他讲了那些在政治、历史、音乐、文化、体育领域，推动世界变好的杰出非裔美国人 她希望巴里能为自己的种族血统感到骄傲 可巴里却十分困惑 虽然母亲给他讲非裔领袖的故事，他也见到有些人因自己的肤色感到自卑 他也见到有些人仅仅因为他人的肤色或宗教信仰，就断定对方错误又无知 巴里逐渐意识到，种族和民族是非常复杂的问题 当人们本身就因为自己的种族特质被评头论足，他们又该如何

After four years in Indonesia, Barry's mother thought that he could receive a better education back in the United States. So in 1971, when he was 10, she sent Barry back to Hawaii to attend school and to live with his grandparents. In Hawaii, Barry again felt like an outsider. He was one of only two African -American students in his class. Some of his classmates made fun his unusual name. He gained strength from reading about other people who felt like outsiders but who had successfully found their way in the world. He was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders who believed in peaceful social change.

在印尼住了四年后，巴里的母亲认为巴里回美国能接受更好的教育 于是1971年，10岁的巴里被送回夏威夷，和祖父母一起生活、上学 在夏威夷，巴里再一次觉得自己和周遭格格不入 他是班里仅有的两名非裔美国学生之一 有些同学会取笑他不寻常的名字 他从那些同样曾觉得格格不入、最终找到人生方向的人的故事里获得了力量 马丁·路德·金博士和其他信奉和平社会变革的领袖给了他很多启发