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The Garbage Man Who Built a Library from Trash  書中自有黃金屋


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The Garbage Man Who Built a Library from Trash    書中自有黃金屋
One man has turned other people's trash into an amazing treasure.
一位男子把別人的垃圾變成了令人驚奇的寶藏。




 

 

 

   Jose Gutierrez is a garbage man who lives in Bogota, Colombia. Although he left school after the second grade, he never lost his love for reading. One day while he was driving his truck in the rich part of the city, he found an old book someone had put in the trash. He thought that many poor children would like to read it, but they couldn't pay for it. So, he saved the book. For the next 20 years, Gutierrez kept taking books from the trash and bringing them home. Soon, almost every room in his house was filled with them.
   Today, he has over 20,000 books in his home library that he calls "The Strength of Words." He allows the people living in his neighborhood to use his library free of charge. Gutierrez has also given away many of his books to schools, libraries, and colleges. As a result of his hard work, many people started calling him the "Lord of the Books." Gutierrez's goal is to give every child in his country the opportunity to read. He believes that books can open our minds and break the cycle of poverty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

   何賽•古提瑞茲是一位住在哥倫比亞波哥大市的垃圾清潔工。雖然他在小學二年級時就輟學了,但他從未失去對閱讀的熱愛。有一天他開著卡車到城市裡的富人區時,發現了一本被人丟在垃圾堆裡的舊書。他認為很多貧困的小孩都會想要讀它,只是他們沒錢買。於是,他撿起了那本書。接下來的二十年裡,古提瑞茲持續從垃圾堆裡撿書,並把它們帶回家。沒多久,他家裡幾乎每一個房間都推滿了書。
   如今,他家的書庫已收藏了兩萬多本的書,他將這個書庫叫作「文字的力量」。他讓住在他社區的人們免費使用他的書庫。古提瑞茲也捐贈了很多書給學校、圖書館和大學。由於他的努力,很多人開始稱他為「書本之王」。古提瑞茲的目標是讓他國家的每個孩童都有機會閱讀。他相信書可以敞開我們的心,也可以打破貧窮的惡性循環。

 

poverty n. 貧窮,貧困

 
  1. be filled with...  充滿……
    That brown suitcase is filled with cash.
    那只棕色的行李箱裡塞滿了現鈔。
  2. allow sb to V  允許某人去……
    Beth's mother doesn't allow her to eat snacks between meals.
    貝絲的媽媽不准她兩餐間吃零食。
  3. free of charge  免費
    You can pick these flowers free of charge.
    你可以免費摘取這些花朵。
  4. give away... / give...away  捐獻/贈送/分發……
    The rich man gave away all his money to the poor before he died.
    那位富豪在他臨終前把所有的錢捐贈給窮人。
  5. goal n. 目標
    Jason can reach whatever goal he sets.
    傑森不論設下什麼目標都能達成。
  6. opportunity n. 機會
    Keeping a diary offers us an opportunity to know ourselves better.
    寫日記給予我們機會更瞭解自己。
  7. open sb's mind  打開某人的心房
    Opening your mind is the first step toward making a good friend.
    敞開你的心扉是結交好友的第一步。
  8. cycle n. 循環;週期
    This chapter deals with the life cycle of a butterfly.
    本章探討的是蝴蝶的生命週期。

書海無涯
本文的故事告訴我們,書本和文字的力量令人激賞,現在就讓我們來學學兩個和「書」有關的片語吧。例:

have / bury sb's nose in a book  埋首書堆中;埋頭讀書
Bruce always has his nose in a book when he has free time.
(布魯斯有空的時候總是會埋頭看書。)

hit the books  K 書,唸書
Dan can't go out tonight, because he has to hit the books.
(阿丹今晚不能出門,因為他得 K 書。)


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