英語名人堂：安妮·弗蘭克

安妮·弗蘭克(1929—1945)，德國猶太少女。她的家庭原居德國法蘭克福市。納粹興起后，開始對猶太名族進行迫害，安妮全家遷至荷蘭阿姆斯特丹避難。1942年6月12日，安妮生日，她收到的生日禮物中有一本日記本，遂開始寫日記。 1929年生于德國法蘭克福的一個猶太家庭。1933年希特勒上臺，開始瘋狂地迫害猶太人，弗蘭克一家移居荷蘭。第二次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)后不久，德國法西斯占領(lǐng)了荷蘭，在這里避難的猶太人同樣遭到殘酷迫害。為了逃避納粹的逮捕、監(jiān)禁和屠殺，弗蘭克一家在朋友的幫助下，躲進父親的公司大樓里一處隱蔽的地方，直到1944年8月有人告密，隱匿的8個人被捕并被關(guān)進了集中營。到戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束，只有其父奧托一人生還。他整理了安妮在隱匿期間的日記，出版的引起關(guān)注，并被譯成多種文字，就是《安妮日記》。

Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl who gained international fame after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Her account of her two years spent in an attic in Amsterdam became an international best seller. She died aged 15 in a German concentration camp.

Anne Frank was born in 1929 in Germany. Her father was a German officer from World War I. Anne was a very studious and diligent student who had a passion for books. She moved to Amsterdam with her family after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. She attended a Montessori school and was a very energetic and outgoing girl.

In June 1942, Anne received a notebook for her thirteenth birthday. She decided to use it as a diary and wrote about her dreams to become an actress. In July, she and her family were ordered to go to a work camp. Instead, they hid in the attic of her father’s workplace. They shared the small space with another family for two years.

In August 1944, German security police discovered the hideout and arrested its occupants. Anne was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne died in March 1945 and was buried in a mass grave, the whereabouts of which is still unknown. Her diary was found and given to her father. It is one of the most widely read books in the world today.

1 Nazis

n.(德國的)納粹黨員( Nazi的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );納粹主義

參考例句：

The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 納粹分子用槍托毒打他們。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 納粹必須為第二次世界大戰(zhàn)中對猶太人的大屠殺負(fù)責(zé)。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2 attic

n.頂樓，屋頂室

參考例句：

Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使頂樓潮濕。

What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?頂樓上的材料怎么處理?

3 aged

adj.年老的，陳年的

參考例句：

He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點了。

He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而記憶力還好。

4 diligent

adj.勤勉的，勤奮的

參考例句：

He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是這兩個男孩中較用功的一個。

She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一會兒也不閑著。

5 decided

adj.決定了的，堅決的;明顯的，明確的

參考例句：

This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。

There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。