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英语翻译George Dawson spent the first ninety-eight years of his

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英语翻译
George Dawson spent the first ninety-eight years of his life doing many different things.Yet he could not read or write.His life changed five years ago,when he decided to go back to school and learn to read and write.Since then,his story has been changing other lives,too
George Dawson was born in the state of Texas.He was the grandson of slaves.He began working on the family farm when he was four.When he was twelve,he worked on a nearby farm to help feed his parents and four younger brothers and sisters.For the next eighty-five years,he held a number of different jobs,most of them involving hard labor.
As a young man,George Dawson traveled often,usually by stealing rides on trains.He visited Mexico.He went to Canada to see snow.George Dawson lived a happy life even though conditions were difficult.When he was ten years old,he saw a young African-American man murdered.He said his two biggest problems were racial unfairness in America and his inability to read and write.George Dawson kept it a secret that he could not read.But he said he always dreamed that he would learn.Although he had no education,he taught his children to work hard in school.
George Dawson's life changed in Nineteen-Ninety-Six.A man came to his house in Dallas,Texas,and told him that adult education classes were being taught at a nearby school.So the man who had signed his name with an X for almost one-hundred years went to school
People wondered why Mister Dawson did not go to school earlier.He said he never had the time because of his farm work.And he never knew about adult education programs.George Dawson's efforts to learn to read influenced students of all ages.He spoke to young people about the importance of learning to read and write.Mister Dawson received many honors for his efforts.He appeared on television shows and received honorary awards from universities.Last year,a schoolteacher from Washington state helped him write a book about his life.The book is called Life Is So Good.
George Dawson died last month at the age of one-hundred-three.He attended school every day until his death.
乔治●道森在他头98年的生命里做了很多不同的事情,尽管他不能读也不能写.5年前,当他决定回到学校学习读和写的时候,他的生活改变了.从此,他的故事也改变了别人的生活.  乔治●道森出生在德克萨斯州.他是奴隶的...