活到老学到老的励志爷爷：91岁识字98岁出书_BEC初级作文

活到老学到老的励志爷爷：91岁识字98岁出书

亨利老先生的孙女，梅丽莎·麦克劳林女士向我们讲述了他的小伎俩，比如下馆子的时候，他总是让别人先点餐，或者问服务员应该付多少钱，避免别人发现他不识字的秘密。

A family dispute in his 90s, she said, sparked his initiative to reclaim his education. 'He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to go live,' Ms McLaughlin said, declining to offer further detail.

在他90岁时，一次家庭纠纷激发了老先生重拾课本的念头。“他稀里糊涂签署了一份文件，那份文件规定了他的住处，可他根本就看不懂。”麦克劳林女士不愿透漏更多的细节。

And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at age 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled 'Life Is So Good' at age 101 - Mr Henry took up reading.

后来，他听说了乔治·道森的故事：一位奴隶的儿子，98岁时开始学习阅读，101岁时写出了自传《生命如此美好》——亨利先生也重新拾起了课本。

'I said if he can do it, I'm gonna try,' Mr Henry said. Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to the ABC's and children's books.

“如果他能做到，我也要试一试。” 亨利先生说。从自己的名字开始，他认全了24个字母，直到能阅读儿童读物。

He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor, Mark Hogan, began to log his life.