人们对非洲有哪些误解？_BEC初级作文

人们对非洲有哪些误解？

农场上四处散落着甘蔗（是吃的，不是制糖的）和果树（番石榴、芒果、木瓜、牛油果、桔子、百香果和菠萝）。他喝新鲜芒果汁和百香果汁。显然这里的一切能满足日常所需，而且都是有机的。他过去的75年都是这样过的。

He had eleven children, my mother being his first born. He sent all of them to school, saw eight of them through college. He sold at least two cows, some goats and some produce each school term to send his children to school.

他有11个孩子，我妈妈是老大，他送所有孩子上学，其中八个上了大学。每学期送孩子上学他要卖掉至少两头牛，一些山羊和农产品。

I went to live at grandfather’s place when I was 5 years old. I left when I was 14 (my family lived in an urban area). I learnt how to farm, milk cows, tether goats, harvest fruits and harvesting honey.

我5岁时住在外祖父家，14岁离开（我家住在市区），我学会了如何务农、挤牛奶、栓山羊，收获水果和蜂蜜。

Why the long story?

为什么要说这么多？

My grandfather, just like millions of other Africans that live like him, is considered poor. He rarely holds money, and he rarely needs it. He produces most of what he needs. But using the standard World Bank/IMF description of ‘poor’, my grandfather is poor. I live in the city and earn about USD 12,000 a year after tax, which in Uganda is a decent salary. But I can hardly match my grandfather in terms of providing for my family with fresh milk, fresh food and fresh fruits.