Unit 5 Nelson Mandel -- a modern heroSection Ⅳ Using LanguageTHE REST OF ELIAS' STORYYou cannot imagine how the name of Robben Island made us afraid.It was a prison from which no one escaped( 逃脱)．There I spent the hardest time of my life.But when I got there Nelson Mandela was also there and he helped me.Mr Mandela began a school for those of us who had little learning.He taught us during the lunch breaks① and the evenings when we should have been asleep②. We read books under our blankets( 毛 毯 ) and used anything we could find to make candles to see the words.I became a good student.I wanted to study for my degree but I was not allowed to do that.Later, Mr Mandela allowed the prison guards to join us.He said they should not be stopped from studying for their degrees.They were not cleverer than me, but they did pass their exams.So I knew I could get a degree too.That made me feel good about myself③.伊莱亚斯的故事续篇你无法想象罗本岛这个名字听起来多么令我们恐惧。那是一座任何人都逃不出去的监狱。在那里我度过了我一生中最艰难的岁月。但是我到那里时，纳尔逊·曼德拉也在那儿，他帮助了我。曼德拉先生为我们那些几乎没有上过学的人开办学校。他在午餐后的休息时间以及晚上我们本来该睡觉的时间教我们学习。我们躲在毯子下面读书，我们用可以找到的任何东西做蜡烛来看字。我成了一名好学生。我想要获取学位，但是别人不允许我这样做。后来曼德拉先生让狱卒加入我们一起学习。他说他们不应该被剥夺为获取学位而学习的权利。他们并不比我更聪明，但是确实通过了考试，因此我知道我也能够拿到学位。这让我觉得自己还不错。[助读讲解] ① break n．间歇，休息。② should have done 本应该做(实际上没做)。③ fell good about oneself 自我感觉不错。When I finished the four years in prison, I went to find a job.Since I was better educated( 受 教 育 )④ ， I got a job worki ng in an office ⑤. However ， the p...
