SectionⅣUsingLanguageTHERESTOFELIAS'STORYYoucannotimaginehowthenameofRobbenIslandmadeusafraid
Itwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped(逃脱).ThereIspentthehardesttimeofmylife
ButwhenIgotthereNelsonMandelawasalsothereandhehelpedme
MrMandelabeganaschoolforthoseofuswhohadlittlelearning
Hetaughtusduringthelunchbreaks①andtheeveningswhenweshouldhavebeenasleep②
Wereadbooksunderourblankets(毛毯)andusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords
Ibecameagoodstudent
IwantedtostudyformydegreebutIwasnotallowedtodothat
Later,MrMandelaallowedtheprisonguardstojoinus
Hesaidtheyshouldnotbestoppedfromstudyingfortheirdegrees
Theywerenotclevererthanme,buttheydidpasstheirexams
SoIknewIcouldgetadegreetoo
Thatmademefeelgoodaboutmyself③
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