活到老学到老的励志爷爷：91岁识字98岁出书

For those faced with a struggle, Captain James Arruda Henry's story is nothing short of inspirational.
对那些陷入困境苦苦争斗的人来说，老船长詹姆斯·阿鲁达·亨利的故事无疑是鼓舞人心的。

The 98-year-old retired lobsterman has become a first-time author, having written and published his autobiography after learning to read at the incredible age of 91. And his manuscript, entitled 'In a Fisherman's Language', even has Hollywood calling.
他在91岁高龄才开始读书认字，现在，这位98岁高龄的老渔夫第一次成为了一名作者，完成并出版了自己的自传。他的手稿题为“以渔夫之言”，已经被好莱坞制片人相中。

As ABC affiliate WTNH reports, Mr Henry, of Mystic, Connecticut, spent most of his life without even his closest family members suspecting he was illiterate. Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only confiding in his late wife.
根据ABC旗下的WTNH电视台报道，神秘的亨利老先生是康涅狄格州人，在他生命的大半时间，即便是最亲近的家人都不知道他是文盲这件事情。亨利在小学三年级时就被迫退学，打零工挣钱。他一直把这个秘密埋藏在心底——只告诉过他已故的妻子。

Mr Henry's granddaughter, Marlisa McLaughlin, told the station how he used tricks, like waiting for others to order at restaurants first, or asking waiters how much he owed at restaurants, to avoid the issue.
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。