名人教你讲英文：Anne Frank 安妮?法兰克

名人教英文：anne frank 安妮?法兰克

anne frank (安妮?法兰克) was a young german jewish girl who was caught up in the violent anti-semitism (反犹太主义) of germany in the 1930s and 40s. on her thirteenth birthday, she was given a diary. when she and her family went into hiding during the war, she wrote her deepest feelings in her diary. in spite of (尽管) the fear and suffering she experienced, anne held on to her belief in the goodness of people. millions of people all over the world have read her powerful diary.

they have learned the shocking story of the holocaust (大屠杀).
annelies marie frank was born on 12 june 1929. her sister, margot, was three years older. anne was born in frankfurt am main, germany. anne's father, otto frank, served in the german army during world war i. he was a businessman when he married twenty-five-year-old edith hollander. he was thirty-six at the time.

otto frank was a gentle, soft-spoken (轻声细语) man. edith frank was shy and more religious than her husband. she went to the synagogue (犹太教堂) and celebrated the high holy days of the hebrew faith.

when anne was very small, she loved to play in her sandbox in the family garden. she and margot played under the trees in summer. in the winter, they went sledding (滑雪橇) in the snow. anne had a special relationship with her father. he was the one who often tucked her in (裹在被褥内) at night. he told her bedtime stories, too.