名人教你讲英文：Life in Hiding 匿藏生涯

名人教英文：life in hiding 匿藏生涯

the hiding place of the franks was above the old warehouse, in a house connected to the front house. it could not be seen from the street. a small corridor led to a movable bookcase. behind the bookcase was what was called the secret annex (后宅). their new home had three bedrooms, a bathroom, and an attic (阁楼) where their food was stored. from the attic window you could see a large chestnut tree.

when the franks arrived, miep gies quickly took them to the secret annex. when they were all inside, she quickly closed the door. the only people who knew about the hiding place were the small group of friends. they planned to supply and protect the frank family in the days ahead. they were miep gies, bep voskuijl, victor kugler, and johannes kleiman. the plan had been carefully made. food was rationed (配给) at that time in the netherlands. for this reason, it was necessary to buy extra food for the franks using black market (黑市) ration cards. bep and miep did the shopping. they made sure to buy things in different stores. this way, they did not create suspicion (疑心). jan gies, miep's husband, joined the others, and he and kleiman got black market ration cards.

when the franks arrived at the secret annex, they found boxes of bedding and other items to be unpacked. they worked for two days doing this. anne and her father sewed together strips of material to make curtains for the windows so nobody could look in.