The Uplift: The American Dream

A bilingual English story with sentence-by-sentence Chinese (Simplified) translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.

The United States will soon celebrate its 250th anniversary.

美国很快就要庆祝建国二百五十周年了。

People are telling stories about American heroes.

人们正在讲述关于美国英雄的故事。

These stories show different life paths.

这些故事展现了不同的人生道路。

A founder of a cosmetics company has a big plan.

一位化妆品公司的创始人有一个大计划。

He was very successful in the business world.

他曾经在商业世界里非常成功。

But he wanted to change his life's direction.

但是他想要改变自己的生活方向。

The founder decided to leave his company.

这位创始人决定离开他的公司。

He started a brand new journey.

他开始了一段全新的旅程。

He studied how to become a Catholic priest.

他学习如何成为一名天主教神父。

This is a massive life change.

这是一个巨大的生活改变。

Now he helps people in the community.

现在他帮助社区里的人们。

He found happiness in his new life.

他在新的生活中找到了幸福。

This is his version of the American Dream.

这就是属于他的美国梦。

Vocabulary (English)

庆祝
celebrate
周年
anniversary
英雄
hero
创始人
founder
成功
successful
方向
direction
决定
decide
旅程
journey
天主教
Catholic
神父
priest
巨大
massive
幸福
happiness

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