Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid.
感谢您收听今天的重点报道节目。我是莉兹·韦德
And I'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
我是约书亚·里奥。本报道节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
以便让世界各地的人们更容易听懂本报道节目。
In 1942, during World War II, a young Jewish girl went into hiding with her family.
1942年，在第二次世界大战期间，一个年轻的犹太女孩和她的家人躲了起来。
They hid in a secret room built especially for them.
他们躲在一个专门为他们建造的密室里。
It was above a Dutch business in the city of Amsterdam.
它位于阿姆斯特丹市的一家荷兰公司的上方。
For two years they hid from the German Nazi soldiers who marched through the streets.
两年来，他们一直在躲避在街上行进的德国纳粹士兵。
During World War II, the Nazis wanted to kill all the Jews.
在第二次世界大战期间，纳粹想要杀死所有的犹太人。
It was a terrible time in history.
那是历史上一个可怕的时期。
The young girl could never leave her hiding place.
这个年轻的女孩永远不能离开她的藏身之处。
During the day she had to remain very quiet.
白天，她不得不保持安静。
She had to stay inside.
她不得不待在密室内。
Often, her only desire was to go outside in the fresh air.
通常，她唯一的愿望就是到外面呼吸新鲜空气。
All she wanted was to be free.
她只想要自由。
On these days the girl could only sit quietly next to a window.
在这些日子里，女孩只能安静地坐在窗边。
She would look out at a beautiful chestnut tree.
她会向外看一棵美丽的栗子树。
And she would write her thoughts and dreams in her diary.
她会把自己的想法和梦想写进日记里。
Today's Spotlight is on the chestnut tree that grew behind the hiding place of Anne Frank.
今天的重点报道节目是有关生长在安妮·弗兰克藏身之处后面的栗子树的故事。
Many people know the story of Anne Frank and her famous diary.
很多人都知道安妮·弗兰克和她著名的日记的故事。
During World War II, the Frank family hid from German soldiers.
在第二次世界大战期间，弗兰克一家躲避德国士兵。
But, in August 1944, soldiers found the Frank's secret hiding place.
但是，1944年8月，士兵们发现了弗兰克一家的秘密藏身之处。
They arrested the family and sent them to a prison camp.
他们逮捕了这家人，并把他们送到战俘营。
There, the Frank family lived and worked as prisoners of the German army.
在那里，弗兰克一家作为德军的俘虏生活和工作。
Most of the members of the Frank family died in the camp, including young Anne.
弗兰克一家的大多数成员都死在了战俘营里，包括年轻的安妮。
The only survivor was Anne's father, Otto Frank.
唯一的幸存者是安妮的父亲奥托·弗兰克。
