【美国人物志】安娜·埃莉诺·罗斯福(2/10)
美国第32任总统富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福的妻子——安娜·埃莉诺·罗斯福是一位不同寻常的第一夫人，她不是以传统的白宫女主人的形象，而是作为杰出的社会活动家、政治家、外交家和作家被载入历史史册的。埃莉诺·罗斯福之所以取得这么大的成就，其关键因素之一是她与富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福的婚姻关系。Hints:
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Eleanor Roosevelt
New York City
Franklin Roosevelt
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201310/201310041144307833003.mp3In the early 1900s, many people were concerned about the problems of poor people who came to America in search of a better life. Eleanor Roosevelt could not understand how people lived in such poor conditions while she and others had so much wealth. After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City, called "Hell's Kitchen." She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She saw little children of four and five-years-old working until they dropped to the floor. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions. Franklin Roosevelt began visiting Eleanor. Franklin belonged to another part of the Roosevelt family. Franklin and Eleanor were married in 1905. In the next 11 years, they had six children.在一九零几年，很多人对穷人涌入美国讨生活感到担忧。埃莉诺·罗斯福不能理解为什么在包括她在内的某些人拥有如此多财富的同时还有人生活在这么穷的状况下。当她完成学业后，埃莉诺开始在纽约城最贫穷的地方之一——地狱厨房教授孩子阅读。她投资了一家据说工人遭受残忍对待的工厂。她目睹四五岁的孩子工作直到晕倒到地上。她和其他抱有同样希望改善社会环境想法的女性走到一起。富兰克林罗斯福开始拜访埃莉诺。富兰克林隶属于罗斯福家庭的另一分支。富兰克林和埃莉诺与1905年迈入婚姻的殿堂。在此后的11年里，他们养育了6个子女。
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