Andrew Carnegie
安德魯•卡內基
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland. His family was fairly poor.
安德魯•卡內基出生於蘇格蘭。他家裏相當貧窮。
They lived in a cottage（小屋） which was basically a single room where the family cooked, ate, and slept.
他們生活在一間小屋子裏，這基本上就是一個這家人用來做飯、喫飯、睡覺的單間房子。
When famine（饑荒） swept the land in the 1840s , the family decided to move to America.
當19世紀40年代饑荒席捲這片土地時，這家人決定要搬到美國。
In 1848, Andrew immigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania in the United States.
1848年，安德魯移民到美國賓夕法尼亞州的阿勒格尼。
He was thirteen years old. Since his family needed the money, he immediately went to work in a cotton factory.
他當時13歲。因爲家裏需要這筆錢，所以他立刻到一個棉花廠工作。
He made $1.20 for working a 70 hour week on his first job.
在他做第一份工作時，每週工作70個小時，賺1.2美元。
Andrew wasn't able to attend school, but he was an intelligent and hard working boy.
安德魯無法上學，但他是一個聰明又勤勞的孩子。
During his free time he read books loaned to him from one of the local citizen's private library.
在休息時間，他會閱讀從一個當地市民的私人圖書館中借來的書。
Andrew never forgot how important these books were to his education and would later donate significant funds to the building of public libraries.
安德魯從未忘記這些書對他的教育來說有多麼重要，並且會在後來捐贈數量很大的資金用於建立公共圖書館。
Andrew always worked hard and did a good job.
安德魯總是勤勞工作並且完成得很出色。
In 1853, Carnegie went to work for the railroads. He worked his way up and eventually became superintendent（主管）.
1853年，卡內基前往鐵路系統工作。他一路晉升，最終成爲主管。
It was while working for the railroads that Carnegie learned about business and investment. This experience would pay off down the road（一段時間後）.
正是在鐵路系統的工作讓卡內基學會了生意與投資。這個經歷在將來會有回報。
