移民家庭实现美国梦一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料移民家庭实现美国梦一托福阅读机经背景 Matilda Cuomo - wife, mother, teacher and former first lady of New York State - has perhaps had the most far-reaching impact as founder of Mentoring USA, which has trained volunteer mentors for more than 5,000 schoolchildren nationwide. 玛蒂尔达.科莫夫人是母亲，是教师，是前纽约州的第一夫人，也是“美国辅导教育计划”的创办人。这项组织到目前为止，为全美国五千名学童训练志工导师。 Cuomo was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, during the Great Depression. Despite the bleak economic conditions, her mother, an Italian immigrant, and her father, the child of immigrants, were intent on realizing the American dream for themselves and their five children. 1931年美国经济大萧条期间，玛蒂尔达.科莫在纽约市布鲁克林区出生。尽管他们那时面临着严峻的经济情况，她的母亲，一名来自意大利的 移民 ，以及她的父亲，一名移民之子，都决心要使他们的美国梦，实现在他们两人和五名子女的身上。 I was very fortunate in that regard. They suffered and struggled and sacrificed so much, she says . They put five children through college without a Pell Grant or government help. You have to honor them for that and appreciate it and be gratified. So that’s how I feel. 玛蒂尔达.科莫说：“在这一方面，我非常幸运。他俩承受了困难，并且做出很多奋斗和牺牲。他们靠着贝尔助学金和政府的协助，将我们五名子女都送进大学。我们真该为此向他们表示敬意，感受他们为我们所做的。” Doing whatever is necessary to make life better has been a recurring theme in Cuomo’s life - as a teacher, a mother and a mentor. In 1954, she married a young law student named Mario Cuomo whose long public service career eventually led to the New York State governor’s mansion. 作为教师，母亲和导师，玛蒂尔达.科莫一生经常持有的理念，是做一切该做的，使生活变得更好。1954年，她和一名年轻的律师马里奥.科莫结为夫妇。马里奥长年参与公共事物，终于成为纽约州长。 Looking out for children After that election in 1982, Cuomo also entered public service as a volunteer advocate for children. 在1982年的选举之后，玛蒂尔达.科莫也加入了公共事物的领域。她成为促进儿童福利的志愿人员。 The mid-1980s were a difficult time for New York State. The economy was in recession. Crack addiction was becoming epidemic in the cities. The teen pregnancy rate was soaring, and the high school graduation rate was plummeting to record lows. These trends were deeply disturbing to Governor Cuomo. 1980年代中期对纽约来说，是一个困难的时期。不仅