104-year-old Woman Learns to Read

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Hi, there!

Today, I want to tell you a cool story and teach you an idiom.
我今天要跟你們講一個很有趣的故事，也要教你們一句諺語。

First, the idiom: Have you ever heard someone say "Better late than never?"

It means that it is better to do something late than to never do it at all.
這一句話的意思是，遲到總比沒到好。

Why am I talking about the idiom, "Better late than never?"

It's because I read a story about an old woman named Kuttiyamma. She is from India, and she is 104 years old. This old woman did something most people do when they are kids. She learned to read!
印度有一個104歲，叫做Kuttiyamma的老奶奶最近才學會閱讀！

Kuttiyamma lives in a small town in India, and is poor. In the past, it was not common for girls to go to school in some small towns in India. They would work hard cleaning, cooking and feeding the chickens.
Kuttiyamma是住在印度的一個很小又很窮的小鎮。以前在印度女生很少有機會去上學。她們需要在家裡幫忙打掃，煮飯，餵雞等等。

Kuttiyamma always felt sad that she couldn't read newspapers. She didn't know what was happening in the world.
不會讀報紙一直讓Kuttiyamma覺得很難過，她不知道世界發生了什麼事。

So, she decided to learn to read.
所以她決定她要學會讀書。

Now, at 104 years old, she can finally read a newspaper every morning.
現在她能每天早上讀報紙了。

Better late than never!
晚做總比沒做好！

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Vocabulary
老太太終於不再是文盲，此生沒有遺憾。

1. Better 更好
   Your plan is good but mine is better. 你的計畫很好，不過我的更好。
   You're wrong. Mine is better. 你錯了，我的才比較好。

2. Than 比
   My plan takes less time than yours. 我的計畫花的時間比你少。
   But yours costs more than mine. 但是你花的錢會比我多。

3. Read 閱讀
   I'm so happy I can read! 我真高興我會閱讀。
   Everybody can read. 每個人都會閱讀啊。
   That's not true. 不是的。
   Some people didn't have the chance to learn reading. 有的人沒機會學閱讀。

4. Newspaper 報紙
   Do you read newspapers every day? 你每天看報紙嗎？
   Not every day. 沒有每天。
   I read Facebook every day. 我會每天看臉書。

今天的單字很有用，你記住了嗎？
better 更好
than 比
read 閱讀
newspaper 報紙

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Quiz

1. Where does the 104-year-old woman live?
   A: India
   B: Canada
   C: America

2. What does, "Better late than never" mean?
   A: It is good to take a long time to do something.
   B: It is better to be safe than to take a chance.
   C: It is better to do something late than to not do it.

3. Why was the woman sad before?
   A: She couldn't read a newspaper.
   B: She was very poor.
   C: She was old.

Answers

1. A
2. C
3. A