Usually, children feel excited at starting a new school.[qh]

通常，孩子们在开始到一所新学校时会感到兴奋。[qh]

But Comfort just felt very afraid.[qh]

但康福特就是觉得很害怕。[qh]

She could only see a few new girls like her.[qh]

她只能在新生里看到少数几个像她一样的女孩。[qh]

All the rest of the students were boys![qh]

其余的学生都是男生！[qh]

There was an army of them.[qh]

他们有一大群人。[qh]

Comfort had never seen so many boys in one place.[qh]

康福特从来没有在一个地方看到过这么多男孩。[qh]

And they all seemed to be looking at one thing - her feet![qh]

他们似乎都在看着一样东西--她的脚！[qh]

Some of the boys started to say unpleasant things about Comfort.[qh]

一些男孩开始说一些关于康福特的令人不快的话。[qh]

Some of the boys laughed at her.[qh]

一些男孩嘲笑她。[qh]

Comfort felt so sad.[qh]

康福特感到非常悲伤。[qh]

She did not know what to do.[qh]

她不知道该怎么办。[qh]

Suddenly, she heard a warm, kind voice speaking to her.[qh]

突然，她听到一个温暖、亲切的声音在对她说话。[qh]

"Where are your shoes, Comfort?"[qh]

“康福特，你的鞋子在哪里？”[qh]

A tall, beautiful woman was now standing next to her.[qh]

一个又高又漂亮的女人现在正站在她旁边。[qh]

"I do not have any shoes, madam," Comfort said quietly.[qh]

“我没有鞋子，夫人，”康福特平静地说。[qh]

She looked at the ground.[qh]

她看了看地面。[qh]

She did not have enough courage to look up at this friendly person next to her.[qh]

她没有足够的勇气抬头看身旁这位友好的人。[qh]

But, the woman spoke to her.[qh]

但是，那个女人跟她说话了。[qh]

"Here - take this money.Go quickly and buy some shoes.[qh]

“给--拿着这笔钱。快去买双鞋。[qh]

It is not good to have no shoes at school."[qh]

在学校里不穿鞋可不好。” [qh]

Comfort could not believe it - how kind this person was![qh]

康福特简直不敢相信--这个人是多么善良！[qh]

She thanked the woman many times.[qh]

她多次向这位女士道谢。[qh]

Then she took the money.[qh]

然后她拿了钱。[qh]

She hurried away quickly.[qh]

康福特急匆匆地走了。[qh]

She was going to buy her first pair of shoes![qh]

她要去买她的第一双鞋！[qh]

Not many people remember their first pair of shoes.[qh]

没有多少人记得他们的第一双鞋。[qh]

But Comfort will never forget hers.[qh]

但康福特永远不会忘记她的。[qh]

Nor will she forget the kind woman who gave her the money to buy them.[qh]

她也不会忘记给她钱买鞋子的那位好心的女人。[qh]

But who was the kind stranger who had helped Comfort?[qh]

但是，帮助康福特的那个善良的陌生人是谁呢？[qh]

Her name was Rebecca Hawa Ayebo Ogede Yakubu.[qh]

她的名字叫丽贝卡·哈瓦·艾博·奥格德·雅库布。[qh]

This woman played an important part in many children’s lives in Ghana.[qh]

这位妇女在加纳的许多儿童的生活中发挥了重要作用。[qh]

In fact, her life affected the whole country.[qh]

事实上，她的生活影响了整个国家。[qh]

She was a woman of power and authority.[qh]

她是一个有权有势的女人。[qh]

Yet her own life began in a similar way to Comfort’s.[qh]

然而，她自己的生活却以一种与康福特相似的方式开始。[qh]