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Passage Three
文章三
Hetty Green was a very spoiled, only child.
海蒂·格林是一个被宠坏了的独子。
She was born in Massachusetts USA in 1835.
她1835年出生在美国曼彻斯特。
Her father was a millionaire businessman.
她的父亲是一个百万富商。
Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares.
她的母亲经常生病，所以从她两岁时她父亲就带着她工作并且教她股票与证券。
At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.
在6岁的时候她开始读财经日报，开了她自己的银行账户。
Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.5 million dollars.
她的父亲在她21岁的时候死去，她继承了7,500,000美元。
She went to New York and invested on Wall Street.
她去了纽约，在华尔街投资。
Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents.
海蒂节约每一分钱，在最便宜的餐馆吃15美分的东西。
She became one of the richest and most hated women in the world.
她变成了世界上最富有也是最让人讨厌的女人。
At 33 she married Edward Green, a multi-millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia.
在33岁的时候，她嫁给了爱德华·格林，一个千万富翁，并且生了两个孩子，内德和西尔维娅。
Hetty's meanness was well-known.
海蒂的吝啬是出了名的。
She always argued about prices in shops.
她经常在商店里讨价还价。
She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog.
她走路去当地的杂货铺买更便宜的破损了的饼干，并为她的爱狗获得一块免费的骨头。
Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it.
有一次她丢了一张2分的邮票，找了一个晚上。
She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt.
她从来不买衣服，总是穿着同一件破烂的黑色长裙子。
Worst of all, when her son, Ned, fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost his leg.
最糟糕的是，当她的儿子内德摔伤了膝盖时，她拒绝付钱请医生，花时间寻找免费的医疗帮助。最后内德失去了他的腿。
When she died in 1916, she left her children 100 million dollars.
在1916年当她死去时，她给她的孩子们留下了100,000,000美元。
Her daughter built a hospital with her money.
她的女儿用她的钱建了一家医院。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题22到25是基于你刚刚听到的文章的。
Question 22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?
问题22.关于海蒂·格林小时候我们了解到了什么？
Question 23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight?
问题23.海蒂·格林如何一夜间变得富有？
Question 24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?
问题24.为什么海蒂·格林被人非常讨厌？
Question 25. What do we learn about Hetty's daughter?
问题25.关于海蒂的女儿我们了解到什么？
