Italy’s oldest student graduates again aged 98

高齡義大利最老學生再次完成學業

【摘要2022-10-20自由】◎孫宇青

Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy’s oldest graduate - again.

98歲的朱塞佩‧帕特諾成為義大利最年長的畢業生，這是他第二次創紀錄。

Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in the same subjects he earned there two years ago.

帕特諾2年前先在巴勒莫大學歷史與哲學系取得學士學位後，又在同系修畢碩士學位。

Paterno passed the latest degree with top marks, again, his proud family said on Facebook.

為帕特諾感到自豪的家人在「臉書」表示，他再次以高分通過最新的學位考試。

He has no plans to rest and wants to write a novel using his trusty typewriter.

他沒有休息的計畫，反而想用他那台可靠的打字機寫一部小說。

Born in 1923, Paterno grew up in a poor family in Sicily and despite his love of books and studying, he wasn’t able to go to university as a young man.

帕特諾1923年生於西西里島，在貧困家庭中長大，儘管熱愛閱讀和學習，但他年輕時無法上大學。

Instead he served in the navy during World War Two from the age of 20 and went on to be a railway worker.（Reuters）

相反地，他在第二次世界大戰期間服役於海軍，當時20幾歲，之後成為一名鐵路工人。（路透）

新聞辭典

degree：名詞，學位。例句：Jason has a degree in mathematics from National Taiwan University.（傑森擁有國立台灣大學數學系學位。）

trusty：形容詞，可信的。例句：Our trusty old car has run 240,000 kilometers.（我們可靠的老爺車已經跑了24萬公里。）

typewriter：名詞，打字機。例句：This antique typewriter still works well.（這台古董打字機還很好用。）

The Colorful Art of Maria Prymachenko

烏克蘭和平藝術家：瑪莉亞．普里馬琴科

【摘要2022-10-20壹蘋】

Maria Prymachenko was a famous Ukrainian artist. As a child, Prymachenko did not have an easy life. She was born in 1909 to a poor family. She became sick with polio, which prevented her from walking normally and affected her ability to create. She also didn t have an art teacher. Her first artistic experience was when she drew pictures of flowers in some sand with a stick. Later, she painted her house with natural dyes. Prymachenko taught herself how to paint and created her own unique style.

瑪莉亞．普里馬琴科是一位著名的烏克蘭藝術家。小時候，普里馬琴科的生活並不容易。她於 1909 年出生在一個貧困的家庭。她患上了小兒麻痺症，該疾病使她無法正常行走，而且影響了她創作的能力。她也沒有美術老師教導。她第一次的藝術創作經歷是她用一根棍子在沙子上畫花。後來，她用天然染料彩繪了自家的房子。普里馬琴科自學如何繪畫並創造了她自己獨特的風格。

生活必備字詞： artist　n. 藝術家；畫家 prevent sb / sth from N / V - ing　　防止某人∕某物（做）. . . stick　n. 棍子；枝條

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