英译汉: Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei,
内容如下:
Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was a Chief of a tribe. Mandela has strong character even from he was a child and he advocates national hero vuey much.
As the oldest son in his family, Mandela was appointed as the successor of the tribe,but he refused that .He said he would never adominate a tribe,which was under oppressed,with a cheif identify.
译文:
纳尔逊·曼德拉于1918年7月18日出生在南非的特兰斯凯。他的父亲是一个部落的酋长。曼德拉从小就有坚强的性格,他非常崇尚民族英雄。
作为家中的长子,曼德拉被任命为部落的继承人,但他拒绝了。他说他永远不会用一个酋长的身份来称呼一个被压迫的部落。
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