一yī粒lì小xiǎo种zhǒng子zi：旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ·马Mǎ塔tǎ伊yī的de故gù事shi

在zài东Dōng非fēi肯Kěn尼ní亚yà山Shān的de山shān腰yāo上shàng，有yǒu一yī座zuò小xiǎo村cūn庄zhuāng，村cūn庄zhuāng里lǐ有yǒu一yī个gè小xiǎo女nǚ孩hái和hé妈mā妈ma一yī起qǐ在zài田tián里lǐ劳láo作zuò，这zhè个ge女nǚ孩hái叫jiào旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ。

In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ很hěn喜xǐ欢huan呆dāi在zài户hù外wài。在zài她tā家jiā的de农nóng田tián里lǐ，旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ用yòng弯wān刀dāo劈pī开kāi土tǔ地dì，把bǎ小xiǎo种zhǒng子zi播bō撒sǎ到dào温wēn暖nuǎn的de泥ní土tǔ里lǐ。

Wangari loved being outside. In her family’s food garden she broke up the soil with her machete. She pressed tiny seeds into the warm earth.

她tā一yī天tiān中zhōng最zuì喜xǐ欢huan的de时shí候hou就jiù是shì日rì落luò时shí分fēn。当dāng天tiān黑hēi了le，看kàn不bu到dào花huā花huā草cǎo草cǎo时shí，旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ就jiù知zhī道dào她tā该gāi回huí家jiā了le。她tā走zǒu在zài农nóng田tián里lǐ的de小xiǎo路lù上shàng，还hái要yào过guò几jǐ条tiáo河hé。

Her favourite time of day was just after sunset. When it got too dark to see the plants, Wangari knew it was time to go home. She would follow the narrow paths through the fields, crossing rivers as she went.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ是shì个gè聪cōng明ming的de孩hái子zi，她tā迫pò不bù及jí待dài地de想xiǎng要yào去qù上shàng学xué，但dàn是shì她tā的de父fù母mǔ希xī望wàng她tā能néng在zài家jiā，帮bāng着zhe干gàn农nóng活huó。当dāng旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ七qī岁suì的de时shí候hou，她tā的de哥gē哥ge说shuō服fú了le父fù母mǔ，让ràng旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ去qù上shàng学xué。

Wangari was a clever child and couldn’t wait to go to school. But her mother and father wanted her to stay and help them at home. When she was seven years old, her big brother persuaded her parents to let her go to school.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ太tài喜xǐ欢huan学xué习xí了le。旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ读dú了le很hěn多duō书shū，学xué到dào很hěn多duō知zhī识shi。她tā的de成chéng绩jì非fēi常cháng好hǎo，最zuì后hòu收shōu到dào了le美Měi国guó大dà学xué的de录lù取qǔ信xìn，邀yāo请qǐng她tā去qù美Měi国guó读dú书shū。旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ太tài兴xīng奋fèn了le，她tā真zhēn想xiǎng去qù世shì界jiè各gè地dì走zǒu走zou看kàn看kan。

She liked to learn! Wangari learnt more and more with every book she read. She did so well at school that she got a letter from a university in the United States of America, inviting her to study there. Wangari was excited! She wanted to go and see the world.

在zài美Měi国guó的de大dà学xué里lǐ，旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ学xué到dào了le很hěn多duō新xīn鲜xiān事shì物wù。她tā研yán究jiū植zhí物wù，以yǐ及jí它tā们men的de生shēng长zhǎng过guò程chéng。她tā想xiǎng起qǐ她tā自zì己jǐ是shì怎zěn么me长zhǎng大dà的de：她tā和hé兄xiōng弟dì们men在zài美měi丽lì的de肯Kěn尼ní亚yà森sēn林lín里lǐ玩wán耍shuǎ。

At the American university Wangari learnt many new things. She studied plants and how they grow. And she remembered how she grew: playing games with her brothers in the shade of the trees in the beautiful Kenyan forests.

她tā学xué得de越yuè多duō，就jiù越yuè热rè爱ài肯Kěn尼ní亚yà人rén民mín。她tā想xiǎng要yào帮bāng助zhù肯Kěn尼ní亚yà人rén民mín过guò上shàng自zì由yóu、快kuài乐lè的de生shēng活huó。她tā学xué得de越yuè多duō，就jiù越yuè想xiǎng念niàn自zì己jǐ在zài非Fēi洲zhōu的de家jiā乡xiāng。

The more she learnt, the more she realised that she loved the people of Kenya. She wanted to help them to be happy and free. The more she learnt, the more she missed her African home.

当dāng旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ完wán成chéng学xué业yè时shí，她tā回huí到dào了le肯Kěn尼ní亚yà，但dàn是shì她tā的de祖zǔ国guó已yǐ经jīng今jīn非fēi昔xī比bǐ了le。大dà地dì上shàng建jiàn起qǐ了le农nóng场chǎng，妇fù女nǚ们men找zhǎo不bu到dào柴chái火huo做zuò饭fàn。人rén们men过guò着zhe穷qióng苦kǔ的de日rì子zi，孩hái子zi们men饥jī肠cháng辘lù辘lù。

When she had finished her studies, she returned to Kenya. But her country had changed. Huge farms stretched across the land. Women had no wood to make cooking fires. The people were poor and the children were hungry.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ知zhī道dào自zì己jǐ要yào做zuò什shén么me。她tā教jiāo妇fù女nǚ们men如rú何hé用yòng种zhǒng子zi种zhòng出chū大dà树shù。妇fù女nǚ们men卖mài树shù赚zhuàn钱qián，补bǔ贴tiē家jiā用yòng。妇fù女nǚ们men都dōu很hěn高gāo兴xìng。旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ使shǐ她tā们men觉jué得de自zì己jǐ变biàn得de坚jiān强qiáng勇yǒng敢gǎn了le。

Wangari knew what to do. She taught the women how to plant trees from seeds. The women sold the trees and used the money to look after their families. The women were very happy. Wangari had helped them to feel powerful and strong.

时shí光guāng飞fēi逝shì，小xiǎo树shù长zhǎng成chéng了le参cān天tiān大dà树shù，又yòu汇huì聚jù成chéng了le森sēn林lín，河hé水shuǐ穿chuān流liú而ér过guò。旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ的de办bàn法fǎ传chuán遍biàn了le非Fēi洲zhōu。今jīn天tiān，因yīn为wèi旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ当dāng初chū的de种zhǒng子zi，已yǐ经jīng长zhǎng出chū了le几jǐ百bǎi万wàn棵kē大dà树shù。

As time passed, the new trees grew into forests, with rivers flowing through them. Wangari’s method spread across Africa. Today, millions of trees have grown from Wangari’s seeds.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ努nǔ力lì工gōng作zuò，引yǐn起qǐ了le全quán世shì界jiè的de注zhù意yì，人rén们men授shòu予yǔ她tā诺Nuò贝bèi尔ěr和Hé平píng奖jiǎng，她tā是shì非Fēi洲zhōu第dì一yī位wèi获huò得dé这zhè份fèn殊shū荣róng的de女nǚ性xìng。

Wangari had worked hard. People all over the world took notice, and gave her a famous prize. It is called the Nobel Peace Prize, and she was the first African woman ever to receive it.

旺Wàng加jiā里lǐ在zài2011年nián去qù世shì，但dàn是shì每měi次cì我wǒ们men看kàn到dào大dà树shù时shí，都dōu会huì想xiǎng起qǐ这zhè位wèi杰jié出chū的de女nǚ性xìng。

Wangari died in 2011, but we can think of her every time we see a beautiful tree.