Single Mothers and Their Success
單親母親及其成功
Introduction
This report tells the stories of two women. They are single mothers. They worked hard and studied.
這份報告講述了兩位女性的故事。她們都是單親母親，非常努力地工作與學習。
Main Body
The first woman worked in media. She had a daughter named Naima. She did not have much help with the baby. Her boss let her bring Naima to the office. This helped her get better jobs at MSNBC and other places.
第一位女性在媒體業工作。她有一個女兒名叫 Naima。在照顧嬰兒時她沒有太多幫手。她的老闆允許她將 Naima 帶到辦公室，這幫助她在 MSNBC 及其他地方獲得更好的工作機會。
The second woman is 56 years old. She lost her husband and parents in one year. She was a principal at a school in a small town. She worked hard for her family for many years.
第二位女性今年 56 歲。她在一年內失去了丈夫和父母。她曾是一個小鎮學校的校長，多年來為家人努力工作。
Finally, this woman went back to school. She got a Master's degree. Her daughter, Numaya, is very proud of her. Both women used help from other people to succeed.
最後，這位女性回到了學校深造，並取得了碩士學位。她的女兒 Numaya 為她感到非常驕傲。這兩位女性都利用了他人的幫助來取得成功。
Conclusion
These two women had hard lives, but they finished their goals in work and school.
這兩位女性的生活雖然艱辛，但她們在工作和學業上都達成了目標。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this text, we see a lot of words ending in -ed. This is how we talk about things that already happened.
The Pattern:
- Work Worked
- Study Studied
- Finish Finished
How to use it: When you want to say you did something yesterday or last year, just add -ed to the action word.
Example: "She worked hard." (This means she is not working hard right now, but she did it before).
🛑 Saying 'No' in the Past
To say something did NOT happen, we use: did not + [original word].
- Wrong: She did not worked.
- Right: She did not have help.
Notice that once you use "did not," the -ed disappears!