●Free Bird

○《自由之鳥(niǎo)》

Brother and sister Millicent and John are slaves1 on Simon Plentys plantation2. They have suffered3 a lot one after another. Their parents had told them old tales about how their ancestors4 had flown away as easy as a bird.

Millicent and John hold these stories in their hearts long after their parents are gone. “Maybe such a time will come for you，” their parents said. Then one day a mysterious5 bird showed up in their life. The bird transformed6 them and gave them the courage7 to escape8.

米利森特和約翰這對(duì)兄妹是西蒙·普倫蒂種植園的奴隸。他們接連遭受了很多苦難，父母告訴他們?cè)S多關(guān)于祖先如何像鳥(niǎo)一樣輕易飛走的古老故事。

父母離開(kāi)很久之后，米利森特和約翰還一直牢記著這些故事。他們的父母說(shuō)：“也許這樣的時(shí)機(jī)馬上就會(huì)來(lái)臨?！比缓笥幸惶欤恢簧衩氐镍B(niǎo)出現(xiàn)在他們的生活中，這只鳥(niǎo)徹底改變了他們，并賦予了他們逃跑的勇氣。

●China Has 3，700 More Special Education9 Teachers in 2019

○中國(guó)2019年新增3700名特殊教育教師

China had 62，400 teachers for special education schools by the end of 2019， up 3，700 year on year， according to a report by the Ministry of Education.

The number marks10 a 6.31-percent-increase11 from the year 2018. The teachers work for 2，192 special education schools of the country reported on Chinas education in 2019.

Nearly half of special education students have classes in regular12 schools， while 21.5% were taught by teachers sent to their homes， according to the report.

根據(jù)教育部的一份報(bào)告，截至2019年底，中國(guó)特殊教育學(xué)校的教師有62，400名，同比增長(zhǎng)3，700名。

2019年中國(guó)教育報(bào)告稱，這一數(shù)字比2018年增長(zhǎng)了6.31%。這些教師在我國(guó)2，192所特殊教育學(xué)校工作。

該報(bào)告稱，將近一半的特殊教育學(xué)生在正規(guī)學(xué)校上課，而21.5%的由老師上門(mén)教授。