The routine in the secret annex became fixed.During the day, the children studied writing andlanguages. At night when there were no peopledownstairs, they listened to the news on theradio and then to classical music. Sometimesthey played board games, recited (朗誦) poetry,and talked about poetry. Otto Frank read aloudto the family. Religion was also a part of theirlives. Anne's father was not religious. Hermother was more interested in the Jewish faithand rituals ( 儀式). On Friday nights, theyobserved the Sabbath ( 安息日), led by EdithFrank and Fritz Pfeffer. They cooked Jewishfood and celebrated the High Holy Days ( 聖潔日). They even observed Christmas, not thereligious aspects, but the joyful atmosphere.Otto Frank tended to be optimistic. He evenbelieved that the time they were spending livingin the secret annex was precious because theywere all close. He told his daughters that theymight look back on this experience later on as agood thing.The relationship between Anne Frank and herfather had always been good, but during thehiding she grew even closer to her father.Sometimes, Anne's mother complained thatAnne was not as obedient as her sister. Othertimes, the Van Pels or Pfeffer criticised ( 批評)her behaviour. But her father always defendedher. He helped Anne with her studies. She knewthat whenever she was sad or depressed hewould understand and comfort her. She wrote inher diary on 7 November 1942, that her fatherwas the person she looked up to ( 尊敬). Shewrote that he was all she had in the world.The friends who were supplying the Frankshad to struggle to get food for them. They oftenused the black market to get canned food. Atypical supper for Anne and the others was a canof hash ( 剁碎的食物) that smelled like rotteneggs.In 1943 Anne heard planes roaring overhead.From the radio broadcast from London, sheknew there were Allied planes flying towardGermany to drop their bombs. The Allied forceswere a group of countries that fought againstthe Axis forces in World War II. The Axis forceswere led by Hitler and the Germans.The Dutch radio program broadcast fromLondon was hopeful that these bombing raidswould speed up the defeat of Germany. Peoplehoped it would bring an end to the suffering.Anne and the others were fearful when theyheard the anti-aircraft guns fire at the Alliedplanes from Amsterdam.Anne Frank enjoyed her lessons, except foralgebra ( 代數學) and geometry ( 幾何學). Sheloved history above everything else. She alsoenjoyed writing in her diary. She also began towrite a book titled Stories and Events from theSecret Annex. This book contained real eventsthat had happened. It also had events created byAnne's imagination. She wrote in fine script,never sloppily (馬虎地).By the end of 1943, the eight people hiding inthe secret annex were worn out (筋疲力盡) andweary from their long imprisonment (囚禁). Thefood was terrible. As the war dragged on, therewere worse food shortages in the Netherlands.It was harder and harder for the helpers tosupply the refugees.Anne deeply admired the people who werehelping them survive. She was filled withgratitude (感激) at the thought that these peoplewere risking their lives to save eight Jews. Afterall, they were not even related to the Franks orthe others.In July 1943 burglars ( 盜竊者) entered thewarehouse below the secret annex. They stolethe cash box. The thieves also stole valuablefood coupons. Everyone in the annex wasterrified that the burglars may have seensomething suspicious. They were afraid thatthey found out that there were people hidingupstairs. (3 of 4)送好書從文中找出符合"thankfulness" 定義的單詞,並以此單詞造句,連同你的姓名及地址,電郵至english@mingpao.com,即有機會獲贈由商務印書館送出Biographies 系列《無懼挑戰Franklin Delano Roosevelt andAnne Frank》,每期名額一個。上期得獎者︰讀者:Mary Roach Wong句子:Former CIA contractor EdwardSnowden is now a refugee afterrevealing government top secretsto the press.資料提供︰商務印書館Biographies 系列迷你倉
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