2006年6月真题短文2(1/2) - 英语听力

Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a

Small village school in Northern Chile

Towering

Mountains separate her village from the world outside

Gabriela Mistral was only 15 when she began teaching

But she was a good teacher

She helped the minds of

Her students' scale the mountain walls and reached

Out to the world beyond

For 18 years

Gabriela

Devoted her life to the poor farm children of

Chile's Northern valleys

During part of this time

She was director of schools in all of Chile

Before long

Many countries recognized her as a great

Friend of children and the leader in education

In 1922

She was invited to Mexico to help organize the

Rural school system

Two years later

Gabriela Mistral

Came to the United States where she served as a

Visiting professor in several colleges