壹蘋派生活美語　仙人掌女孩

　　Dusti Bowling’s first novel, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, was published in 2017. The novel tells the story of a 13-year-old girl named Aven. Her adoptive parents have decided to move from Kansas to Arizona for a new job. Moving to a new place is never easy, especially for young people who have to part with their friends and make new ones. However, what makes Aven’s story special is that she was born without arms. Although Aven doesn’t have arms, she faces the challenge with humor and courage.

　　達斯蒂．寶林的第一本小說《仙人掌女孩》於 2017 年出版。這部小說講述了一位名叫艾玟的十三歲女孩的故事。她的養父母決定為了新工作從堪薩斯州搬到亞利桑那州。搬到一個新地方從來都不是一件容易的事，尤其是對於必須與朋友離別並結交新朋友的年輕人來說。然而，艾玟的故事之所以特別，是因為她生來就沒有手臂。儘管艾玟沒有手臂，但她以幽默和勇氣面對挑戰。

生活必備字詞：

part with...　　與……分開

humor　n. 幽默

courage　n. 勇氣

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