Tashitaa Tufaa grew up in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
Tufaa在埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州长大。
He worked on his family's farm with his 13 brothers and sisters,
他和自己的13个兄弟姐妹一起在家族农场里上班。
until he left to become a school teacher.
后来，他离开了农场，成为了一名教师。
In time, Tufaa became involved in politics.
机缘巧合，Tufaa开始涉政。
He helped campaign for a political party
他帮助一个政党开展运动，
that opposed the majority Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
该政党反对的对象是执政党人民革命民主阵线。
Soon, Tufaa felt he was not safe and decided to leave.
不久后，Tufaa感觉自己不太安全，所以决定离开。
He entered the United States in 1992 as a refugee.
1992年，他以难民的身份来到美国。
Tufaa settled in Minneapolis, a large city in the northern state of Minnesota.
Tufaa在明尼阿波里斯市落脚，这里是北部明尼苏达州的一座大城市。
There, he began working as a dishwasher.
他从那里起步的时候是从洗碗工做起的。
He also worked at manufacturing companies and as a security guard.
后来，他还在制造公司工作过，也当过保安。
Sometimes he had two or three jobs at the same time.
有时候甚至同时兼几份工。
But he did not earn enough money at these jobs to support his wife and five children.
但即使做了这些工作，他还是赚不到足够的钱来养活老婆和5个孩子。
So he began working evenings and weekends driving older people and people with disabilities to and from work.
于是，他晚上和周末也开始上班，开车送老人和残疾人上下班。
He says he fell in love with transportation.
他说他爱上了运输行业。
In 2003, he and his brother decided to open their own transportation company.
2003年，他和哥哥决定开一家自己的运输公司。
He began with his wife's van.
他从老婆的货车起步。
Soon, schools began using their service.
不久后，很多学校都开始购买他们的服务。
School officials told other schools about the excellent service Tufaa was providing.
学校的一些工作人员对Tufaa出色的服务口口相传给其他的学校。
The company grew.
公司开始壮大。
Metropolitan Transportation Network now has almost 300 buses and vans that take children to schools across the state.
明尼苏达州的城市交通网络现在有近300辆公交车和货车送孩子们上学。
Each day, Tufaa's company transports more than 15,000 children to schools and other places in Minneapolis, as well as to other cities.
Tufaa的公司送明尼阿波里斯市的1.5万多名孩子上学或者去市内外的其他地方。
More than 300 people now work at the company.
他的公司现在有300多名员工。
It recently moved to a new, larger operations center.
近日，该公司搬到了一个更大的新运营中心。
Tufaa says he has always worked to keep students safe.
Tufaa表示，他的工作一直都是确保学生们的安全。
Minnesota has long, snowy winters.
明尼苏达州冬季白雪皑皑，旷日持久。
Many buses bring children to their homes and drive away.
很多公交车都是把孩子们送回家就开走了。
But Tufaa pays his drivers to wait until the students are inside their homes or are met by an adult.
但Tufaa会给司机付钱，让他们等孩子们进屋之后或者有大人接到之后再走。
He also works to help others in the Oromo community.
他还帮助奥罗米亚州的其他人。
The Minnesota Historical Society estimates 40,000 Oromos live in Minnesota.
据明尼苏达历史学会的估计，该州有4万名奥罗米亚人。
Tufaa helps his employees who want to start their own business.
Tufaa帮助自己的员工创业。
Since 2012, three former employees have started their own successful transportation companies.
自2012年以来，他已帮助3名前员工开办了自己的运输公司，并且成绩斐然。
Tufaa says, The greatest gift I think you can give people like you is that it can be done and I feel like I've done that.
Tufaa表示，我认为，你能送给像你一样的人的最好礼物就是这件事可以做成，我以前有过类似的经历。
He says his success is a lesson for all African immigrants working to become successful in the United States.
他表示，自己的成功可以作为所有想要在美国成功的非洲移民的借鉴。
When a person is free, you can do anything, he said.
他表示，自由的人可以做任何事情。
So appreciate what you have, work so very hard,
所以，喜欢你自己拥有的一切吧。努力工作，
and get rid of the wrong pride we have back home that if you have a college degree you have to be in a professional line of work,
抛下自己在家乡有的那种虚妄的骄傲，忘掉什么如果你有大学文凭，就必须做白领工作，
and you can't dig the potatoes or do the dishes.
就不能挖土豆或者洗碗。
Work is work, and go out there and do what is available. Be proud of it.
工作就是工作。去做能做的事情，并以之为骄傲吧。
Tufaa believes his experience shows that, for those willing to work hard, anything is possible.
Tufaa相信自己的经历可以向那些愿意努力工作的人证明一件事--没有什么是不可能的。
He told VOA, I do not believe in giving up.
他在接受VOA采访时说道，我相信永不言弃。
I'm Jonathan Evans.
Jonathan Evans为您播报。
【词汇解析】
1.appreciate vt.领会，感激，欣赏
Anyone can appreciate our music.
任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。
2.region n.地区
...Barcelona, capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia.
…巴塞罗那，加泰罗尼亚自治区的首府。
3.degree n.学位
...an engineering degree.
…工程学学位。
4.adult n.成年人
Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
成为一名父亲意味着他现在是一个成年人了。
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