1、Oliver's  early life

 

Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse,and when he arrived in this hard world,it was very doubtful whether he would live beyond the first three minutes.He lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing.

 

Oliver fought his first battle without much assistance from the two people present at his birth.One was an old woman,who was nearly always drunk,and the other was a busy local doctor, who was not paid enough to be very interested in Oliver's survival. After all,death was a common event in the workhouse, where only the poor and homeless lived.

 

1、奥得弗的童年

 

奥得弗.特威斯特出生在一家济贫院里，他来到这个艰难的人世的那一刻，是否能活过三分钟都是很难说的。他躺在一张小硬板床上，挣扎着开始呼吸。

 

他出生时在场的两个人没有给了什么帮助，这使得奥得弗要独自承当他的第一场战斗。其中一个是老妇人，她几乎决是喝得醉醺醺的，另一个则是录地一位忙碌的医生，这位医生没有得到足够的报酬，所以对奥得弗能否活下来并不很在意。在济贫院这个只有穷人和无家可归的人待的地方，死亡毕竟是一件非常平常的事。

 

（待续……）