名人教英文：life in hiding 匿藏生涯
the hiding place of the franks was above the old warehouse, in a house connected to the front house. it could not be seen from the street. a small corridor led to a movable bookcase. behind the bookcase was what was called the secret annex (后宅). their new home had three bedrooms, a bathroom, and an attic (阁楼) where their food was stored. from the attic window you could see a large chestnut tree.
when the franks arrived, miep gies quickly took them to the secret annex. when they were all inside, she quickly closed the door. the only people who knew about the hiding place were the small group of friends. they planned to supply and protect the frank family in the days ahead. they were miep gies, bep voskuijl, victor kugler, and johannes kleiman. the plan had been carefully made. food was rationed (配给) at that time in the netherlands. for this reason, it was necessary to buy extra food for the franks using black market (黑市) ration cards. bep and miep did the shopping. they made sure to buy things in different stores. this way, they did not create suspicion (疑心). jan gies, miep's husband, joined the others, and he and kleiman got black market ration cards.
when the franks arrived at the secret annex, they found boxes of bedding and other items to be unpacked. they worked for two days doing this. anne and her father sewed together strips of material to make curtains for the windows so nobody could look in.
on july 13, the van pels family went into hiding with the franks. this was hermann van pels, his wife, gusti, and their fifteen-year-old son, peter. otto frank had worked with hermann in the past. peter brought his cat, mouschi. anne was happy with the newcomers, who made life livelier. anne was less happy when the final member of the refugees in the secret annex arrived in november. he was fritz pfeffer, a family friend. he was critical of (爱挑剔) anne's manners.
during the day when the regular employees worked downstairs, the eight who hid upstairs had to be very quiet. the employees knew nothing about the secret annex. everyone had to whisper when they spoke and walk lightly. nobody could use the sink or the toilet between nine in the morning and seven in the evening. anne spent her days studying her schoolbooks and reading. the helpers provided books for the children. anne learned how to write very well. the three young people, anne, margot, and peter were tutored by otto frank. they all hoped that when the need to hide was over, they could go back to normal school and not be far behind the other students.
one of the things that made anne sad was that she had lost contact (接触) with her friends. she also missed the freedom (自由) to go outside. sometimes she cried herself to sleep at night. but usually anne was her old lively self. in fact, she was so outspoken (敢言) that the van pels complained to her mother.
otto wanted to make the rooms where anne and margot lived more cheerful. he lined the walls with the girls' picture postcard collection and pictures of famous movie stars they liked. anne wrote in her diary that the wall became one big picture. anne complained to her diary that margot and peter acted so well-behaved and old. she thought that they made her look bad by comparison (相比之下). at those times, she felt lonely and friendless. she wrote in her diary to pour out her frustrations (挫败).
the eight people in the secret annex listened to the radio at night. they heard news about the war broadcast from great britain. they learned what was happening to jews who had been deported. they also heard about the progress of the war. fritz pfeffer brought more current news too. he told the franks and van pels how the dutch nazi authorities were going from door to door. they were asking every householder if there were any jews in the house. any jew who was found, from infants to older people, was deported to the death camps.