Duong Van Ngo：Vietnam's Last Public Letter Writer越南最後寫信員——楊文悟

【摘要2019.11.8.蘋果】

Duong Van Ngo is a special man who’s a national treasure in his home country of Vietnam. At 89 years old, Ngo is the country’s last public letter writer. Ngo started his career at the Saigon Central Post Office in 1946, when he was just 17 years old. Since then, he has never missed a day of work, even during wartime.

Ngo is certainly old enough to retire, but he prefers to keep working. That’s because writing brings him joy and allows him to help others and give back to society.

楊文悟是一個很特別的男人，他是他祖國越南的國寶。八十九歲的楊文悟是該國的最後一位公共寫信員。楊文悟於 1946 年在西貢中央郵局開始了他的工作生涯，而他當時年僅十七歲。

此後他上班時從未缺席任何一天，甚至是在戰時期間。楊文悟年紀大到肯定可以退休了，但是他寧可繼續工作下去。這是因為寫作帶給他樂趣，而且讓他能幫助別人並回饋社會。

生活必備字詞

●national treasure　　n. 國寶
●career　　n.（終生的）職業，生涯
The movie star got married at the peak of her career.
●give back to...　　回饋給⋯⋯
To give back to his hometown, the director set up a community center that provides free classes.