美国一老太99岁大学毕业 耗时七年拿下学位

99-year-old graduate

99岁的毕业生

At 99 years old Doreetha Daniels graduated from College of the Canyons in California, with an associate degree in social sciences after seven years of hard work, which makes her the oldest graduate in the university's history.

99岁老人丹尼尔斯在7年的刻苦攻读后，终于完成了学业，获得社会科学大专文凭，成为加州峡谷学院历史上最高龄的毕业生。

Daniels has lived through a number of watershed moments in American history, including the Great Depression and World War II.

丹尼尔斯经历过经济大萧条、第二次世界大战等有着美国历史分水岭意义的事件。

Her journey, which started in spring 2009, has been wrought with personal difficulties - from multiple strokes to sight and hearing issues to the revocation of her driver's license.

她的求学之路从2009年开始，期间需要不断克服来自自身的阻碍，包括多次中风、视力下降、听力减退和驾照被吊销等。

Daniels advised prospective students: "Don't give up. Do it. Don't let anybody discourage you."

丹尼尔斯给未来学生的建议是："不要放弃，要踏实去做。不要因任何人的阻挠而气馁。"