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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Mom who went to classes with quadriplegic son gets MBA與四肢癱瘓的兒子一起上課的老媽拿到企管碩士學位
（美聯社）
◎張沛元
A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration.
（美國）南加州一所大學頒發榮譽學位，給一名四肢癱瘓學生的母親，她在兒子攻讀企業管理碩士時與他一起上課，幫他做筆記。
Judy O’Connor, a retired elementary-school teacher, pushed her son Marty in his wheelchair for him to receive his degree during commencement Saturday at Chapman University in the Los Angeles suburb of Orange.
退休小學老師茱蒂．歐康納，週六在洛杉磯郊區奧蘭芝查普曼大學的畢業典禮上，幫領取學位的兒子馬提推輪椅。
Then, a choked-up graduation announcer said the school’s faculty, administrators and board of trustees had decided to give her an MBA. The idea for the surprise honorary degree came from her son.
典禮司儀當時哽咽地說，該校教職員、行政人員與董事會成員決定授予她企管碩士學位。頒發榮譽學位的驚喜構想，來自她的兒子。
A stunned but composed Judy O’Connor blew a kiss to the crowd giving her a standing ovation.
震驚但淡定的茱蒂．歐康納，向為她起立鼓掌的群眾拋飛吻。
Marty O’Connor received an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and was working as a salesman for a packaging industry company in 2012 when he fell down a flight of stairs and was paralyzed.
馬提．歐康納從科羅拉多大學取得學士學位，2012年在一家包裝業公司擔任業務員時，從樓梯上摔下來而癱瘓。
"After I got hurt, I didn’t know which end was up. I didn’t really have a direction," he said in a story on the school’s website. "I needed that mental challenge and wanted to add some professional value to myself." （AP）
「我受傷後無所適從。我真的沒有方向，」他在該校網頁上的一段敘述中如此說。「我需要心智挑戰，想要增加自我專業價值。」（美聯社）
新聞辭典
commencement：名詞，開始；畢業典禮。
composed：形容詞，鎮定的，沉著的。例句：She tried to remain composed throughout the ordeal.（她試圖在痛苦煎熬中保持鎮定。）
not know which end is up：慣用語，非正式用法，連基本知識也不懂，無所適從。例句：Despite my advanced years, I am not some poor old lady who doesn’t know which end is up.（雖然上了年紀，但我可不是那種啥也不懂的老太太。）
