Mini entrepreneur Levi Anderton小小企业家利瓦伊·安德顿

Mini entrepreneur Levi Anderton小小企业家利瓦伊·安德顿
作者：胡金莹
来源：《疯狂英语·新读写》2023年第03期
主題语境：人物篇幅：350词建议用时：7分钟
1 Mini entrepreneur Levi Anderton's“super ⁃power”has launched him into the business world.Levi， 11， has dyslexia， a condition that makesreading difficult because his brain has troubleprocessing letters and sounds. But now hes the bossof his own business and helping other kids just like him.
2 The Queensland Year 5 student， who also has ADHD， has earned about＄7，500 sincestartin g his My Dyslexia Shop business two years ago. Levi sells“reading rulers”， a readingtool that helped him a lot when his teacher gave him one to try in Year 3.“It helped meunderstand sentences and follow along，”he said.“I wanted to ensure that other kids cangain such benefits.”
3 Since he added ruler cases inscribed （刻）with his motto“Dyslexia is my superpower”to his offerings， hes sold about 700 ruler packs plus 600 cases through his website and atmarkets.
4 His business success has also cau ght the attention of financial expert Scott Pape.“Iam just so thoroughly impressed with Levi and what hes been able to do，”Pape said.“Hesreally turned what he had struggled with into a way of helping others.”
5 Levi's “reading rulers” can help peop le with dyslexia. They work a bit like acoloured highlighter to make letters stand out clearly when the transparent， coloured ruleris placed over them.
6 With the help of his mum， Levi found a supplier online， placed his first order for 25packs of“reading rulers”.“I just sold out on the first day and the next day 200 peoplebought them，”Levi said.“It feels amazing because so many people know me and my rulersnow.”
7 Half the money Levi makes goes back into his business. He devotes 25 percent ofhis earnings to giving rulers to a charity that supports people with learning difficultieswhile he keeps the remaining
25 percent for himself. Levi said starting his own businesswas“quite a big jump”because he had learnt
a lot from his business venture and becomemore confident.
Reading
Check
1. Why did Levi decide to sell“reading rulers”？
A. To help other kids.
B. To earn some profits.
C. To enlarge his business.
D. To improve his reading ability.
2. What can we learn about Levis business on selling“reading rulers”？
A. It received a financial experts support.
B. It was a great success at the first attempt.
C. It is widely known throughout the world.
D. It can help to get rid of reading disorder.
3. How can we describe Levi according to the text？
A. Wise and diligent.
B. Optimistic and brave.
C. Ambitious and caring.
D. Clever and humorous.
4. What does the author intend to tell us？
A. Trouble can turn into power.
B. A boy runs his dyslexia shop.
C. Reading is possible for anyone.
D. Small reading brings big effects.
Language
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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text
He devotes 25 percent of his earnings to giving rulers to a charity that supports peoplewith learning difficulties while he keeps the remaining 25 percent for himself. 他將自己收入的25%用于给一家帮助有学习困难的人的慈善机构捐赠“阅读尺”，剩下的25%则留给了自己。

【点石成金】本句中，while为连词，表示前后两个句子为对比关系；that supportspeople with learning difficulties为that引导的定语从句。

Ⅱ. Text⁃centered chunks
process letters and sounds 处理字母和声音
catch the attention of 引起……的注意
be impressed with 对……印象深刻
turn...into... 把……变成……
stand out 突出；显眼
devote...to... 把……用于……。