THE REST OF ELIAS' STORY
You cannot imagine how the name of Robben Island made us afraid.It was a prison from which no one escaped(逃脱)．There I spent the hardest time of my life.But when I got there Nelson Mandela was also there and he helped me.Mr Mandela began a school for those of us who had little learning.He taught us during the lunch breaks① and the evenings when we should have been asleep②. We read books under our blankets(毛毯) and used anything we could find to make candles to see the words.I became a good student.I wanted to study for my degree but I was not allowed to do that.Later, Mr Mandela allowed the prison guards to join us.He said they should not be stopped from studying for their degrees.They were not cleverer than me, but they did pass their exams.So I knew I could get a degree too.That made me feel good about myself③.
