哥伦比亚大学52岁清洁工获学士学位
<p>美国哥伦比亚大学一名52岁的清洁工上周日与其他同学一起参加毕业典礼，正式获得该校古典文学学士学位。据悉，这名清洁工名叫菲利帕奇，1992年从前南斯拉夫来到纽约，去美国之前曾经就读于贝尔格莱德的法学院。因哥伦比亚大学规定全职雇员可以免费听课，菲利帕奇在19年间完成了基础的语言课程和古典文学的所有课程。他每天上午上课，下午2点半到晚上11点完成清洁工作，然后继续熬夜学习。每逢考试或学期论文，他还得熬通宵看书，天亮以后接着去上课。菲利帕奇表示，他下一步的理想是获得罗马和希腊古典文学的硕士和博士学位，希望能够以后能当老师，教书的同时把他喜欢的古典文学作品翻译成自己的母语－阿尔巴尼亚语。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Gac">Gac</span> <span word="Filipaj">Filipaj</span> <span word="mopped">mopped</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>, <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="eked">eked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ivy">Ivy</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="payback">payback</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="The">The</span> 52-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="janitor">janitor</span> <span word="donned">donned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gown">gown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="classics">classics</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="philosopher">philosopher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statesman">statesman</span> <span word="Seneca">Seneca</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="janitor">janitor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Lerner">Lerner</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cleans">cleans</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="Seneca">Seneca</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> — <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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