Francis Drake was born in Devon, England, in around 1540.
He went to sea at an early age and in 1563 became the first Englishman to sell slaves from Africa in the New World. The Spanish called him a pirate because of his expedition against Spanish ports in the Caribbean.
In December 1577 Drake was secretly sent by Queen Elizabeth I to set off on an expedition against the Spanish colonies on the American Pacific coast. He left his homeland with 5 ships under his command, but by the time he reached the Pacific Ocean in October 1578 only one was left.
Drake travelled up the west coast of South America hoping to find a route across to the Atlantic but then he turned south and crossed the Pacific.
Despite all the difficulties Drake arrived in England in September 1580 with his ship filled with gold and spices.
That is how he became the first Englishman to sail around the world. Because of this the Queen made him a knight.
Besides this achievement Sir Francis Drake is known for his participation in the war between England and Spain. In 1588 he was a vice admiral in the fleet that defeated the Armada, the Spanish Fleet.
Drake died in Panama on 28 January 1596.
When I was little, my dad worked on the railroad.
It was hard. He unloaded the wagons and heavy things. But he never complained, he tried for our family.
In the evenings when he worked the night shift he loved to sit and watch the trains, if he had free time.
One day when his working day was already over and he was going to go home, my dad heard the scream.
It was a man. He fell onto the tracks and hurt his leg.
At this time, was to arrive the train. Dad ran to help the man, but other people tried to dissuade him, because the train was very close.
Around there were a lot of people, but nobody wanted to risk their lives.
But my dad had to help the man. The man was still alive.
My dad retired from work. And said that he didn't want to accidentally fall onto the tracks and know that he is no one to help.
Когда я был маленьким, мой отец работал на железной дороге.
Это было тяжело. Он разгрузили вагоны и тяжелые вещи. Но он никогда не жаловался, он попытался для нашей семьи.
По вечерам, когда он работал в ночную смену, он любил сидеть и смотреть на поезда, если он имел свободное время.
Однажды, когда его рабочий день уже закончился, и он собирался идти домой, мой папа услышал крик.
Это был человек. Он упал на рельсы и повредил ногу.
В это время, был прибыть поезд. Папа бросился на человеку, но и другие люди пытались отговорить его, потому что поезд было очень близко.
Вокруг было много людей, но никто не хотел рисковать своей жизнью.
Но мой папа должен был человеку.Человек был еще жив.
Мой папа ушел из работы. И сказал, что он не хотел, чтобы случайно упасть на рельсы и знаю, что он не один, чтобы
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