Letters from Our Ukrainian Children June 2023 乌克兰孩子的信 2023年6月

My name is Maria-Diana Kozak. I go to the 9th grade. I’m not one of the best students, but I try to master the curriculum. I don't miss school without reasons. My school marks went down because of the war. Since February, I have been studying online. My worries, stresses and fears for me and my family don't leave me.
      
Now I go to school, but the air alarm signal doesn't give me the opportunity for normal studying. We spent much time in the shelter where it is cold. So, sometimes I catch a cold.
 
We haven't had any combat operations in my town, but near it there were some missile strikes. From November we have power outage schedules.  During the power outages, it is cold in my apartment. The residents of my town help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In summer I wove the camouflage net. At school we organized the charity fair, and all the funds we sent for the needs of our defenders. I’m a religious person and sometimes visit church. Despite all the troubles that the terrorist-country has brought us, I believe in the inevitable victory of my country.

我的名字叫Maria-Diana Kozak。 现在上九年级。 我虽然不是成绩最好的学生，但是我都会尽最大的努力去掌握学到的课业知识。 没有特殊情况话，我是不会缺课的。 我的成绩由于战争下降了。 自从二月以来，我的课业都在网上进行的。 我为我的家人和自己担心、焦虑，恐惧一直挥之不去。
 
现在我们可以上课，但是空袭警报经常响起，所以没办法正常上课。我们经常不得不在冰冷的防空所躲避很长时间，我不时就会感冒。
 
在我们的城市虽然没有发生战斗，但是常会有导弹袭击到附近的城镇。自从11月份开始我们就开始实施限时供电。在那段时间我们家里很冷。我们家乡的人也投身于为乌克兰武装的士兵提供帮助。 在夏天的时候，我也帮忙编制迷彩网，以这样的形式保家卫国。在学校我们组织了慈善活动，所有募捐的款项都捐给了我们的部队。我是一个有信仰的人，周日有时去教会。 虽然现在我们的国家面临这场战争带给我们的许多困难，但我依然相信我们会打赢这场保卫战争。
 

My name is Pavlo, I’m 7 years old and I’m a student in the 2nd grade. I like studying at school and I’m good at every subject.

I’m a little, but I know and understand what the war is. This is when the missiles are flying, the buildings are destroyed, and the people are killed. I know that lots of children died. And also, when the lights are turned off, it becomes dark and cold.  

When we hear the air alarm signal, my mom and I go to the shelter. I can't play with my friends. If I have lessons at that time, I also hide in the shelter.

I wish for peace at last, and everybody will be healthy.

我叫Pavlo，今年7岁，是二年级学生。我喜欢上学，每个科目的成绩都很好。虽然我还小，但我知道并理解什么是战争，就是导弹在天上飞、房子被炸掉、人们被杀害。我知道很多孩子都死了。还有，熄灯时屋里变得又黑又冷。
听到空袭警报时，我和妈妈就要去防空所躲避，我不能和朋友们一起玩。如果那个时候我在上课，我也需要马上去防空所。
 
我希望我们最后能获得和平，每一个人都健康。

My name is Volodymyr Kozak. I am a student of the 6th grade. I'm a diligent student and have good academic success. I’m good at Math, IT and Ukrainian language. I go to school every day and try not to miss classes. When the war began, I was worried. My dad died in the war eight years ago. I remember it and I don't want children to become orphans.

During the air alarm signal, I always hide in the shelter. I have my anxious backpack with me. Every day in my town, we have power outages. It doesn't scare me; it just makes me feel cold. But I don't panic. I just worry about my family. I don't want children to be killed, or that moms will cry. I believe that the war will end soon with the victory of my country and Ukraine will be rebuilt again.

我名叫Volodymyr Kozak，是六年级学生。我勤奋好学，成绩很好。我擅长数学、信息技术和语文。我每天都去上学，尽量不缺课。战争开始时，我很担心。我爸爸八年前在战争中牺牲了。我一直心有余悸，我不希望别的孩子也变成孤儿。
 
在空袭警报响起时，我总是带着应急包躲进防空所。我们城镇每天都停电，我不害怕，只是感到寒冷。但我不会惊慌失措，我就是担心我的家人。我不想看到孩子们被杀死，不想看到妈妈们哭泣。我相信这场战争很快就会结束，我们的国家会取得胜利，乌克兰会再次重建。

There are many people on earth who are sick, including me. We have air raids in a day, so with all the children at school we have to hide in a shelter. It is very humid and cold there, because of this I often get sick and cough. My sister Vika, who goes to school, also often gets sick. I study in the 5th grade. Our school has very important and friendly teachers. Every day we have interesting and educational lessons. Thanks to our soldiers, I can study in my home school, because now not all children have that, and it is very sad. A great happiness for our generation is to live in a peaceful environment. The city of Lviv is now more or less quiet, there are air raids or alerts of bombs in the school area. But thanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, everything is fine, and we are holding on!

世界上有很多人正在生病，我也是。我们一天内常会遭遇很多次空袭，学校里所有的学生都不得不躲在防空所里。那里非常潮湿和寒冷，因此我经常生病和咳嗽，跟我在同一个学校上学的妹妹Vika也经常生病。

我现在读五年级。我们学校有非常善良的老师，他们很重要。每天我们都有有趣且有教育意义的课程。感谢我们的战士们，让我可以仍能在自己的学校里上课。但现在不是所有的学生都能在自己的学校里上课了，这是件很难过的事。对于我们这一代人而言，能生活在一个和平的环境就是巨大的幸福。利沃夫市现在基本上安全，不过我们学校附近有时会有空袭或者炸弹警报。多亏了乌克兰武装部队的英勇抵抗，我们现在一切都还好，我们还在坚持不放弃！