爲幫助失業的母親 美國11歲女孩自己創業

As the partial federal government shutdown ends its second week, many workers without paychecks, as well as their families, are becoming increasingly worried about their personal finances.

美國部分聯邦政府關閉已有兩週的時間，許多工人沒有薪水，他們以及他們的家人都越來越擔心個人財務狀況。

That problem was on the mind of one fifth-grader in Gaithersburg, Maryland, whose mother was furloughed from her job at the Food and Drug Administration back on 28 December.

來自馬里蘭州蓋瑟斯堡的一名五年級學生心裏裝着這個問題，她的母親於12月28日就從食品和藥物管理局下崗了。

But instead of complaining, she, like any good entrepreneur, took action: she opened up a business.

但這個孩子並沒有抱怨，而是像任何優秀企業家一樣採取行動：她開了一家公司。

The business is called Bella's Sweet Scrubs and it's owned by 11-year old capitalist and marketing whiz Bella Berrellez.

公司的名字是“貝拉的甜蜜磨砂”，由這位11歲的資本家減營銷高手貝拉·貝萊勒茲創立。

Bella's company sells sugar scrubs, which is something I've never heard of. But please don't take my ignorance as criticism. I've learned that a "scrub" is kind of a paste that you use in the shower and it's a very popular thing.

貝拉的公司出售磨砂糖，這東西我從來沒有聽說過。但請不要把我的無知當作批評。我瞭解到，“磨砂膏”是一種你在淋浴時使用的糊狀物，它很受歡迎。

The products sold by Bella's Sweet Scrubs are made of organic sugar, organic coconut oil, organic olive oil, organic dye and organic essential oils.

“貝拉的甜蜜磨砂”所銷售的產品由有機糖、有機椰子油、有機橄欖油、有機染料和有機精油製成。

They're handmade by Bella herself and she sells them on her Etsy site for only seven bucks a jar.

這些產品都是由貝拉自己手工製作的，她在Etsy網站上以每罐七塊錢的價格出售。