056 阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特的日记

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This is the story of Amelia Earhart

这是阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特的故事。

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She was an airplane pilot and a great American hero

她是一名飞机驾驶员，也是一位伟大的美国英雄。

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On July 2, 1937, the airplane that Amelia Earhart was flying crashed near Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean

1937年7月2日，阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特驾驶的飞机在太平洋的豪兰岛附近坠毁。

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For many months people searched for Amelia Earhart's plane, but it was never found

人们搜寻了阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特的飞机好几个月，但始终没有找到。

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Since 1937 there have been many other expeditions to find Amelia's plane, but no one has been able to find it

自1937年以来，又有许多探险队试图寻找阿梅莉亚的飞机，但没人能找到它。

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Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, to Amy and Edwin Earhart

阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特于1897年7月24日出生，父母是艾米和埃德温·埃尔哈特。

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She was born in Kansas City, but lived all over the United States

她出生在堪萨斯城，但居住在美国各地。

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When she was ten, her family moved to Iowa. Amelia began keeping a diary

十岁时，她家搬到了爱荷华州。阿梅莉亚开始写日记。

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July 1908: " Today is my tenth birthday

1908年7月：“今天是我十岁的生日。

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It was a great day. Father took us to the Iowa State Fair

那天很棒。父亲带我们去了爱荷华州博览会。

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It was very exciting. I saw an airplane for the first time

那天特别令人激动。我第一次见到了飞机。

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It was a strange-looking thing, and I can't imagine anyone flying in it."

那东西模样古怪，很难想象有人会坐着它飞上天。”

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In 1917, during World War I, Amelia went to visit her sister at school in Canada

1917年，第一次世界大战期间，阿梅莉亚去加拿大看望上学的妹妹。

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While she was there, she decided to train as a nurse

在那里时，她决定接受护士培训。

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She served as a volunteer at a military hospital in Toronto and helped heal many soldiers until the war ended in 1918

她在多伦多的一家军医院做志愿者，照料伤员，一直坚持到1918年战争结束。

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November 1918: " The war has finally ended, and I am going back to the United States

1918年11月：“战争终于结束了，我要回美国了。

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It was a terrible war. I tried to help as many soldiers as I could, but many men died

这场战争太可怕了。我尽力去救助更多士兵，但还是有很多人没能活下来。

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I hope there is never another war."

我希望永远不要再有战争了。”

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After the war Amelia went to California to be with her mother and father

战争结束后，阿梅莉亚去了加州，与父母团聚。

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It was in California that Amelia fell in love with flying

正是在加州，阿梅莉亚爱上了飞行。

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December 1920: " A few days ago, I had the most exhilarating day of my life

1920年12月：“几天前，我度过了人生中最令人兴奋的一天。

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I went with Father to Daugherty Field

我和爸爸一起去了多赫蒂机场。

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We watched an air show. Today I got a chance to fly in an airplane, and I loved it! I have to fly again."

我们看了一场飞行表演。今天我得到机会坐了一次飞机，我爱上了这种感觉！我还要再飞。”

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January 1921: " I met Neta today. She is going to give me flying lessons

1921年1月：“我今天见到了妮塔。她会给我上飞行课。

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I am going to become an airplane pilot!"

我要成为一名飞行员！”

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March 1921: " This was the worst day of my life

1921年3月：“这是我人生中最糟糕的一天。

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I had another accident in my airplane

我的飞机又出了事故。

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Neta thinks that I may never be a good pilot

妮塔觉得我可能永远当不了一个好飞行员。

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Mother and Father agree with her and want me to stop flying

妈妈和爸爸也同意她，想让我别再飞了。

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But I will never stop. Flying is my life now

但我绝不会放弃。飞行现在就是我的生命。

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I will show them that I can be a great pilot

我会向他们证明我能成为优秀的飞行员。

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I will become the best pilot ever."

我要成为有史以来最棒的飞行员。”

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June 1921: " Today I bought an airplane and named it the Canary

1921年6月：“今天我买了一架飞机，给它取名‘金丝雀’。

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Unfortunately I got into a very small accident when I was landing the plane. But tomorrow will be better."

不幸的是，降落时我出了个小事故。但明天会更好。”

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Amelia never gave up. She worked very hard for the next seven years and became an excellent pilot

阿梅莉亚从不放弃。接下来七年她非常努力，成了一名出色的飞行员。

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During those seven years, she also became famous

那七年里，她也变得有名了。

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In fact, the Boston Globe called her the best woman pilot in the United States

事实上，《波士顿环球报》称她为美国最佳女飞行员。

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April 1928: " I am so excited. Today I got a call from Captain Railey

1928年4月：“我太激动了。今天我接到了雷利上尉的电话。

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He asked me to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

他邀请我成为第一位飞越大西洋的女性。

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I will be the captain of the flight, and two men will come with me

我将担任这趟飞行的机长，有两名男性与我同行。

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But my dream is to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by myself."

但我的梦想，是独自飞越大西洋。”

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May 1932: " I did it! I flew across the Atlantic by myself

1932年5月：“我做到了！我独自飞越了大西洋。

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It was not easy, but I persisted. I encountered a thunderstorm and heavy fog

过程很艰难，但我坚持了下来。途中遇到了雷暴和浓雾。

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All I had to eat on the trip was two cans of tomato juice

整个旅程中，我只吃了两罐番茄汁。

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I had hoped to land in Paris, France, but because of the storm, I landed in Ireland."

我原本希望在法国巴黎降落，但因为暴风雨，我降落在了爱尔兰。”

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June 1932: " What a day! First, there was a parade for me in New York City

1932年6月：“多么美好的一天！首先，纽约市为我举行了一场游行。

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Thousands of people came out onto the street to cheer for me

成千上万的人走上街头为我欢呼。

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I felt like a hero. Later I flew to Washington DC and went to the White House

我感觉自己像个英雄。后来，我飞到了华盛顿特区，去了白宫。

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President Hoover presented me with an award."

胡佛总统为我颁了奖。”

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After her solo Atlantic flight, Amelia was very famous

那次独自飞越大西洋后，阿梅莉亚声名大噪。

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Her next goal was to fly around the world

她的下一个目标是环球飞行。

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December 1936: " I have decided to fly all the way around the world

1936年12月：“我已决定要飞遍全世界。

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I will be the first woman to do it. But even more important, I will fly around the world at the equator

我将是首位做到这点的女性。但更重要的是，我将沿着赤道环游世界。

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If I succeed, it will be the longest distance ever traveled in one airplane trip

如果我成功了，那将是有史以来单次飞行旅行的最长航程。

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Not even any man has flown so far

甚至还没有任何男性飞过这么远。

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The trip will need careful planning and preparation

这次旅行需要周密的计划和准备。

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I will have to do a trial flight to test equipment, and I'll have to carefully research the best route."

我必须进行一次试飞来测试设备，还必须仔细研究最佳航线。”

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May 1937: " I said good-bye to my friends, my family, and many of my new fans today

1937年5月：“今天，我向我的朋友、家人以及许多新粉丝告了别。

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I have begun my journey around the world

我已经开始了我的环球之旅。

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It will take about a month. Today I flew from California and I will land in Florida in a few days."

这大约需要一个月时间。今天我从加利福尼亚出发，几天后我将降落在弗罗里达。”

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During her long trip, Amelia continued writing her diary

在漫长的旅途中，阿梅莉亚坚持写日记。

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Whenever she landed, she found a way to send her diary entries home to her husband, George Putnam

每次降落时，她都会想办法把日记内容寄回家给她的丈夫，乔治·普特南。

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Her last entry was in July 1937. It was very short

她的最后一篇日记是在1937年7月，篇幅很短。

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" Tomorrow I will be flying over Howland Island. I hope it is a nice day."

“明天我将飞越豪兰岛。我希望天气会好。”

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Then, the very next day, her plane crashed near Howland Island

然后，就在第二天，她的飞机在豪兰岛附近坠毁了。

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Immediately searchers went out to find her

搜救人员立刻出发去寻找她。

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President Roosevelt sent 9 Navy ships and 66 airplanes

罗斯福总统派出了9艘海军舰艇和66架飞机。

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They searched for almost a month, but could not find her

他们搜寻了将近一个月，但没能找到她。

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Still to this day, no one has been able to find her plane

直到今天，依然没有人能找到她的飞机。

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Amelia Earhart was a courageous and brave woman

阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特是一位富有胆识、勇敢无畏的女性。

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Before she left on her flight around the world, Amelia wrote this letter to her husband:

在她启程进行环球飞行之前，阿梅莉亚给丈夫写了这封信：

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Dear George

亲爱的乔治：

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Please know I am aware that this trip will be dangerous, but I must make it

请你知道，我清楚这次旅行会有危险，但我必须完成它。

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Women must try to do the things that men have done

女性必须尝试去做男性已经做过的事情。

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Even if I fail, I hope that my adventure will challenge other women to try

即使我失败了，我希望我的冒险能激励其他女性去尝试。