I am Amelia Earhart

I am Amelia Earhart BRAD MELTZER Illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

我是Amelia Earhart BRAD MELTZER， Christopher Eliopoulos绘制

I am Amelia Earhart.

我是阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特。

When I was little, people told me that girls should wear dresses and play with dolls. They said we shouldn't have "unladylike" adventures. I didn't agree.

当我还小的时候，人们告诉我女孩应该穿裙子，玩洋娃娃。 他们说我们不应该有“不淑女”的冒险。 我不同意。

GRANDMA'S NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS! In fact, when I was seven years old, my sister and decided to build our own roller coaster in our backyard. We placed two planks of wood up against the side of our tool shed. The cab was a wooden packing box with roller-skate wheels attached to the bottom. We greased the wood with lard so we'd move super-fast. AMELIA, ARE YOU SURE THIS IS A GOOD IDEA? THIS ISN'T A GOOD IDEA. IT'S THE BEST IDEA!

奶奶不会喜欢这样的！事实上，当我七岁的时候，我姐姐和我决定在我们的后院建造我们自己的过山车。 我们在工具棚边上放了两块木板。 驾驶室是一个底部装有轮滑轮子的木制包装箱。 我们在木头上涂了猪油，这样我们就能走得很快。 阿米莉亚，你确定这样好吗？ 这不是个好主意。这是最好的主意！

Of course, I got to ride first. This was my moment. HERE we Go. IN THREE... TWO...

当然，我得先骑。 这是属于我的时刻。我们开始吧。 在三个……两个……