4 Chapter 3 Amelia Chooses a Career

Chapter 3 Amelia Chooses a Career Amelia worked in a Toronto hospital until World War I was over. Then she came back to the United States. She wanted to study science. Maybe she would become a doctor. Amelia decided to enroll at Columbia University in New York City. At that time, most men wanted wives who would stay at home. That was fine with most women. But not Amelia. She could not understand why a woman had to give up work just because of a wedding ring.

阿米莉亚在多伦多的一家医院工作，直到第一次世界大战结束。 然后她回到了美国。 她想学习科学。 也许她会成为一名医生。 阿米莉亚决定在纽约市的哥伦比亚大学注册。 在那个时候，大多数男人都希望妻子呆在家里。 这对大多数女人来说都没问题。 但阿米莉亚不是。她不明白为什么一个女人要因为一枚结婚戒指而放弃工作。

Amelia wanted a career—she just couldn't decide what career she wanted. After some time at Columbia, Amelia quit school again. She went to Los Angeles. Amelia's parents were back together again, and she moved in with them. Amelia's family was hoping that Amelia would settle down soon. WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

阿米莉亚想要一份事业——她只是无法决定自己想要什么样的事业。 在哥伦比亚大学待了一段时间后，阿米莉亚又退学了。 她去了洛杉矶。阿米莉亚的父母又复合了，她搬去和他们住。 阿米莉亚的家人希望阿米莉亚能尽快安定下来。 妇女选举权运动

Sounds painful, doesn't it? But the word "suffrage" doesn't mean "suffering"—it's about getting the right to vote. It wasn't until the 1890s that Wyoming became the first state to let women vote. By 1913—when Amelia Earhart was a high school student—women could vote in only 12 of 48 states. But the voices of protest were getting louder. "Suffragettes" marched in the streets. Many were arrested and put in jail. But the fight continued. Finally, on August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed. Women in every state of the union had won the right to vote. Amelia was seeing a young man named Sam Chapman. Sam asked Amelia to marry him. But Amelia knew that Sam would not want her to have

听起来很痛苦，不是吗? 但是“选举权”这个词并不意味着“受苦”——它是关于获得投票的权利。 直到19世纪90年代，怀俄明才成为第一个允许妇女投票的州。 到1913年，当阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特还是一名高中生时，48个州中只有12个州的女性可以投票。 但是抗议的声音越来越大。 “妇女参政论者”上街游行。 许多人被逮捕并投入监狱。 但战斗仍在继续。最后，在1920年8月26日，美国宪法第十九修正案 宪法通过了。美国各州的妇女都赢得了选举权。 阿米莉亚在和一个叫萨姆·查普曼的年轻人约会。 山姆向阿米莉亚求婚。 但阿米莉亚知道山姆不希望她

a career. She said no. Amelia knew what she didn't want. Still, she was drifting. Then, on Christmas Day in 1920, her life changed. Twenty-three-year-old Amelia Earhart and her father were with a crowd of people in Long Beach, California. They were all looking up into the sky. Why? An air show was taking place.

一个职业。她说没有。阿米莉亚知道她不想要什么。 尽管如此，她还是在漂流。然后，在1920年的圣诞节，她的生活发生了变化。 23岁的阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特和她的父亲和一群人在加州长滩。 他们都抬头望着天空。 为什么?一场飞行表演正在进行。

Pilots raced each other in their planes. They also did incredible tricks like wing walking. Amelia was fascinated. She had just one question. How much would it cost to take flying lessons? At that time, there were no airports or runways. Planes took off from big, empty fields. Three days later, Amelia and her dad went to Rogers Field. It was there that she took her first plane ride. The flight was ten minutes long. The pilot sat in front. Amelia sat behind him. The cockpit was completely open. Amelia and the pilot wore goggles to protect their eyes.

飞行员在他们的飞机上互相比赛。 它们还会表演一些不可思议的特技，比如翅膀行走。 阿米莉亚被迷住了。她只有一个问题。 上飞行课要花多少钱? 那时候，还没有机场和跑道。 飞机从空旷的田野起飞。 三天后，阿米莉亚和她爸爸去了罗杰斯球场。 就是在那里，她第一次坐飞机。 飞行时间是十分钟。 飞行员坐在前面。阿米莉亚坐在他身后。 驾驶舱是完全敞开的。 阿米莉亚和飞行员戴着护目镜保护眼睛。

The plane bounced across the bumpy field for takeoff. Then it slowly rose into the air. Right away Amelia was hooked. She later said "As soon as we left the ground, I knew I, myself, had to fly." Amelia was not drifting any longer. From that day on, she had a goal. Amelia was going to become a pilot. At nearby Kinner Airfield, a woman named Neta Snook gave flying lessons. A woman pilot—this was just what Amelia wanted. Neta agreed to teach Amelia to fly. It would cost $1.00 a minute. In 1921 that was a lot of money—but Amelia was willing to pay.

飞机在颠簸的地面上颠簸着准备起飞。 然后它慢慢地升到空中。 阿米莉亚立刻被迷住了。 她后来说:“我们一离开地面，我就知道我自己必须飞起来。” 阿米莉亚不再漂泊了。 从那天起，她有了一个目标。 阿米莉亚打算成为一名飞行员。 在附近的金纳机场，一位名叫妮塔·斯努克的女士教授飞行课程。 一个女飞行员——这正是阿米莉亚想要的。 妮塔同意教阿米莉亚飞行。 每分钟要花10美元。 在1921年，这是一大笔钱——但阿米莉亚愿意付这笔钱。