Amelia Earhart A Legend in Flight

Amelia Earhart, a legend in flight. Written by Julie Mettenberg. Focus question, who is Amelia Earhart and why is she a legend?

阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特，飞行界的传奇人物。 朱莉·梅滕伯格 著。 思考问题：阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特是谁？她为什么会成为传奇？

Introduction The airplane bounced among the clouds. Giant black storm clouds lay ahead. The year was 1932. The airplane carried Amelia Earhart. She had been the first woman to ride in an airplane over the Atlantic Ocean. Now, if she made it, she would be the first woman to fly an airplane over the Atlantic. And she would be the first person to have crossed the Atlantic in an airplane twice. But first, she had to succeed, and the trip was dangerous. Airplanes in the 1930s were small, and they didn't have the instruments that today's pilots do. A pilot had to go by her sense of sight, keeping tight control of the airplane.

引子 飞机在云层间颠簸摇晃。 巨大的黑色暴云就在前方。 这一年是1932年。 飞机上坐着阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特。 她曾是第一个搭乘飞机飞越大西洋的女性。 现在，如果她成功了，她会成为第一个亲自驾驶飞机飞越大西洋的女性。 她也会成为史上第一个两次驾驶飞机飞越大西洋的人。 但首先她得成功，这趟旅程危险重重。 20世纪30年代的飞机体积很小，也没有如今飞行员使用的各种导航仪器。 飞行员只能依靠肉眼判断，牢牢操控飞机。

The black clouds ahead were too large to fly around, so Amelia pointed the little plane right into them. Ice froze the plane's controls, sending it into a tailspin. Amelia struggled to get control. Finally, the ice melted and Amelia was able to pull the plane out of its spin. Many hours later, Amelia set the plane down in Northern Ireland. She had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane she flew herself. She had already been famous. Now she would be a legend. But Amelia Earhart would be most remembered for something else. While trying to fly around the

前方的乌云太大，根本绕不开，于是阿米莉亚驾着小飞机径直冲了进去。 飞机操纵杆结了冰，飞机猛地进入尾旋下坠。 阿米莉亚拼尽全力夺回操控权。 终于，冰融化了，阿米莉亚成功把飞机从旋转下坠中拉了回来。 几个小时后，阿米莉亚把飞机降落在了北爱尔兰。 她成功驾驶自己的飞机飞越大西洋了。 她此前就已经小有名气。 而从这之后，她成了传奇。 不过阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特最被世人铭记的是另一件事。 当她尝试驾驶飞机环绕

Winged Machines The world's first airplane flight happened in 1903. Two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, successfully flew their winged machine in North Carolina. Many people thought the idea of flying was exciting. It was also dangerous. Planes were fragile and slow. They did not fly well in bad weather, and many pilots died in crashes. By 1937, airplanes had improved a lot. Engineers designed better airplanes, but accidents still happened.

带翼机器 世界上第一架飞机成功试飞是在1903年。 威尔伯·莱特和奥维尔·莱特两兄弟，在北卡罗来纳州成功驾驶他们的带翼机器飞上了天。 很多人都觉得飞行这个想法激动人心。 但飞行也十分危险。 那时的飞机结构脆弱，速度也慢。 它们没办法在恶劣天气飞行，许多飞行员都在坠机中丧生。 到1937年的时候，飞机已经改进了很多。 工程师设计出了更好的飞机，但事故依旧会发生。

Kansas Youth. Anyone who knew Amelia as a child could hardly have been surprised by her later accomplishments. She was born in Kansas in 1897. She spent most of her time with her family and friends. They climbed around the banks of the Missouri River. Amelia made up games for the to play. She and her sister were such active children that their mother made bloomers for them to wear. Unlike dresses, bloomers allowed the girls to be as active as the boys. When Amelia was 21, her family moved to California. One day she attended an air show. The airplanes dazzled her, flying in loops and doing

堪萨斯的童年。 任何认识童年阿米莉亚的人，都不会对她后来的成就感到惊讶。 她1897年出生在堪萨斯州。 她大部分时间都和家人朋友待在一起。 他们在密苏里河的河岸攀爬玩耍。 阿米莉亚编了游戏给大家玩。 她和妹妹都特别好动，妈妈特意给她们做了灯笼裤穿。 和裙子不同，灯笼裤能让女孩们像男孩一样畅快活动。 阿米莉亚21岁那年，全家搬到了加利福尼亚州。 一天，她去看了一场飞行表演。 飞机翻着筋斗，做着各种

Time to Fly Amelia later moved to Boston and found a job at Denison House. It was a place where people who were poor, especially children, could receive help. She loved her work there, but then the chance of a lifetime presented itself. George Putnam, a publicist, searched for a woman to be the first to ride in an airplane

准备起飞 阿米莉亚后来搬到波士顿，在丹尼森之家找到了一份工作。 这里会帮扶穷苦民众，尤其是穷苦孩子，给他们提供帮助。 她很喜欢那里的工作，就在这时，一个千载难逢的机遇出现了。 公关乔治·普特南正在寻找一位女性，成为第一个搭乘飞机