致敬阿梅莉亚•埃尔哈特
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今天是妇女节，小编祝广大女性读者节日快乐！借此机会向大家介绍一位杰出的女飞行员。
阿梅莉亚•埃尔哈特 Amelia Earhart
1897—1937
the first woman who flew alone across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart standing under nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, 1937
1897
Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on 24th July 1897.
1897年7月24日，阿梅莉亚•玛丽•埃尔哈特生于堪萨斯州的艾奇逊。
1908
The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of 11, Amelia saw her first aircraft.
全家迁到艾奥瓦州的得梅因，11岁首次见到飞机。
1915
With her mother and sister, Amelia moved to Chicago.
和母亲、姐姐一起迁到芝加哥。
1916
She left Hyde Park High School in Chicago and began Junior College at Ogontz School in Rydal, Pennsylvania.
从芝加哥海德公园高中毕业，来到位于宾夕法尼亚州赖德尔的奥冈兹学校读专科。
1917
Amelia visited Toronto and trained as a nurse's assistant. She worked at the Spadina Military Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
来到多伦多接受助理护士培训。在加拿大的士巴丹拿军事医院工作。
1919
Amelia attended Columbia University for a year.
进入哥伦比亚大学学习一年。
1920
On December 28th, Amelia flew for the first time, with a pilot called Frank Hawks.
12月28日，和飞行员弗兰克•霍克斯一起飞行，这也是第一次飞上天。
1921
Amelia's first flying lesson was on 3rd January at Kinner Field near Long Beach. Later in the year, Amelia bought her first aircraft.
1月3曰在长滩附近的金尔菲尔德上了第一次飞行课。同年购买了她的第一架飞机。
1922
Amelia flew her aircraft to an altitude of 4,300 metres, and set a world record for female pilots.
驾驶自己的飞机飞到4300米高空，创造了女飞行员的世界纪录。
1923
On 15th May, she won her pilot's licence.
5月15日得到飞行员驾驶证。
1925
She worked as a teacher, in Massachusetts.
在马萨诸塞州当老师。
1928—1929
Amelia was a member of a crew which flew across the Atlantic Ocean. She published a book called 20 Hours 40 Minutes. She entered an air-race for the first time, and she came third.
加入一个飞越大西洋的队伍。出版《20小时40分钟》一书。首次参加飞行比赛，获得第三名。
1931
Amelia set women's speed records for 100-kilometre flights. She also set a world altitude record of 5,613 metres. She married George P. Putnam, her manager, on 7th February.
在100千米速度飞行中破女子纪录，还创造了5,613米飞行高度纪录。2月7日，和她的经理人乔治•P. 普特曼结婚。
Amelia Earhart and her husband, George Putnam
1932
On 20th May, Amelia became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The flight lasted 14 hours 56 minutes. In August, she also became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the USA, coast to coast, from Los Angeles to Newark. She published For the Fun of It.
5月20日成为首个独自一人飞越大西洋的女性。行程耗时14小时56分钟。8月，成为第一个独自一人无间断飞越美国的女性，从一边海岸飞到另一边海岸，从洛杉矶到纽瓦克。出版《只为其中的乐趣》一书。
1933
Amelia competed in the National Air Races in Los Angeles, California. She broke her previous speed record for crossing America.
在加州洛杉矶参加全国飞行大赛，打破了自己飞越美国的速度纪录。
1935
Amelia became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific between Honolulu and Oakland, California. And she was the first person to fly solo non-stop from Los Angeles to Mexico City. Amelia joined the staff of Purdue University.
成为第一个从火奴鲁鲁飞到加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人。也是首个独自无间断从洛杉矶飞到墨西哥城的人。进入普渡大学工作。
Amelia Earhart in airplane,1936
1937
Amelia attempted to fly round the world. During the attempt, she disappeared on 2nd July 1937 at the age of 39. She was trying to find Howland Island and perhaps she crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
尝试环球飞行。1937年7月2日，39岁的她在环球飞行中失踪。她曾试图找到豪兰岛，也许她坠入了太平洋。
1939
Although her body was never found, the government decided that Amelia Earhart was dead on January 5th.
尽管一直没有找到她的遗体，政府决定将阿梅莉亚•埃 尔哈特去世的日期定为1月5日。
US stamp honoring Amelia Earhart
以上内容整理自已经出版的“柯林斯名人故事集”丛书中的《了不起的飞行员》，该丛书是学习英语、了解历史人物的理想读物，敬请期待。图片来自wikipedia。
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