In 2003, Mary Marggraff was a 47-year-old California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool (拼车) schedules. But after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one, she had an inspiration. ''It was blank, '' says Marggraff, now 64. ''What else could I fill it with?'' Soon she was thinking about her childhood love of flying, and next thing she knew, she determined to register in flight school. ''In my first class, all the students were single men half my age. I felt like a housemother attending a fraternity (兄弟会), but I loved it too much to walk away. '' she says.
Marggraff earned her first pilot's license in 2005. Six years and four additional licenses later, her addiction to being in the air changed into something grander: a desire to go to space. To move closer to her starry dreams, Marggraff got a part-time job as a mission support representative at Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space line. In that role, she attended space-related gatherings where she educated people about the future of universe voyages. Though space tourism isn't quite a reality yet, Marggraff has already begun space training in expectation of being on one of Virgin's early flights. ''I've completed acceleration force exercises, '' she says, ''which require getting inside a machine, spinning around at 2,500 miles per hour, and trying not to black out. ''
Marggraff's training has meant more than getting her wings—it's expanded her sense of what the future may hold. ''It turns out I’m capable of much more than I imagined, '' she says. ''I used to think it'd be a miracle if I got my first license. Now I've completed nearly 1,000 hours of flight! I'm rotten in the kitchen and I burn anything I iron, but if you need someone to land a plane, call me. ''
2003年,47岁的Mary Marggraff是加利福尼亚州的一位母亲,她致力于学校委员会和拼车(拼车) 时间表。但在丢失了她值得信赖的笔记本并买了一本新的之后,她有了一个灵感。”现年64岁的Marggraff说,这是一片空白我还能填些什么?”很快,她就想起了儿时对飞行的热爱,接下来,她决定注册飞行学校。”在我的第一堂课上,所有的学生都是年龄只有我一半的单身男子。我感觉自己就像一个参加兄弟会的家庭主妇(兄弟会), 但我太喜欢它了,不能走开。”她说。
Marggraff在2005年获得了她的第一张飞行员执照。六年后,又获得了四张执照,她对空中飞行的痴迷变成了更宏大的东西:去太空的愿望。为了更接近她的星空梦想,Marggraff在理查德·布兰森的商业太空公司维珍银河公司找到了一份兼职任务支持代表的工作。在这个角色中,她参加了与太空相关的聚会,在那里她向人们教育宇宙航行的未来。虽然太空旅游还没有完全成为现实,但Marggraff已经开始了太空训练,希望能搭乘维珍航空的早期航班。”“我已经完成了加速力练习,”她说,“这需要进入一台机器,以每小时2500英里的速度旋转,并尽量不晕过去。”
Marggraff的训练不仅仅意味着获得翅膀,它还扩展了她对未来的感知。”她说:“事实证明,我的能力远远超出了我的想象。”我曾经认为,如果我拿到了第一张驾照,那将是一个奇迹。现在我已经完成了将近1000个小时的飞行!我在厨房里烂醉如泥,熨好的东西都会烧掉,但如果你需要有人帮你降落飞机,就给我打电话。”
句子成分分析:
[In 2003], MaryMarggraff was a47yearold California mother, devoted to school committees and car pool
schedules.But [after losing her trusty notebook and buying a new one], she had an inspiration.
句子语法结构详解:
* was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* devoted 为过去分词,作状语。
* losing 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* buying 为动名词。
* had 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* she 为人称代词主格。her 为形容词型物主代词。a/an 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
devote...to... | 把...奉献给..., 把...用于... |
car pool | 1) 合伙用车的一伙人(一群各自都有汽车的人每次轮流开一辆车送大家上班) 2) (公司或机构的)公用车队 |
Vocabulary:
California [,kæli'fɔ:njә] | n. | [地名] 加利福尼亚 |
mother ['mʌðә] | n. | 1) 母亲,妈妈 2) (对女修道院院长的尊称) |
school [sku:l] | n. | 1) (中、小)学校 2) 专科学校,专业学校 3) 流派,学派 |
committee [kә'miti] | n. | 委员会 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
schedule ['skedʒuәl] | n. | 1) 时刻表 2) 日程安排 |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
after ['ɑ:ftә] | prep. | 1) (时间、次序或位置)在...之后 2) 仅次于 |
lose [lu:z] | vt. | 1) 失去,损失,丧失 2) 丢失,遗失 |
trusty ['trʌsti] | a. | (长期以来)可信任的,可信赖的;忠实的 |
notebook ['nәutbuk] | n. | 1) 笔记本 2) 练习本 |
buy [bai] | vt. | 1) 买,购买 2) (钱)够支付 |
new [nju:] | a. | 1) 新的,刚出现的,新近推出的 2) (the new)新东西,新事物 |
one [wʌn] | pron | 1) 一个人(或物) 2) (代表前面提到的,避免重复) |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
inspiration [,inspә'reiʃәn] | n. | 1) 灵感 2) 启发灵感的人(或事物),使人产生动机的人(或事物) |
句子成分分析:
I felt [like a housemother] attending a fraternity (兄弟会), || but I loved it [too much] to walk away.
句子语法结构详解:
(felt 为 feel 的过去式。)
* felt 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* attending 为现在分词,作状语。
* but 为并列连词,连接并列句,表转折。
* loved 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to walk 为不定式,作状语。
* I 为人称代词主格。a 为不定冠词。
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句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
feel like... | 1) 想要(某东西或做某事) 2) 感觉像..., 摸上去像... |
walk away | 1) 走开 2) 脱身, 一走了之 |
Vocabulary:
housemother ['hausmʌðә] | n. | 女家长, 女舍监 |
attend [ә'tend] | vt. | 1) 参加,出席 2) 照看, 照料 |
fraternity [frә'tә:niti] | n. | 1) (有相同职业、爱好或信仰的)群体,同人,同好 2) (美国男学生的)联谊会,兄弟会 |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
love [lʌv] | vt. | 1) 爱,热爱 2) 喜欢,喜爱 |
too [tu:] | ad. | 1) 太,过于,过度 2) 也,又,还 |
much [mʌtʃ] | ad. | 1) (用于比较级)更加, ...得多 2) 很, 非常 |
句子成分分析:
[Now] I've completed nearly 1,000 hours (of flight)!I'm rotten [in the kitchen] || and I burn anything (I iron), || but
if you need someone to land a plane, || call me.
句子语法结构详解:
(I've = I have, I'm = I am)
* completed 为谓语,采用现在完成时。
* am 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* rotten 为形容词作表语。
* and 为并列连词,连接并列句。
* burn 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* 第4个 I 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* iron 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* but 为并列连词,表转折。
* if 为连词,引导条件状语从句。
* need 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* to land 为不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* call 开头为祈使句。
* call 为谓语。
* you 为人称代词。I 为人称代词主格。me 为人称代词宾格。anything, someone 为不定代词。have 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
now [nau] | ad. | 现在, 目前 |
complete [kәm'pli:t] | vt. | 1) 完成,结束 2) 填写(表格) |
nearly ['niәli] | ad. | 几乎; 差不多 |
hour [auә] | n. | 1) 小时 2) (某个)时间,时段 |
flight [flait] | n. | 1) 航班飞机,班机 2) (空中)航行,航程 3) 飞行, 飞翔 |
rotten ['rɔtn] | a. | 1) (食物、树木等)腐烂的,腐败的,腐朽的 2) 非常糟糕的,恶劣的 |
kitchen ['kitʃin] | n. | 厨房 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
burn [bә:n] | vt. | 1) 使燃烧 2) 使烧毁,烧坏,烧伤,烧死 |
anything ['eniθiŋ] | pron | 1) 任何事物 2) 随便什么东西 |
iron ['aiәn] | vt. | 用(熨斗)熨,烫平 |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
if [if] | conj. | 1) 如果, 倘若 2) 是否 |
need [ni:d] | vt. | 需要,必需 |
someone ['sʌmwʌn] | pron | 1) 某人; 有人 2) 重要人物 |
land [lænd] | vt. | 1) 使着陆,降落,靠岸,登陆 2) 成功得到,赢得,捞到(尤指许多人想得到的工作) |
plane [plein] | n. | 1) 飞机 2) 平面 |
call [kɔ:l] | vt. | 1) 打电话给... 2) 把……叫做,称呼 |
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