20100112 Amelia Earhart (2)

Amelia Earhart

After Earhart's Atlantic crossing, the press dubbed her the "Queen of the Air."
As she planed new flights, opportunities arrived in the form of product promotions, a book deal and a lecture tour.

Setting and breaking records
In spite of the publicity, Earhart's objective continued to be flying. In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She then became the first person to fly solo over the Pacific from Hawaii to California in 1935.

The final flight
As her 40th birthday approached,
Earhart prepared for her biggest challenge - an around-the-world flight. On June 1, 1937, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, began their 46,671-km journey in Florida. They arrived in New Guinea on June 29 with only 11,265 km left to go, Sadly, their plane disappeared on the next leg of the trip, and they were never heard from again. Amelia once wrote to her husband, "Please know that I am aware of the hazards. [But] women must try to do things as men have tried." Because of her courageous effort, Amelia Earhart's name lives on.


dub v. 授予...稱號/把...叫做/給...取綽號
=> give one name that describe one in some way
dubb dubbed dubbed
eg: Sean was dubbed "Prince" by his classmates because he adores himself so much.
=> Sean因為太自戀了所以是同學給他取了"王子"這個綽號。
eg: The press has dubbed her "the Diva forever".

promote v. 促銷/推銷
promotion n. 促銷/推銷

objective adj. 客觀的
objective n. 目標
=> goal
eg: The objective of this session is to help trainees express themselves verbally.
eg: The objective of this fund raising campaign is to collect one million dollars.

navigator n. 領航員

leg n. 一段航程
a leg of a trip
a leg of a journey
= the distance or the time period between stops

courageous adj. 英勇的/勇敢的
=> brave
eg: He is a courageous fireman who has saved many people's lives.
eg: It was very courageous of you to tell the truth.


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fly solo 單獨飛行

solo n. 單唱/獨奏
solo adv. 單獨地

duet n. 二重唱/二重奏 (只侷限於音樂)
trio n. 三重唱/三重奏 (只侷限於音樂)

travel solo 單獨旅行
=> travel alone

travel duet => 不能這樣用

a duo 雙人組

in pairs 成對地
eg: work in pairs

a trio 三人組
in threes
eg: work in threes