世界名人简介 第41期:艾伦·麦克阿瑟

 Dame Ellen MacArthur (born in 1976) is a very brave and talented English yachtswoman. Her first name is Ellen; ‘Dame’ is a special title she received for her outstanding achievements from the British Queen. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for being the fastest person to sail around the world. Ellen now heads the crews of Britain’s top sailing teams.

艾伦·麦克阿瑟（出生于1976年）是一名集勇敢和天赋于一身的英国航海家。她的名是“艾伦”；而“Dame”是英国女王因其所作出的卓越成就而给予她的特殊头衔。2005年2月7日，她打破了帆船环球航行的最快纪录。如今，艾伦领衔着英国顶级帆船队。

She became interested in sailing after she read the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ books by Arthur Ransome. Her first experience of yachting was on her aunt’s boat on the east coast of England. She instantly¹ fell in love with sailing and the sea. She decided² to become a sailor and saved her school dinner money to buy her first boat.

亚瑟·兰塞姆的《燕子和鹦鹉》让她对航海产生了浓厚的兴趣。她对帆船的最初体验是在英格兰东海岸，在她阿姨的帆船上。她立刻就爱上了帆船与大海。她决定成为一名航海者，为了购买她的第一艘帆船，她省去了学校的午饭钱。

In 1998, aged³ 22, she was named the Royal Yachting Association⁴ "Yachtsman of The Year" in the UK. This encouraged her to go for the big time. In 2001, she came second in the Vendee Globe solo⁵ round-the-world race. For this, she got her first honour from Britain’s Queen. She got her second award for breaking the solo circumnavigation of the world.

1998年，22岁的她被“皇家游艇协会”命名为英国“游艇年度人物”。这也鼓励了她争取更大的进步。2001年，在“帆迪不靠岸单人环球航海赛”上，她夺得了第二名。因此，她也首次获得了由英国女王所颁发的殊荣。之后，她又打破了帆船环游世界的最快纪录。

She has used her fame to start her own charity to help young people with cancer and other serious illnesses. Ellen has also made it to the heavens, as well as the seas; there is an asteroid⁶ named 20043 EllenMacarthur. In 2008, she was further honoured; French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded her the French Legion of Honour.

她利用她所获得的荣誉创办了自己的基金会，帮助年轻人实现事业上的梦想，并帮助战胜重大疾病。艾伦不仅在海上声名远扬，她的威名还停留在了太空；20043 艾伦麦克阿瑟就是以她名字命名的小行星。2008年，她又获得殊荣；法国总统萨科齐授予她法国荣誉军团勋章。

1.serious illnesses 大疾病

例句：But I'd say something because it can be an important symptom in many serious illnesses. 

史密斯说，“但是（遇到这种情况）我要说点什么，因为它可能是许多严重疾病的症状。”

2.fell in love with 爱上

例句：He used to drive me around in his London taxi and I fell in love with this extraordinary man. 

他过去常常用他的伦敦出租车带着我到处逛，我就慢慢爱上了这个不平凡的人。

3.decide to 决定

例句：It all depends on what you decide to believe. 

这一切都取决于你决定要相信什么。

4.as well as 不但…而且

例句：A teacher should entertain as well as teach. 

教师不仅要教书，也要引起学生兴趣。

1 instantly   

adv.立即，立刻

参考例句：

• She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.她习惯了让人即刻服从她的命令。
• Though he slept soundly,he awoke instantly.他虽然睡得很香，但是马上就醒了。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

5 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

6 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。