Who Was Neil Armstrong - 尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 THE FIRST FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

ON MAY 20, 1927, A YOUNG PILOT NAMED CHARLES LINDBERGH SET OUT FROM LONG ISLAND ALL BY HIMSELF IN A SMALL, SINGLE-ENGINE PLANE TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. IT WAS CALLED THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. THE TRIP WAS DARING¹ AND DANGEROUS. LINDBERGH HAD NO RADIO OR PARACHUTE. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH ROOM IN THE COCKPIT FOR HIM TO SIT WITH HIS LEGS BENT².
IN PARIS, THIRTY-THREE HOURS LATER, 100,000 PEOPLE WERE WAITING TO GREET CHARLES LINDBERGH. OVERNIGHT³ HE BECAME THE MOST FAMOUS MAN ON EARTH, AS FAMOUS AS NEIL ARMSTRONG WOULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE THAN FORTY YEARS LATER.

1 daring   

adj.大胆的，勇敢的，敢作敢为

参考例句：

• It was a daring attempt but he carried it off.那是个大胆的尝试，而他成功了。
• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。

2 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

3 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。