NBC晚间新闻 12岁的赛车世家女孩踏上赛道

Already racing¹ royalty², 12-year-old builds her own legacy³ on the track

12岁的赛车世家女孩踏上赛道

Karsyn Elledge, the granddaughter of Dale Earnhardt, is an aggressive driver who is unrivaled by both girls and boys. NBC’s Katy Tur reports

Dale Earnhardt的外甥女Karsyn Elledge是一个攻击性的赛车手，不管是女孩还是男孩都不是她的对手。NBC的Katy Tur报道。

Finally tonight, a young lady with a legendary⁴ name now going into the family business. More than 12 years ago when the great Dale Earnhardt died in a crash at the Daytona 500, he was just 49 years old, and his granddaughter Carson was just 5 months old. Tonight, NBC's Katy Tur introduces us to the newest member of the Earnhardt racing family.

reporter: On the outside, Carson may look like your typical pre-teen, riding bikes, styling hair and snapping selfies. But on the inside, she's an Earnhardt, race car royalty. Dale Earnhardt was her grandfather, Dale Jr. is her uncle.

It's like I've got cars going through my blood veins⁵. I know it sounds crazy but it's true.

reporter: Pedal to the metal, 45 miles an hour on a dirt track. Why do you like racing so much?

I like racing because I like going fast.

You like a little danger.

Yeah.

reporter: For the last three months, Carson toured the west racing with her dad. Call it her summer school.

I knew that my grandfather and my uncle were race car drivers, famous ones, but it didn't all start really sinking in, and I didn't really start thinking about it until I was 11.

She reminds me of my dad and especially her aggressive nature on the track.

reporter: Carson has literally⁶ grown up on the tracks, but a few years ago she decided⁷ it was time she took the wheel, racing and winning with her granddad's legendary number 3. Nickelodeon noticed in June and sponsored her cart. Here Carson is unrivaled by both the girls and the boys. Are they intimidated⁸ by you, do you think?

Probably. most likely.

reporter: Why is that?

Because I come on strong.

Go get them, girl.

Thank you.

reporter: Tonight's race is her last before school, and she is lapping the competition until Carson clips another car and goes headfirst into the wall. A scary moment for the pre-teen, even scarier for mom who ran to her side. But Carson was okay, one crash not enough to stop her from racing.

Accidents can happen anywhere, and you can't live life in a bubble trying to prevent something from happening or you're going to lose what life is about.

reporter: By Monday, the crash is old news. For now, it's back to school but never quite back to normal for a girl with the legacy of champions and the drive to live up to it. Katy Tur, NBC News, Salisbury, North Carolina.

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

3 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

4 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

5 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

7 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。

8 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》