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中英文本
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 instantly fell in love with sailing and the sea. She decided 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, aged 22, she was named the Royal Yachting Association "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 solo 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 asteroid 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。
译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
重点讲解
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。
