美国老太高空跳伞庆祝百岁生日
日期:2014-11-13 17:18

(单词翻译:单击)

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (AP) — Eleanor Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York, has bested former President GeorgeH.W. Bush.
纽约市,甘斯沃尔特(美联社)——来自纽约市Howes Cave的埃莉诺·坎宁安(Eleanor Cunningham)打破了总统老布什的记录。

He celebrated his 90th birthday by skydiving; she made the big leap to mark her centennial.
老布什通过跳伞庆祝自己的90大寿;而埃莉诺·坎宁安有跨越式表现,她通过跳伞庆祝自己的百岁生日。
Cunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort (GANZ'-voort). It was her thirdjump, after taking up the sport at age 90.
跳伞地点位于甘斯沃尔特的萨拉托加。周六,在为跳伞穿上整套服装前,坎宁安亲吻了自己7个月大的玄孙女。这是她第三次跳伞,她从90岁开始从事这项运动。

Cunningham lives with her granddaughter intheir Schoharie (skoh-HAYR'-ee) County home in central New York. Her doctor signed off on the skydiving expedition, saying her health makes her more than capable of doing what she loves.
坎宁安同她的孙女居住在纽约市中部的斯科哈里县。她的医生同意她跳伞庆生,说她的身体状况允许她尝试自己想做的事情。

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Dean McDonald of Saratoga Skydiving says Cunningham is his oldest jump partner yet.
来自萨拉托加跳伞队的迪恩·麦克唐纳(Dean McDonald)说,目前为止,坎宁安是他最年长的跳伞搭档。

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重点单词
  • expeditionn. 远征,探险队,迅速
  • celebratedadj. 著名的,声誉卓著的 动词celebrate的过
  • partnern. 搭档,伙伴,合伙人 v. 同 ... 合作,做 .
  • capableadj. 有能力的,足以胜任的,有 ... 倾向的