Dear Diary,
親愛的日記,
Guess what? I met a famous astronaut!
猜猜看。我遇到了一位著名的宇航員!
I have always wanted to be an astronaut.
我一直想成為一名宇航員。
Imagine how I felt when I saw Jack Hall in the mall.
想象下當(dāng)我在購物中心,看到杰克霍爾時的感受。
He was the first Canadian astronaut in space,
他是第一位進(jìn)入太空的加拿大宇航員,
and now, here he was in Edmonton!
而且目前,他住在埃德蒙頓!
At first I was nervous,
一開始我很緊張,
but finally I decided to introduce myself.
但是最終我決定向?qū)Ψ浇榻B下自己。
I said hello, and he immediately held out his hand to me.
我說你好,他立即向我伸出手來。
When he shook my hand, I almost fainted!
當(dāng)他跟我握手時,我都要暈倒了!
I told him that he was my hero
我告訴他,他是我心目中的英雄,
and that I wanted to be an astronaut someday.
我想將來也成為一名宇航員。
He invited me to have a cup of tea with him.
他邀請我一塊喝杯茶。
Can you believe it?
你能相信嗎?
We sat and talked for half an hour.
我們坐下來,聊了半小時。
I asked him how he became an astronaut.
我問他,他是如何成為一名宇航員的。
He said that he dreamed of visiting space when he was young.
他說,年幼時,他夢想去游覽太空。
To get ready, he studied hard in school.
為了夢想,在學(xué)校時他努力學(xué)習(xí)。
After he graduated from university,
之后,他大學(xué)畢業(yè)了,
he became a pilot.
并成為了一名飛行員。
Twelve years later, he got a job with the Canadian Space Agency.
十二年后,他得到了一份加拿大太空局的工作。
After so many years of hard work, his big chance arrived!
經(jīng)過多年努力工作,他的機會終于來了。
I asked him for advice on how to become an astronaut.
我向他咨詢了如何能成為一名宇航員的建議。
"Well," he replied, "It's not easy.
“嗯,”他答道,“不是件容易的事。
You have to get a good education and keep your eye on your goal.
"你必須有良好的教育,并且要堅定你的目標(biāo)。”
Now I see how important it is to do well in school.
現(xiàn)在,我知道在學(xué)校里學(xué)好功課是多么的重要。
Sometimes I don't work hard,
有時我不努力,
but in the future, I definitely will!
可是,將來我一定會努力的。