美国名人 飞行员,作家和诗人 安妮·默洛·林德伯格.docx

美国名人飞行员,作家和诗人安妮默洛林德伯格AnnMorrow1.indbergh,1906-2001:Pilot,Writerplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:11repeatmShirleyGriffith.AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wetellaboutAnneMorrow1.indbergh.Shewasafamouspilotandwriter.(MUSIC)AnneSpencerMorrowwasborninnineteen-oh-sixinEnglewoocIzNewJersey.Herfatherwasaveryrichbanker.HelaterbecametheAmericanambassadortoMexico.Hermotherwasaneducatorandpoet.AnnewenttoSmithCollegeinNorthamptonzMassachusetts.Shewantedtobecomeawriter.Shewontwomajorprizesfromthecollegeforherwriting.AnneMorrowwasaquiet,shyandsmallyoungwomanwhenshemetCharles1.indberghinnineteentwenty-seven.HewasstayingwithherfamilyinMexicoCity.Thetwenty-fiveyearoldmanwastallandgood-looking.Charles1.indberghwasoneofthemostfamouspeopleintheworld.HehadjustbecomethefirstpersontoflyaplanealoneacrosstheAtlanticOcean,fromNewYorktoParis.TwoyearsIatecAnneandCharles1.indberghweremarried.Reportsabouttheirmarriagewereonthefrontpagesofnewspapersaroundtheworld.AfterhermarriagetoCharles1.indbergh,Annebecameapilot.Shelearnedtoplananairplaneflightasanavigator,operatearadioandflyaplane.Shebeganmakingmanylongairplaneflightswithherhusband.Innineteenthirty,shebecamethefirstwomanintheUnitedStatestogetapilot'slicensetoflyaglider,whichdoesnothaveanengine.Thatsameyear,the1.indberghssetaspeedrecordforflyingacrosstheUnitedStates.Theyflewfrom1.osAngeIeszCaIiforniatoNewYorkCityinfourteenhoursandforty-fiveminutes.Anne1.indberghwassevenmonthspregnantatthetime.The1.indberghsexplorednewwaystoflyaroundtheworld.Theyflewalmostfiftythousandkilometersoverfivecontinents.AnneandCharles1.indberghwerefamousaroundtheworld.Theyseemedtoenjoythegreatestluckthatanyyoungpeoplecouldhave.(MUSIC)Theninnineteenthirty-twosomethingterriblehappened.The1.indbergh'sfirstbaby,twenty-month-oldCharles,waskidnappedfromtheirhomeinNewJersey.Thebodyofthebabywasdiscoveredmorethantenweekslater.BrunoRichardHauptmannwasarrestedzt11ed,foundguiltyandexecutedforthecrime.Therewereahugenumberofpressreportsaboutthecase.Newspaperscalledit"TheCrimeoftheCentury."Afterthetrial,the1.indberghsfounditdifficulttoliveintheUnitedStates.Therewerethreatsonthelifeoftheirsecondchild.Andthereweretoomanynewspaperstoriesaboutthem.SoAnneandCharles1.indberghmovedtoEuropeinnineteenthirty-five.FouryearslatertheymovedbacktotheUnitedStates.AnneMorrow1.indberghneverfullyrecoveredfromthedeathofherfirstchild.Yetzsheandherhusbandhadfivemorechildren.Shecontinuedflying.Innineteenthirty-four;shebecamethefirstwomantowintheNationalGeographicSociety'sHubbardGoldMedal.Shewashonoredforherexploration,researchanddiscovery.Anne1.indberghbeganwritingtoeasehersadness.Shewroteseveralbooksabouttheflightswithherhusband.Herfirstbookwas"NorthtotheOrient"innineteenthirty-five.Shewroteabouttheirflightinasingle-engineairplaneoverCanadaandAlaskatoJapanandChina.ThisiswhatshewroteaboutlandinginnorthernCanadaandjumpingoutoftheplane."ThentwolittleEskimoboyscameupshylyandfollowedmeabout.Theirbrighteyesshoneundertheircapsastheysearchedmyfaceandcostumecuriously.'Yousee/saidoneofthetraders,'You'rethefirstwhitewomanthey'veeverseen.There'sneverbeenoneherebefore.'"ThreeyearslaterAnne1.indberghwrote"1.isten!TheWind."Itwasaboutthe1.indberghs'fiftythousandkilometerflight.Itbecameverypopular.Onecriticsaiditdescribedthepoetryofflightasnootherbookonflyinghadeverdone.Innineteenforty,Anne1.indberghwroteabookcalled"TheWaveoftheFuture."ShewroteitwhileEuropewasfightingWorldWarTwo.Shewrotethatshedidnotsupportcommunismorfascism.Butshesaidtheywereunavoidable.ShewrotethatshehopedtheUnitedStatescouldavoidenteringtheconflict.And,inaletter;shewrotethatshewasbeginningtofeelthattheGermanNazidictatorAdolfHitlerwasaverygreatman.Herhusbandhadbecomeunpopularforexpressingsimilarbeliefs.Manypeoplecriticizedthebook.Missus1.indberghlateradmittedthatbothsheandherhusbandfailedtoseetheworstevilsoftheNazisystem.Shestoppedwritingformanyyears.(MUSIC)AnneMorrow1.indberghbeganwritingagaininnineteenfifty-five.Shewroteabookcalled"GiftfromtheSea."Itwasaboutwomen'ssearchformeaningintheirlives."GiftfromtheSea"wasoneofthemostpopularbooksinAmerica.Ithassoldmorethanonemillioncopiesandhasinfluencedmanywomen.In"GiftfromtheSea",Missus1.indberghwroteaboutthemanydifferentkindsofpressuresthatwomenface.Shewrotethatwomenwhoarewivesandmothershavemanydifferentinterestsandduties.Theymustbeabletodealwiththeirhusband,Children,friends,homeandcommunity.Shefounditdifficultforwomentobalanceallthesedutiesandstillmakeaplaceforthemselves.Yetshesaidthatwomenmusttrytofindabalanceintheirlives.In"GiftfromtheSea,"Anne1.indberghdescribedhowwomenhadtoperformmanyjobsthatpulledthemindifferentdirectionslikeacircusperformer."Whatcircusactwewomenperformeverydayofourlives.Itputsthetrapezeartisttoshame.1.ookatus.Werunatightropedaily,balancingapileofbooksonthehead.Baby-carriage,parasol,kitchenchair;st