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1、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.Shewasafamo
2、uspilotandwriter.(MUSIC)AnneSpencerMorrowwasborninnineteen-oh-sixinEnglewoocIzNewJersey.Herfatherwasaveryrichbanker.HelaterbecametheAmericanambassadortoMexico.Hermotherwasaneducatorandpoet.AnnewenttoSmithCollegeinNorthamptonzMassachusetts.Shewantedtobecomeawriter.Shewontwomajorprizesfromthecollegefo
3、rherwriting.AnneMorrowwasaquiet,shyandsmallyoungwomanwhenshemetCharles1.indberghinnineteentwenty-seven.HewasstayingwithherfamilyinMexicoCity.Thetwenty-fiveyearoldmanwastallandgood-looking.Charles1.indberghwasoneofthemostfamouspeopleintheworld.HehadjustbecomethefirstpersontoflyaplanealoneacrosstheAtl
4、anticOcean,fromNewYorktoParis.TwoyearsIatecAnneandCharles1.indberghweremarried.Reportsabouttheirmarriagewereonthefrontpagesofnewspapersaroundtheworld.AfterhermarriagetoCharles1.indbergh,Annebecameapilot.Shelearnedtoplananairplaneflightasanavigator,operatearadioandflyaplane.Shebeganmakingmanylongairp
5、laneflightswithherhusband.Innineteenthirty,shebecamethefirstwomanintheUnitedStatestogetapilotslicensetoflyaglider,whichdoesnothaveanengine.Thatsameyear,the1.indberghssetaspeedrecordforflyingacrosstheUnitedStates.Theyflewfrom1.osAngeIeszCaIiforniatoNewYorkCityinfourteenhoursandforty-fiveminutes.Anne1
6、.indberghwassevenmonthspregnantatthetime.The1.indberghsexplorednewwaystoflyaroundtheworld.Theyflewalmostfiftythousandkilometersoverfivecontinents.AnneandCharles1.indberghwerefamousaroundtheworld.Theyseemedtoenjoythegreatestluckthatanyyoungpeoplecouldhave.(MUSIC)Theninnineteenthirty-twosomethingterri
7、blehappened.The1.indberghsfirstbaby,twenty-month-oldCharles,waskidnappedfromtheirhomeinNewJersey.Thebodyofthebabywasdiscoveredmorethantenweekslater.BrunoRichardHauptmannwasarrestedzt11ed,foundguiltyandexecutedforthecrime.Therewereahugenumberofpressreportsaboutthecase.NewspaperscalleditTheCrimeoftheC
8、entury.Afterthetrial,the1.indberghsfounditdifficulttoliveintheUnitedStates.Therewerethreatsonthelifeoftheirsecondchild.Andthereweretoomanynewspaperstoriesaboutthem.SoAnneandCharles1.indberghmovedtoEuropeinnineteenthirty-five.FouryearslatertheymovedbacktotheUnitedStates.AnneMorrow1.indberghneverfully
9、recoveredfromthedeathofherfirstchild.Yetzsheandherhusbandhadfivemorechildren.Shecontinuedflying.Innineteenthirty-four;shebecamethefirstwomantowintheNationalGeographicSocietysHubbardGoldMedal.Shewashonoredforherexploration,researchanddiscovery.Anne1.indberghbeganwritingtoeasehersadness.Shewrotesevera
10、lbooksabouttheflightswithherhusband.HerfirstbookwasNorthtotheOrientinnineteenthirty-five.Shewroteabouttheirflightinasingle-engineairplaneoverCanadaandAlaskatoJapanandChina.ThisiswhatshewroteaboutlandinginnorthernCanadaandjumpingoutoftheplane.ThentwolittleEskimoboyscameupshylyandfollowedmeabout.Their
11、brighteyesshoneundertheircapsastheysearchedmyfaceandcostumecuriously.Yousee/saidoneofthetraders,Yourethefirstwhitewomantheyveeverseen.Theresneverbeenoneherebefore.ThreeyearslaterAnne1.indberghwrote1.isten!TheWind.Itwasaboutthe1.indberghsfiftythousandkilometerflight.Itbecameverypopular.Onecriticsaidi
12、tdescribedthepoetryofflightasnootherbookonflyinghadeverdone.Innineteenforty,Anne1.indberghwroteabookcalledTheWaveoftheFuture.ShewroteitwhileEuropewasfightingWorldWarTwo.Shewrotethatshedidnotsupportcommunismorfascism.Butshesaidtheywereunavoidable.ShewrotethatshehopedtheUnitedStatescouldavoidenteringt
13、heconflict.And,inaletter;shewrotethatshewasbeginningtofeelthattheGermanNazidictatorAdolfHitlerwasaverygreatman.Herhusbandhadbecomeunpopularforexpressingsimilarbeliefs.Manypeoplecriticizedthebook.Missus1.indberghlateradmittedthatbothsheandherhusbandfailedtoseetheworstevilsoftheNazisystem.Shestoppedwr
14、itingformanyyears.(MUSIC)AnneMorrow1.indberghbeganwritingagaininnineteenfifty-five.ShewroteabookcalledGiftfromtheSea.Itwasaboutwomenssearchformeaningintheirlives.GiftfromtheSeawasoneofthemostpopularbooksinAmerica.Ithassoldmorethanonemillioncopiesandhasinfluencedmanywomen.InGiftfromtheSea,Missus1.ind
15、berghwroteaboutthemanydifferentkindsofpressuresthatwomenface.Shewrotethatwomenwhoarewivesandmothershavemanydifferentinterestsandduties.Theymustbeabletodealwiththeirhusband,Children,friends,homeandcommunity.Shefounditdifficultforwomentobalanceallthesedutiesandstillmakeaplaceforthemselves.Yetshesaidth
16、atwomenmusttrytofindabalanceintheirlives.InGiftfromtheSea,Anne1.indberghdescribedhowwomenhadtoperformmanyjobsthatpulledthemindifferentdirectionslikeacircusperformer.Whatcircusactwewomenperformeverydayofourlives.Itputsthetrapezeartisttoshame.1.ookatus.Werunatightropedaily,balancingapileofbooksonthehead.Baby-carriage,parasol,kitchenchair;st