Just follow your dreams

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1In January 2022,the now 17-year-old Mack Rutherford watched his 19-year-old sister,Zara Rutherford,set two new world records for flying around the world in an ultralight(超輕型的) aircraft.Less than a month later,Mack declared his intention to go for a world record too!

2“I always knew I wanted to do something special in my life in aviation(航 空),but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do.It was only when my sister flew around the world that I knew this was what I wanted to do,”Mack said.

3Mack is no stranger to aviation.He was only 15 when he became the youngest pilot in the world.Now,he's set the record for the youngest person to fly around the world,unseating previous record-holder Travis Ludlow of Britain,who was 18 when he set the record in 2021.

4Mack's journey began on March 23rd, 2022,when he left Sofia,Bulgaria flying a Shark,an ultralight aircraft that was the same style his sister used in her circumnavigation of the globe.

5“I am flying a Shark,”Mack wrote on his website.“It is a high-performance ultralight aircraft manufactured in Europe.It is incredibly fast with cruising speed reaching 300 km/h.The aircraft has been specially prepared for such a long journey.”

6Mack traveled through 52 countries over five continents.The trip was supposed to take between two and three months,but paperwork and visa issues slowed his progress.

7On August 24,2022,Mack completed his journey and set not one,but two new world records!He's now the youngest person to fly around the world solo,and the youngest person to fly around the world solo in an ultralight aircraft.He displaced his sister as the previous record holder,but we're sure there are no hard feelings!

8As Mack stepped out of the aircraft in Belgium,he had some simple words of wisdom to offer the world.“Just follow your dreams,no matter how old you are—work hard and move forward to achieve your goals,”he said.

Reading Check

Detail

1.What encouraged Mack to follow his dream mostly?

A.His sister's encouragement.

B.His sister's great achievements.

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C.His strong-willed personality.

D.His intention to travel the globe.

Vocabulary

2.What does the underlined word“unseating”in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Attaining. B.Displaying.

C.Replacing. D.Combining.

Inference

3.What can we infer about Mack's journey?

B.Mack finished the journey ahead of time.

C.Bad weather made his journey slow.

D.It lasted for about five months.

Inference

4.Which of the following words can best describe Mack?

A.Courageous and ambitious.

B.Cooperative and generous.

C.Enthusiastic and kind.

D.Professional and proud.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentences in the text

1.“I always knew I wanted to do something special in my life in aviation,but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do.It was only when my sister flew around the world that I knew this was what I wanted to do,”Mack said.麥克說：“我一直都知道，我想在我的人生中做一些特別的事情，在航空領域，但我不太確定我想做什么，直到我的姐姐飛到世界各地時，我才知道這就是我想做的事情。”

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復合句，引號內為直接引語，其中，but連接兩個并列句；在第二個分句中，what引導賓語從句。It was...that...是強調句。

2.Mack's journey began on March 23rd,2022,when he left Sofia,Bulgaria flying a Shark,an ultralight aircraft that was the same style his sister used in her circumnavigation of the globe.麥克的旅程始于2022 年3 月23 日，當時他駕駛一架鯊魚超輕型飛機離開保加利亞的索非亞，這是他姐姐環球航行時使用的同款飛機。

【點石成金】句中的when引導定語從句，先行詞是March 23rd,2022；that引導一個定語從句，在從句中作主語；his sister used in her circumnavigation of the globe 是一個省略了that的定語從句，先行詞是the same style。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

no stranger to 對……不陌生

set the record 創造紀錄

be supposed to 應該

step out of 走出