A great young pilot 了不起的少年飛行員

張世玉

16歲的飛行員TJ Kim駕駛著飛機為有需要的鄉(xiāng)村醫(yī)院帶去急需的物資， 幫助那里的醫(yī)務(wù)人員抗擊疫情。

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TJ Kim can't play lacrosse as COVID-19 has taken the sport away. At the age of 16， he can't drive alone.

But Kim can “fly”. And he has turned his flying lessons into missions of mercy， bringing desperately needed supplies to rural hospitals in need. Each week， he carries gloves， masks，gowns and other equipment to small hospitals. When he made his first delivery to a 25- bed hospital in Luray on March 27， he was taken aback by the reception. “Everyone wants to send donations to hospitals in the big city，”he said. “Every hospital is hunting for supplies， but it's rural hospitals that really feel forgotten.”

Like high school students across the country， Kim was disheartened when school and activities were shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In Kim's case， the shutdown ended his lacrosse season before it ever really got started. Kim， 16， a sophomore at Landon School in Bethesda， Maryland， brainstormed with his family in McLean， Virginia， about ways to keep active， and to serve the community while he had the time.

They settled on Operation SOS—Supplies Over Skies. The most recent flight carried 3，000 gloves and 1，000 head covers to Winchester to help supply a hospital in nearby Woodstock. The goal， he said， is to make deliveries to all seven rural hospitals in Virginia defined as critical access hospitals.

Kim's flight instructor， Dave Powell， said he was blown away when his student first proposed the project， especially since he knew how disappointed Kim had been with the cancellation of lacrosse season. “For Kim， to be more concerned about the needs of others in his melancholy state just showed me how amazing this young man is，”Powell said.

Kim's father， Thomas， has helped round up supplies-the hardest part of the operation， according to his son. It was Thomas who bought Kim a flying lesson for his 15th birthday. He fell in love with the sky.

Indeed， his flying is farther along than his driving. His preference for flying over driving is clear. “It，s a lot more free，”Kim said. “When you're driving， you have to be in your lane and watch your blind spot and everything.”

Reading Check

1. What left Kim the deepest impression on March 27？

A. The dilemma of rural hospitals.

B. The quantity of medical supplies.

C. The cancellation of lacrosse season.

D. The way he was received by the hospitals.

2. What's the attitude of Kim's family to his flight project？

A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.

C. Opposed.D. Uninterested.

3. What does the underlined word “melancholy”mean in paragraph 5？

A. Cheerful.B. Satisfied.

C. Unhappy.D. Courageous.

4. Why does Kim like flying better than driving？

A. Flying gives him a broader view.

B. Flying allows him more freedom.

C. Flying is becoming a popular sport.

D. Flying promises him a brighter future.

Language Study

I. Difficult sentence in the text

Kim， 16， a sophomore at Landon School in Bethesda， Maryland， brainstormed with his family in McLean， Virginia， about ways to keep active， and to serve the community while he had the time.16歲的金是馬里蘭州貝塞斯達蘭登學(xué)校一名高二的學(xué)生。他和居住在弗吉尼亞州麥克萊恩的家人一起討論如何在空閑的時候保持積極，同時又能為社區(qū)服務(wù)。

【點石成金】本句是一個復(fù)合句，a sophomore at Landon School in Bethesda， Maryland 是同位語，brainstormed是謂語動詞，ways后面的兩個動詞不定式都是后置定語，while引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。

II. Text-centered chunks

take away帶走;剝奪

turn...into 把……變成

take...aback 使……震驚

hunt for獵取;尋找

shut down 關(guān)閉

keep active保持活躍

blow...away給……留下深刻印象

be concerned about 關(guān)心……

round up集合;收集

fall in love with 愛上……