第3059期:Oldest person to perform a wing walk

A year ago, Harry Heasman couldn't climb the stairs and had to enter an old age home. But then, the 98-year-old decided he'd like to fulfil a childhood dream. As a teenager during the Second World War, Harry worked in a factory making aircraft[s] used in the D-Day landings. He wondered what it would be like to fly in one of the planes.一年前，哈里·希斯曼还爬不动楼梯，不得不住进养老院。但随后，这位 98 岁的老人决定去实现他童年的梦想。二战期间，还是一名少年的哈里在一家工厂工作，参与制造用于诺曼底登陆的飞机。他一直很好奇，乘坐这样一架飞机飞上蓝天会是什么感觉。On Saturday, after more than eight decades, Harry stopped wondering. The 98-year-old was strapped to the wing of a 1940s biplane as it took to the skies. In doing so, he broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest person ever to complete a wing walk.上周六，在历经了八十多年后，哈里终于不用再好奇了。这位 98 岁的老人被固定在了一架 20 世纪 40 年代的双翼飞机机翼上，随之飞上了蓝天。他也因此打破了吉尼斯世界纪录，成为有史以来完成机翼行走最年长的人。In preparation for the flight, Harry rebuilt his strength with a physiotherapist. He can now walk up the stairs independently again, a feat that came in handy for the wing walk because he had to step up to the top of the plane.为了给这次飞行做准备，哈里在一位理疗师的帮助下恢复了体能。他现在又能独自上下楼梯了，这一恢复成果在机翼行走时派上了用场，因为他必须自己一步步爬到飞机顶部。But Harry has insisted that the focus of the stunt shouldn't be on him. Instead, he wants to raise awareness about the charity he is fundraising for – the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund. Harry has raised nearly $7,000 so far.不过哈里一再表示，这次特技表演的焦点不应该在他身上。他希望大家多关注他为之筹款的慈善项目——伦诺克斯儿童癌症基金。目前，哈里已经筹集了将近 7000 美元。The 98-year-old plans to continue to work with his physiotherapist, with his sights now set on completing the London Marathon.这位 98 的老人计划继续配合理疗师进行训练，他现在的目标是完成伦敦马拉松。