Meet the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777
認(rèn)識(shí)一下這位波音777最年輕的女性機(jī)長(zhǎng)
(CNN) — Becoming a pilot is far from easy, but challenging gender stereotypes and becoming a female aviator is even harder.
成為一名飛行員就已經(jīng)相當(dāng)不容易，但是要跨越性別障礙，并成為一名女性機(jī)長(zhǎng)，那就更加困難。
This didn't stop Indian pilot Anny Divya from trailblazing her way to the top. Thirty-year-old Divya is now the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777 aircraft in the world.
但是，這絲毫沒(méi)有擋住印度女飛行員Anny Divya向上攀登的腳步，三十歲的Divya現(xiàn)在是全世界最年輕的女性波音777飛機(jī)的指揮員。
Divya holds the high position with Air India -- the culmination of a childhood dream of flying the skies.
Divya現(xiàn)在印度航空占據(jù)最高位置，完成了她希望翱翔在藍(lán)天中的童年夢(mèng)想。
Dreaming big
遠(yuǎn)大的夢(mèng)想
Anny Divya wanted to be a pilot from a young age.
從小，Anny Divya就想當(dāng)一名飛行員。
"I always wanted to become a pilot, from my childhood," Divya tells CNN Travel. "I didn't have anybody around who knew about piloting at that time. I had no guidance [...] I just wanted to fly.”
“我一直就想成為一名飛行員，從我小時(shí)候就想，”Divya跟CNN Travel說(shuō)?！拔耶?dāng)時(shí)身邊沒(méi)有一個(gè)人懂飛行，我沒(méi)有什么人指引（ ...）就是自己很想飛。”
Divya was fueled by her passion and determined to succeed. She looked for people who might point her in the right direction. Eventually she was sent an advertisement for flying school by a friend and she applied at the age of 17.
Divya由于熱愛(ài)而堅(jiān)持，一直到成功。她一直尋找能夠?yàn)樗返娜?，最終她從朋友那里得到了一個(gè)飛行學(xué)校的廣告，最終在17歲的時(shí)候報(bào)名加入。
“I got selected," she recalls -- but this marked the beginning of a steep learning curve.
“我被選上了，”她回憶道——但是這才是走向艱苦學(xué)習(xí)的起點(diǎn)。
Many of Divya's new coursemates had flying experience -- or family who worked in the aviation industry.
很多Divya的同學(xué)都有過(guò)飛行的經(jīng)歷——或者家里人是在飛行行業(yè)工作的。
For Divya, it was all brand new.
對(duì)于Divya來(lái)說(shuō)，這些都是全新的。
"I had no clue about any aircraft, technology, nothing," she says. "I'd never had any flying background or anybody to guide me, the whole subject was very new to me.”
“我對(duì)于飛機(jī)、技術(shù)等等一無(wú)所知，”她說(shuō)?！拔覜](méi)有一點(diǎn)飛行的背景，也沒(méi)有人指導(dǎo)，這個(gè)事情對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是全新的。”
Determination to succeed
必勝的決心
On top of this, Divya found there were cultural differences to overcome.
最重要的，Divya發(fā)現(xiàn)這里面還有一些文化差異需要克服。
She hails from Vijayawada, a small city in the southeastern part of India. Arriving in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, was a shock.
她降生于維查雅瓦達(dá)，一個(gè)印度東南部的小城市，來(lái)到北方邦，印度人口最多的一個(gè)邦，經(jīng)歷了很多的文化沖擊。
“I had issues with the language and cultural changes, even the way I would dress was different because I came from a smaller city," Divya says. "The others were from good cities and had gone to good schools and colleges [...] I had language barriers, I had cultural barriers."
“我不懂那里的語(yǔ)言，對(duì)文化也不熟悉，因?yàn)槲覐囊粋€(gè)小城市來(lái)，所以連穿衣服都不一樣，”Divya說(shuō)?！八麄兌际菑拇蟪鞘衼?lái)，都是來(lái)自好學(xué)校（...）我有語(yǔ)言障礙，也有文化的障礙。”
It was tough, Divya recalls, but she had a strong work ethic and was committed to succeeding.
那時(shí)很艱難，Divya回憶道，但是她有很強(qiáng)的職業(yè)操守，而且決意要成功。
"We all have some success stories and failures -- but we have to focus on what we need and to keep learning," she says. "I wanted to become a pilot, that's what I wanted to do. So even though I was not doing OK initially, I was very determined to just do it.”
“我們都經(jīng)歷過(guò)成功與失敗——但是我們需要專(zhuān)注于那些我們需要的、和繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)上，”她說(shuō)?！拔蚁氤蔀橐幻w行員，那就是我想做的。所以雖然一開(kāi)始的時(shí)候我做的不夠好，但是我一直堅(jiān)定的要繼續(xù)做下去?！?/span>
Supportive family
家庭的支持
Divya achieved her dream -- she now commands a Boeing 777.
Divya實(shí)現(xiàn)了她的夢(mèng)想——現(xiàn)在成為了波音777的機(jī)長(zhǎng)。
Divya was also fortunate to have the support of her close-knit family.
Divya很幸運(yùn)的有一個(gè)相當(dāng)支持她的、關(guān)系很緊密的家庭。
"My parents have been very supportive," she says. "Even though there were financial issues -- paying for flying was a lot of money for my parents at the time. It's only with their support that I could do it."
“我的父母對(duì)我非常支持，”她說(shuō)?！氨M管有一些財(cái)務(wù)上的困難——對(duì)我的父母來(lái)說(shuō)，要交很多錢(qián)讓我學(xué)習(xí)飛行。沒(méi)有他們的支持，我是無(wú)論如何也做不到的。
Perseverance and tenacity ensured Divya went from struggling to succeeding at flying school. She finished her training at 19 and began working for Air India.
不屈不撓的堅(jiān)持，讓Divya在飛行學(xué)校從開(kāi)始的掙扎到最后走向成功。她19歲時(shí)完成了培訓(xùn)，之后就開(kāi)始為印度航空工作。
"By the time I got my job I had learned a lot in life," Divya says. "I went to Spain [to train] and I've been doing big international flights for 10 years now.”
“在我找到工作的時(shí)候，我已經(jīng)從生活中學(xué)到了很多，”Divya說(shuō)?！拔胰ノ靼嘌溃ㄊ苡?xùn)），現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)在國(guó)際航班上飛行十年了?！?/span>
Despite a decade of experience, Divya still encounters people who are surprised that she's a female pilot.
雖然有這十年的經(jīng)歷，Divya依舊遇到很多人非常吃驚她是女性飛行員。
"When I go on flights, people keep asking 'Are you a commander?' " she says. "They're like, 'But she's such a young girl to be flying such a big plane!' “
“當(dāng)我登機(jī)時(shí)，總會(huì)有人問(wèn)我，’你是機(jī)長(zhǎng)么？’”她說(shuō)。“他們好像是說(shuō)’可她看起來(lái)還是個(gè)小姑娘呀，怎么能駕駛這么大的飛機(jī)呢！’”
Flying high
展翅高飛
Divya enjoys every aspect of her high-flying profession.
Divya對(duì)于她高空飛行的職業(yè)的每一方面都津津樂(lè)道。
"I love each part of the job, traveling and wearing the uniform," she says. "We take off from different airports [...] flying into new airports everyday. It's never monotonous, it's very adventurous.”
“對(duì)這份工作的每一件事我都相當(dāng)鐘愛(ài)旅行，穿制服，”她說(shuō)?！拔覀儚牟煌臋C(jī)場(chǎng)起飛（...）每天都會(huì)到達(dá)一個(gè)新的機(jī)場(chǎng)。每一天都不枯燥，非常刺激。
The airwoman is already planning the next step on her upward trajectory.
這位女飛人已經(jīng)在規(guī)劃她的新軌跡了。
"Right now I want to fly new aircrafts, with more advanced technology," she says. "I also want to get into teaching, I want to become a trainer.”
“現(xiàn)在，我想飛新的機(jī)型，那些有裝備有最新科技的，”她說(shuō)。“我還想開(kāi)始一些教學(xué)，我希望成為一名教練。”
Divya is overjoyed that her story might inspire others to follow in her footsteps.
Divya很開(kāi)心她的故事或許會(huì)激勵(lì)更多的后來(lái)者，踏上她的足跡。
重點(diǎn)單詞匯總
commander：指揮官
aviator：飛行家
pilot：飛行員
learning curve：學(xué)習(xí)曲線
barrier：障礙
succeed：成功
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