Wally Funk, Space Traveler, Dies at 87
太空旅人 Wally Funk 逝世，享壽 87 歲
Introduction
Wally Funk died on Wednesday in Texas. She was 87 years old. She was the oldest woman to go to space.
Wally Funk 於週三在德州逝世，享壽 87 歲。她是年齡最高進入太空的女性。
Main Body
Wally Funk was a great pilot. She taught 3,000 pilots. She was the first woman to do many important jobs in aviation.
Wally Funk 是一位卓越的飛行員。她曾教導過 3,000 名飛行員，也是首位在航空領域擔任許多重要職務的女性。
In 1961, she wanted to be an astronaut. She was very good at the tests. But NASA did not let women join back then. She had to wait for many years.
1961 年，她希望能成為一名太空人。她的測試成績非常優異，但當時 NASA 不允許女性加入，因此她等待了許多年。
In 2021, she finally went to space. She was 82 years old. Many museums and halls of fame now honor her work.
直到 2021 年，她終於進入太空，當時她 82 歲。現在許多博物館和名人堂都對她的貢獻表示致敬。
Conclusion
Wally Funk died at 87. She worked hard and broke many rules for women in space.
Wally Funk 享壽 87 歲。她勤奮努力，打破了許多女性進入太空的限制。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ The 'Was' Secret
When we talk about people who are not here anymore or things that happened a long time ago, we use was.
Look at these patterns from the story:
- She was 87 years old. (Age in the past)
- She was a great pilot. (Job in the past)
- She was very good. (Skill in the past)
Simple Rule: Use was for one person (I, He, She, It) to describe their life or state in the past.
🚀 Action Words (Past)
To tell a story, we often add -ed to the end of the action word. This tells the listener the action is finished.
Examples:
- Want Wanted
- Work Worked
Wait! Some words are rebels and change completely:
- Go Went (She went to space)
- Do Did (NASA did not let her)