中英對照讀新聞》104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books 104歲芝加哥婦女，在進行有望創下紀錄的高空跳傘後幾天，與世長辭

104歲人瑞霍芙娜在辭世前幾天，進行雙人高空跳傘。（美聯社）

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Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.

最近進行高空跳傘、可能使她被金氏世界紀錄認證為從飛機一躍而下最高齡者的104歲芝加哥婦女桃樂西‧霍芙娜過世了。

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On Oct. 1, Hoffner made a tandem skydive that could land her in the record books as the world’s oldest skydiver. She jumped out of a plane from 4,100 meters at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.

10月1日，霍芙娜進行一次雙人高空跳傘，這可能讓她成為金氏世界全球最高齡高空跳傘紀錄者。她在依利諾州渥太華的芝加哥高空跳傘中心，從4100公尺的飛機上一躍而下。

“Age is just a number,” Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after landing. It was not her first time jumping from a plane — that happened when she was a spry 100 years of age. The current record was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnea Larsson of Sweden.

「年齡只是個數字，」霍芙娜在降落後不久，向歡呼的群眾說。這不是她第一次從飛機躍下——她100歲、仍充滿活力時，首度跳傘。目前的紀錄是由瑞典103歲的莉妮雅‧拉森，在2022年5月所締造。

新聞辭典

land：降落、獲得。例句：After university, he was lucky to land a good job.（大學畢業後，他很幸運地找到好工作。）

spry：（尤指上年紀的）充滿活力的、敏捷的。例句：He was spry for a man of almost 100.（他年近100歲，仍舊充滿活力。）

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