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Dear Diary,
亲爱的日记，
Guess what? I met a famous astronaut!
猜猜看。我遇到了一位著名的宇航员！
I have always wanted to be an astronaut.
我一直想成为一名宇航员。
Imagine how I felt when I saw Jack Hall in the mall.
想象下当我在购物中心，看到杰克霍尔时的感受。
He was the first Canadian astronaut in space,
他是第一位进入太空的加拿大宇航员，
and now, here he was in Edmonton!
而且目前，他住在埃德蒙顿！
At first I was nervous,
一开始我很紧张，
but finally I decided to introduce myself.
但是最终我决定向对方介绍下自己。
I said hello, and he immediately held out his hand to me.
我说你好，他立即向我伸出手来。
When he shook my hand, I almost fainted!
当他跟我握手时，我都要晕倒了！
I told him that he was my hero
我告诉他，他是我心目中的英雄，
and that I wanted to be an astronaut someday.
我想将来也成为一名宇航员。
He invited me to have a cup of tea with him.
他邀请我一块喝杯茶。
Can you believe it?
你能相信吗？
We sat and talked for half an hour.
我们坐下来，聊了半小时。
I asked him how he became an astronaut.
我问他，他是如何成为一名宇航员的。
He said that he dreamed of visiting space when he was young.
他说，年幼时，他梦想去游览太空。
To get ready, he studied hard in school.
为了梦想，在学校时他努力学习。
After he graduated from university,
之后，他大学毕业了，
he became a pilot.
并成为了一名飞行员。
Twelve years later, he got a job with the Canadian Space Agency.
十二年后，他得到了一份加拿大太空局的工作。
After so many years of hard work, his big chance arrived!
经过多年努力工作，他的机会终于来了。
I asked him for advice on how to become an astronaut.
我向他咨询了如何能成为一名宇航员的建议。
"Well," he replied, "It's not easy.
“嗯，”他答道，“不是件容易的事。
You have to get a good education and keep your eye on your goal.
"你必须有良好的教育，并且要坚定你的目标。”
Now I see how important it is to do well in school.
现在，我知道在学校里学好功课是多么的重要。
Sometimes I don't work hard,
有时我不努力，
but in the future, I definitely will!
可是，将来我一定会努力的。
