NBC晚间新闻 九旬老太自制口罩做奉献

At 17 years old May Cryer helped build warplanes to save American lives. Today at 94, her hands still work at factory speed for the very same reason. How did you get the idea to do this? Oh well, you know, it was funny i gave up my rivet¹ gun for the sewing machine. She's making masks for the masses for about eight hours each day. The red polka dot pattern woven deep in Cryer's fabric², once herself a Rosie the Riveter³. It's very rewarding that little piece of red and white polka dot stands for something.

It's a symbol for what the American women did. Cryer made a few at first for family and friends, now a thousand pending⁴ orders. Strangers across the country saluting⁵ women's service while fighting America's new war against a virus. Cryer even finds time to still mow⁶ her own grass while pushing congress to give all rosies one medal of honor for their work. I'm hoping my little mask will save one life, at least more than that hopefully. Inspired once to serve her country and now to protect it.

在17岁的时候，梅·克莱尔帮助建造战机来拯救美国人的生命。如今她已经94岁了，但她的双手仍在以工厂的速度工作，原因完全相同。你是怎么想到做这个的？你知道，我为了缝纫机放弃了我的铆钉枪，这很有趣。她每天要花8个小时为人们制作口罩。克莱尔在布料中编织了红色的圆点花纹，她自己曾经是铆工露斯。那一小块有着红白相间的圆点的口罩代表着什么东西，这是很值得的。这是美国妇女所做的事情的象征。克莱尔一开始给家人和朋友做了一些，现在已经有上千个订单了。在美国抗击病毒的新战争中，来自全国各地的陌生人向服务的女性致敬。克莱尔甚至还抽空自己修剪草坪，同时敦促国会给所有的铆工露斯颁发一枚荣誉勋章，以表彰他们的工作。我希望我的小口罩能救一条命，但愿能救更多。她曾被激励为国效力，现在则是保卫国家。

1 rivet   

n.铆钉；vt.铆接，铆牢；集中(目光或注意力)

参考例句：

• They were taught how to bore rivet holes in the sides of ships.有人教他们如何在船的舷侧钻铆孔。
• The rivet heads are in good condition and without abrasion.铆钉钉头状况良好，并无过度磨损。

2 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

3 riveter   

打铆机； 铆枪； 铆工

参考例句：

• The riveter riveted the metal sheets to the ship's bottom. 铆工把薄金属板铆在船底上。
• The experiment proved that the recoil force of the electromagnetic riveter has reduced greatly. 通过试验表明，优化后铆枪的后坐力明显减小。

4 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

5 saluting   

v.欢迎，致敬( salute的现在分词 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• 'Thank you kindly, sir,' replied Long John, again saluting. “万分感谢，先生。”高个子约翰说着又行了个礼。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• He approached the young woman and, without saluting, began at once to converse with her. 他走近那年青女郎，马上就和她攀谈起来了，连招呼都不打。 来自辞典例句

6 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。