“Everyone has his/her own Atlantic to fly. Whatever you want very much to do, against the opposition of tradition, neighborhood opinion, and so-called ‘common sense’… that is an Atlantic. I flew the Atlantic because I wanted to. To want in one’s heart to do a thing for its own sake, to enjoy doing it; concentrate all one’s energies upon it… that is not only the surest guarantee of success, it is also being true to oneself.”
— Amelia Earhart, Aviator
「每个人都有他/她自己要飞的大西洋。不管你很想做什么，逆着传统、社区看法、及所谓『常识』的反对… 那就是一个大西洋。我飞越大西洋因为我想要。因事情本身的关系在一个人的心里想做一件事，喜爱做这件事；集中一个人所有的精力在那上面… 那不尽是成功最可靠的保证，这也是忠实于自己。」– 爱蜜莉亚‧厄尔哈特 (飞行员)
Atlantic (n.) 大西洋。against (conj.) 反对，逆着。例：The board voted against the proposal. (董事会投票反对此提案。) opposition (n.) 反对，对立；oppose 则是动词。one (n.) 一个人。for its own sake 因事件本身的关系。例：Fine art is any art created for its own sake, as opposed to commercial artwork. (艺术是因美术所创造出的作品，与商业艺术品对立。) concentrate (v.) 集中，专注。guarantee (n.) 保证。例：The vendor offers a money back guarantee. (此商家提供不满意退费保证。)
在 “whatever you want very much to do” 这个片语里，very much 的位置由最后面插到前面，是较少见的用法。在 “to want in one’s heart to do a thing” 这个片语里，in one’s heart 插入 to want to do a thing 中间。
爱蜜莉亚‧厄尔哈特 (1897-1939) 为美国著名女飞行员，创下许多飞行纪录，包括第一位独自横越大西洋的女飞行员。她的飞行经历著作成为美国的畅销书，另外她也协助建立女飞行员组织并投入女权运动。