在本栏目我们回顾历史上本周发生的重要事件—莱特兄弟诞生，听听下面的短文，做做下面的练习，学习一些相关的英语表达形式。
本周是08月13日至08月21日历史上发生的事件。 | | On the 19th of August 1871 Orville Wright was born in Ohio, USA. With his brother Wilbur Wright, born on the 16th of April 1867 in Indiana, USA, he is credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane. The first controlled, powered and heavier than air human flight occurred on the 17th December 1903. |
| The Wright brothers were two of seven children and they never married.
They gained the mechanical skills essential for their success by working for years in their shop with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and other machinery. Their work with bicycles in particular influenced their belief that an unstable vehicle like a flying machine could be controlled and balanced with practice. Their bicycle shop employee Charlie Taylor became an important part of the team, building their first aircraft engine in close collaboration with the brothers.
Orville died on January 30th 1948. His brother died much earlier on 30th May 1912.
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