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Dorothy Hoffner, who recently attempted to break a world record has died.
尝试打破一项世界纪录的多萝西·霍夫纳，于日前去世。
According to The New York Times, she died in her sleep at the Chicago-area senior center where she lived.
据《纽约时报》报道，她是在芝加哥地区的老年中心，在睡梦中去世的。
A week or so ago, Dorothy went skydiving.
大约一周前，多萝西去尝试了跳伞。
She made the leap attached to a U.S. Parachute Association tandem instructor.
随她一起完成跳伞的，是美国降落伞协会的一名双人教练。
"It was wonderful. It was nice, peaceful. And I had to.. had to keep myself awake so I could see see the scenery."
“太棒了。非常好，非常平静。我必须保持清醒，这样我才能看到风景。”
It wasn't the first time Dorothy had been skydiving. She did it when she turned 100.
这不是多萝西第一次跳伞了。上一次是在她100岁的时候。
But this time, it was for a goal: to break a Guinness World Record and be the oldest person to go skydiving.
但这一次，她的目标是：打破吉尼斯世界纪录，成为年龄最大的跳伞者。
The current record was set in May, 2022, by a 103-year-old Swedish woman.
目前的纪录是由一位103岁的瑞典女性在2022年5月创造的。
Caretakers are hoping Dorothy will earn the recognition posthumously.
看护多萝西的负责人希望，她取得的这项成就在死后能得到纪录认可。
Dorothy worked for 40 years as a telephone operator with Illinois Bell, which then became AT&T.
在伊利诺伊贝尔公司（也就是后来的美国电话电报公司），多萝西担任了40年的电话接线员。
Dorothy Hoffner was 104 years old.
多萝西·霍夫纳，享年104岁。
