A flying horse
Ada was an imaginative child. Her education fostered her interest in mathematics and science and she became fascinated by all things mechanical. Throughout 1828 her letters to her mother frequently refer to her attempts to make wings (of paper, silk, or feathers) to enable her to fly. In this letter dated April 7, her imagination has leapt ahead to a project for a flying machine powered by a steam engine.
一只飞马
阿达是一个富有想象力的孩子。她所接受的教育培养了她在数学和科学方面的兴趣。她执迷于所有机械的东西。她在1828年内写给母亲的信中反复提到了她尝试做一双可以飞起来的翅膀（使用纸，丝或者羽毛）。这封信写于当年4月7号，她的这个设想大大超前了后来的人们尝试用蒸汽机驱动飞行器的试验。
Writing exercise
From the age of five, Ada was educated by a succession of governesses, in a rigorous system devised and closely supervised by Lady Byron. In April 1822 Ada sent her mother an account of her lessons -- music, French, and arithmetic. The journal of her first governess reveals that she was also soon studying geography, drawing, and spelling.
写作练习
自5岁起，阿达接受了多位家庭教师的教育。拜伦女士定制了一套严厉的教学制度，并亲自监督执行。1822年4月，阿达给母亲写了一封信，在信中，她列出了课程列表：包括音乐，法语和算数。她的第一任家庭教师的日记显示，她随后也学习了地理，绘画和拼写。