新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 20

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课文20   飞行员的先驱
330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
7 P/ l  K$ K. K- i# o331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
6 ]" h! k) c6 A* o/ O5 S8 i        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
9 p& s, s; {6 T# u( r! E        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
2 C' J& R! j( D# K333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
0 e4 M$ H# A6 ]        但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。
5 U- G) n6 J3 q334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
        “安特瓦特”号飞机在海上漂浮，后来有船经过，莱瑟姆方才获救。
, }# f, I: Q4 X2 [) Y& I8 {335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
        两天之后，路易斯.布莱里奥驾驶一名为“11号”的飞机来到加来附近。
  h! }# O6 f5 W1 Z2 {336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
        布莱里奥从1905年起便开始研制飞机，“11号”飞机是他制作的最新型号。
) O) C( b: b0 B8 ~" w9 r) |337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
* r9 @3 y0 A: `: ]5 R338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
% ^) y. _+ B. |( h5 F9 p        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
339. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
        同一天，他驾驶一架新的“安特瓦特”号飞机来到了加来附近。
) T+ \# z" W' s& X340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
2 ?' q1 ]9 ^% B341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
6 K% q' T3 d$ T9 o% ], `/ Y: X  |/ |        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
- ?6 [' E. T" v) q' w+ X, }342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
. r& L. ?2 O5 S        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
0 w5 \/ a7 n) A% [343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
5 K1 q9 m7 V5 p  V0 }; P        布莱里奥凌晨4点15分作了一次短距离试飞，半小时后便正式出发了。
9 S# Z; f% {2 E4 m' f" |+ c344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
; ?! Y8 a! F' _. E& F" w+ ?345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
5 d- b3 G& z, d2 j3 T        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
: A: Y* F% m* ^3 Y' [. s2 x346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
        莱瑟姆一周以后也作了一次尝试，飞到离多佛不到半英里的地方。这次他又遭厄运，
347. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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