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 $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
* @& F  Y( }- O; U$ Q+ f* d        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。
$ Y6 W9 V  N1 u3 c+ _, m4 W4 E331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
! o( |# X  U3 R1 o        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
: h/ a* H, R5 U* O332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
3 k0 J( `% w3 U9 H* J        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，
333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
8 j. q2 n/ m$ G7 [" I* \        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 [. q3 F3 G+ L& k  R2 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。
' q- n# p4 x2 c1 _; k5 _& P5 m335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
4 ~0 b" y& d3 e% \' b  L# ?        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。
) t) q/ B7 R/ R3 g2 ]* y: ~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。
; ?8 e# E' V  Q; p337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
$ w9 T# X7 d- d0 Y        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
. A  M" h  U3 e2 j! T338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
4 C4 G+ t  Z4 g& A7 V        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。
340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
) `8 i: _, I2 x) G2 V        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
5 H# K( u8 ^8 [; X5 D341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
% t( e& U! s8 V" O6 o! J7 |        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
& M2 g) w4 P- t342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
0 E* ~' u% p6 E        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。
344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
* `% ~0 Q$ E0 t0 Z! p0 |7 y        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
346. 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，
, C" z  N' _2 b1 f347. 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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