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
: f+ B- K/ g, N* n( B1 ~330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
* F& [/ k7 i5 w# J" E( Z7 V6 I331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
; h* n0 h1 R( w0 q5 I* n        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
) ?7 C; a( o. j+ K2 o332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
! d. H( ?, f) ^; y; @" o        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
+ ~" n# d" N( N2 o$ p0 L' X333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
: y+ D1 t8 _/ F( l, [        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。
) i  O) E% W! C  ~334. 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。
" ]2 G# R7 t9 s5 w+ `& |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。
336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
1 p# T# F7 j1 X( t        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。
, |( }( L9 L; l6 w: D3 ^% k337. 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。
4 R2 v" z' r0 I  r# z7 H338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
        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.
        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
( X: u% l/ d: Q9 ^# A: D/ v341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
) T5 o( w6 V' o2 J1 m" L1 C7 g1 c        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
" k3 l$ i5 @5 E" P5 Q) g1 W4 T343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
        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。
( a( B! W* u6 N3 k+ t3 [344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
' e, g1 G% s! j$ j3 i345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
# [5 u$ E2 G5 \3 e2 F        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
, X7 j. S  B! V% y( d346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
+ N% f3 a2 |, N" w3 [/ }7 k        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.
  W, e( o1 C7 L: ?! q- W+ D- O# b8 r        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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