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
8 q  p8 G  h2 _% T$ }* H+ Q! U; l( D" A330. 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。
$ V/ O) p1 e, M/ |8 n& B' r331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
3 e+ E) g- l8 Z        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
) J$ i- ?- b5 j: T6 t9 W5 y332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
5 m% n: g  z" U$ ^8 M9 b        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.
        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。
8 b8 F4 X7 l: ~' Q6 s334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
6 M8 D" T* a0 I) D9 ~8 Y        “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。
335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
* s. a( m8 k( d, Q* a8 ^/ C        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.
        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。
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。
* F9 V) j" a/ J3 {& i( z9 j338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
" m( A  Y5 ~( L* p8 i4 w2 [        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'.
" P0 w: m8 M9 F+ m        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。
; ]$ o8 T  Q- r. M5 T4 y341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
: |- j2 q4 ?  ?, j8 M; ^9 J342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
1 }% Q" _: n3 X2 {. p" t0 b& g        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.
5 v% F3 w) ?4 P+ P- y        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.
        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.
! W( w5 E0 V5 L( C5 H        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
# Q  V1 |5 T. B2 H# ^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，
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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