新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课25

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课文25  “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
438. One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greewich.
) _! t1 Y$ ?2 r8 q4 P        人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。
439. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
        它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观者。
440. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
0 R# H+ U5 U9 O" P        它给人们留下深刻的印象，使人们回忆起历史上的巨型帆船，
441. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
2 s' _1 X. T% k! o3 g        在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。“卡蒂萨克”号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶，从澳大利亚运回羊毛。
' r, E% ^9 ]; u5 K2 c/ s442. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
        “卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。
9 l% }/ G3 w: I5 I$ j3 [* R$ L3 ?- V443. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
& K, ]* o. o5 ?        唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船。
444. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
        两船于1872年6月18日同时从上海启航驶往英国，途中展开了一场激烈的比赛。
4 ]3 v7 N- I: O1 e( h445. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
) {3 v) X* l" W        这场比赛持续了整整4个月，是这类比赛中的最后一次，
446. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
        它标志着帆船伟大传统的结束与一个新纪元的开始。
7 Q, ]0 J1 z) x5 n8 ~6 k447. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
        比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，“卡萨萨克”号驶到了前面。
# R+ }3 y. A# \/ m; \! j6 A448. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
- J7 h( D2 I4 _7 Z* m3 r' g        看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。
449. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
        8月份“卡蒂萨克”号遭到一场特大风暴的袭击，失去了一只舵。
) ?% O7 _+ m" b  I450. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
, Z! i% |  M2 ?+ H& Q: u        船身左右摇晃，无法操纵。
. a8 h% Q, `; n. z% L# i451. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
        船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，
452. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship,
( J: ~# G) ~0 O; g3 A" y        这样一来，大大降低了船的航速。
8 ^- t3 {$ [+ V3 R453. for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.
2 x9 S: f  l8 M  M        因为船不能开得太快，否则就有危险，应急舵也会被刮走。
' m$ G1 W( I3 R454. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
% e- y* m( b3 Y, w% @2 w+ \        因为这个缘故，“卡蒂萨克”号落到了后面。
7 v& P! r( G; T/ _; @9 }455. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted,
. z8 q- ]. g8 r; F, f/ [        跨越赤道后，船长将船停靠在一个港口，在那儿换了一只舵。
0 N. T3 z. [* D6 M; `  e456. but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
        但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。
  Z& }) D0 j' S" n6 O! K, M) X457. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
        尽管换装新舵时分秒必争，但“卡蒂萨克”号已经不可能取胜了，
458. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
        它抵达英国时比“塞姆皮雷”号晚了1个星期。
459. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
2 C; O  z& y5 T2 b4 _9 t        但考虑到路上的多次耽搁，
9 G* i+ \8 g% [: p. P- d& p460. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
        这个成绩也已很不容易了。毫无疑问，如果中途没有失去舵， “卡帝萨克”号肯定能在比赛中轻易夺冠。