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
5 |; b* p2 \: [( }1 r4 B; u330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
7 r) n: |: P  M        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
) j, u9 y1 m/ D. U, y2 K331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
9 C0 L# F1 X( Y+ S332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
1 w5 T0 j# T" w( P+ z5 ?9 n5 x+ B        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
& K$ f6 V% \6 p: L9 I% G) D333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
. ?1 g5 ]0 Q* `        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。
% O- M- q0 z% c6 I" }8 T( E' Y334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
3 T; Y' p  T) S$ V& o        “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'.
: j( }5 `3 A4 n% t( Z# I5 _        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.
6 y" U* ]- m) d; G        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
0 f$ G6 b% f6 `1 y- @' p338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
; F9 ~# G7 F# _0 e7 O8 l- `        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'.
6 A) t: ~4 s2 S! ~) d" D0 f        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.
" w5 |. E/ i! Z) d3 M" [: G$ x- q        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
/ w7 z, L! l* |341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
; r9 p5 D* V2 U8 X  w/ v342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
- N2 }5 @6 e/ C( x        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
  B' V& B* N$ n- ^8 ~1 D343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
2 n! D5 Z0 b9 S        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。
$ n1 |- @9 h; O+ M344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
- V1 d# P& `9 X$ \        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
& V+ }: W1 L: r1 z345. 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。
, u4 j; D% S! F- a; G/ Y4 g346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
) Q6 Q6 F7 B' G        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.
' @0 t4 P1 F* J        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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