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
0 A. ?$ ~8 }. _% {330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
" I5 ?" q3 Z- I& |  e        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
, S% v) h7 U' F2 Z# [        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
+ n- i5 Z7 H; z  h' B, {, M1 Y333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
# W$ e& c6 l* N* O7 z* l& \1 D        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。
* c# n" J/ J3 i1 W, y% u334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
- v2 q! Y/ \8 b% {% 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'.
# Z- }+ ^# `  F+ H( F! K2 Y6 o        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。
9 v% W! S5 j0 a0 O7 Y) v336. 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。
338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
. p: X4 t4 R6 b+ T        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
# H" V: Y( k3 h  _4 `3 X7 M339. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
! E) g  A$ U/ K# }- b        同一天，他驾驶一架新的“安特瓦特”号飞机来到了加来附近。
/ x, c1 _0 f  z* ]! C" s, ~340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
6 J/ p" y* n; A/ H3 i, _        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
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，
342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
- t; a/ s5 U* W        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
, y' m5 b3 b9 d: V7 _# m343. 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。
344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
0 W8 F1 k# |9 n8 e        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
- b, o3 X4 `4 h3 L& {5 p+ h' A345. 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.
8 |, u) E+ L) @+ x9 \* f        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，
  f: T9 M& x- Y7 [& \/ p347. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
! A/ [% Y. C) S$ z        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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