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
% k- _2 }. L3 a9 |330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
7 j2 G$ x0 ~) @" G: N331. 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。
, O/ ^/ `4 t" z332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
" X* f9 ]) e/ X3 L        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。
3 N" c2 v% }3 C* l" |& `! {# Z) y! z334. 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。
5 J( P4 L" ?' E335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
: D9 R' v& c6 I# X        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.
. g) G) L$ G- o  g0 D; D        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
0 ]) e) J9 T4 p- n5 P$ [3 [. H/ d338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
$ j* y3 |+ j9 @2 r8 q6 o        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'.
) z/ i  f; T1 \- t7 b) w2 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。
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。
0 U* H; G, r. b  Y* T( L341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
! d: }  p( W; s: z( ]$ J8 ~342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
" P. W6 l3 q9 O343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
) D! y' X/ N1 O        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.
9 j6 v+ |0 A  f4 o# M        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.
        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
/ @2 n! p3 j0 v5 d. U346. 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.
7 [% Z: w0 J( b        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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