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
. Z3 q' V7 Y/ `. ~7 `+ t) i' F) O330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
- ]+ u$ T# l, ?0 w. m' r332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
/ L, Q! L. \  U2 O+ h- m) c% t2 Y        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.
6 |. S0 D, w5 x: O, W$ P) e# w        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。
! D/ `. W! |* E: ~: g8 f334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
  t, S$ A* N, J9 c        “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。
' ^4 I$ _$ l) h. @335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
* m, }3 [& U, g6 y        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。
2 n2 a7 {, n2 c7 d" y- S, A4 d! R337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
0 S5 D3 E) R5 Y        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.
% b" u: H  ?0 C$ ]        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'.
        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.
: l6 _! K; {6 ]# f. Q        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
) D! S: Z9 ]" E) J1 _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,
        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.
- `; L# N7 l0 h5 A8 [/ q( ~        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。
" d. n$ z, r2 f) d# I* `9 t2 S# e3 @344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
2 V2 o; X5 O. }& g) I345. 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。
0 K" k9 h) q0 y0 F) V346. 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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