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
- p1 |' U. c" ?& d% \330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
7 D$ g; \, W) {0 y331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
7 E5 y8 Y$ n& r/ ^' V        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.'
3 b: n( b8 s- C        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.
$ Q6 k1 i' Y$ u1 T, }        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。
334. 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。
335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
! q6 u% t3 g  M% i        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。
3 O- O" `/ F, R6 V$ `! \; s336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
  l3 i- a' o' O# B" W% u        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。
, K3 ~* z& R( U. V4 I0 E0 P338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
6 y# u3 x5 t3 k. q! U$ w$ a339. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
; Q! `' x' ^& d: e) k        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。
* p4 F/ L" N3 p' o  H7 l6 L/ Y+ D. D341. 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.
        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。
% k+ U  j5 T( W/ e/ H7 {' p. q! b2 r344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
6 W# e8 R* i: L$ @4 _% `345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
* j+ n6 Z2 J1 @) Y$ c        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
- @8 L+ d- I6 O$ U- p% W$ x346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
9 A+ i: x6 O' I; }# i        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，
4 _+ O7 @8 ^+ O+ @8 L4 y/ e9 t7 R347. 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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