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
330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
; N, N4 E1 H' `" x$ e6 ?( D331. 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 ]5 A7 X, S7 g: ^1 S  J8 z332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
5 O1 _! v. V& O/ u$ G        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，
5 Z  R0 |6 ~" p  k/ y. T( H333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
2 e$ g8 }- M/ [4 Z4 M        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。
+ Y0 Y: a* B9 x9 }334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
) |2 P0 k; H6 }3 _        “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。
) c, u8 {; a: _/ ?8 v3 T$ M& z335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
4 R+ [* m  R2 w        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。
* p2 M6 K8 }& }& W; R' _337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
3 O3 C) d# w! A. F7 j        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
4 ]3 F1 @1 Z% \% W  g/ |2 g' M7 I338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
9 b( _) h/ f& ~2 r3 R        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。
+ a7 i1 B" P- g4 P340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
# y/ b4 F' ~2 J6 w        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,
) C6 R5 V5 v' F: |        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
5 t3 `2 Z/ S0 k7 |8 l342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
, P7 [6 `- y( p8 P8 ]  j7 A1 H343. 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。
' W9 T! e/ x4 {! a) O! }  T344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
) r, x8 L8 o8 ~8 I3 U" B( p; n4 y        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.
) r9 t& {8 k' f: A6 U7 L        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
* p2 M& P4 E- ?  t2 f' L346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
9 n; }0 V' |# Y# C& D! i& Y. s        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，
& v, V8 A  K7 H6 U5 E347. 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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