新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课25

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课文25  “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
438. One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greewich.
        人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。
0 S, K1 T. L4 V- X# F439. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
) p3 }- y% B0 }+ E7 U        它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观者。
8 g* D: U+ x+ P3 [9 U  ^( J) [0 P) H440. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
4 O8 e+ r8 O  H        它给人们留下深刻的印象，使人们回忆起历史上的巨型帆船，
441. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
: R) j7 Y! u9 @6 e( _( A        在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。“卡蒂萨克”号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶，从澳大利亚运回羊毛。
442. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
0 ?8 b( F1 f2 x7 l        “卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。
443. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
  o* X9 J; T' {) A1 m' q2 V        唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船。
- F5 o- d+ u. T7 K5 X: Q444. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
1 }: ~. u) L) R# e! @, y        两船于1872年6月18日同时从上海启航驶往英国，途中展开了一场激烈的比赛。
445. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
( b. m* H  e0 g' x7 S! k        这场比赛持续了整整4个月，是这类比赛中的最后一次，
446. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
        它标志着帆船伟大传统的结束与一个新纪元的开始。
0 k+ R- J! o" E/ k9 y$ t  n0 o- f6 g447. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
        比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，“卡萨萨克”号驶到了前面。
$ m" t# p* ~$ T: v# r448. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
. t! Y( m! H6 S        看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。
449. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
) {& P) h2 p% q8 b3 G& j, B7 |) f: |        8月份“卡蒂萨克”号遭到一场特大风暴的袭击，失去了一只舵。
450. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
8 r4 [) z" p5 G( U        船身左右摇晃，无法操纵。
451. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
1 i$ D! B4 F, G" g        船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，
2 u0 a, g( Z$ ~452. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship,
/ [% i0 m9 E7 X( |8 k        这样一来，大大降低了船的航速。
! B3 a5 c+ I1 `/ V% t3 m& u+ Z! T! ~) ]453. for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.
        因为船不能开得太快，否则就有危险，应急舵也会被刮走。
454. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
% D! h1 L) C" S4 A; `6 W3 `/ _, @        因为这个缘故，“卡蒂萨克”号落到了后面。
455. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted,
        跨越赤道后，船长将船停靠在一个港口，在那儿换了一只舵。
% M3 ]. V9 Q5 ?7 c456. but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
- C8 A! g" i. N+ b, `) [: e, L        但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。
457. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
        尽管换装新舵时分秒必争，但“卡蒂萨克”号已经不可能取胜了，
9 R( P/ ?9 d9 S/ t" j6 R/ a458. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
        它抵达英国时比“塞姆皮雷”号晚了1个星期。
# U1 ]6 H. {7 E: S5 }" V6 v1 X459. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
7 m& _# ^0 r4 M: n! f2 u        但考虑到路上的多次耽搁，
/ o7 v: ^$ T/ l0 _$ ^460. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
. o- ?4 G# f6 _/ S% v0 D9 u        这个成绩也已很不容易了。毫无疑问，如果中途没有失去舵， “卡帝萨克”号肯定能在比赛中轻易夺冠。