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
% Y6 k5 `: K' Z4 F: x- L* @330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
4 o& X; }: V! N$ W! M        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。
! r1 q" B5 @( i0 p- w$ E. R331. 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。
, F( a, G# _$ W332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
) S( w! q1 j. R4 I# [        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，
, Q. T/ `, B2 y9 M333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
& b& l9 W6 Y  k/ {        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.
3 Y' t* j3 C- y6 y: c2 ?3 d6 o) s        “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'.
1 c- }% j( l! H3 @        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。
$ s- W6 b; G* _337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
  h9 S7 G9 r, g7 R" U        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
& r$ N1 V+ ~8 W+ f5 c: T/ R+ K3 A338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
        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'.
' [4 p+ N5 w; ^6 G( l6 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。
3 e3 x5 k  l& d5 q( ^$ Y* l340. 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。
8 x' x4 ?' ~! E4 N341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
- F1 y- \) A  {  N0 ?342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
8 [- C# j2 q$ A343. 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。
344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
5 v2 X. I. @6 b/ ~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。
$ B* h+ \" E# C1 Y5 M' e7 p346. 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，
# m& c& e% Y6 s- d. j$ l) @9 f% d& p8 a347. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
# \* R  x) F- l3 ^        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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