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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3 r; Y9 b+ B8 D* O; H
330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.$ N7 j% T7 Y5 ^
        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。
# Q  ]: o" `9 r: U& e331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.% i: u! N' Z9 i; ^
        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
' A/ |$ O' X2 V% {- x5 h332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'6 U! A4 e$ Z- h4 O3 }& j% f
        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,
3 j7 t8 I" a1 g) Z" x  t333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.! A" k8 Y  u! r6 ~* g+ D! z
        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。9 e( u! A" J* `# U9 T% ^, F; S
334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
, C+ h' j1 E, P  a" v, g: Z        “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。
+ Z3 W' d/ k9 Q) R335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'., r* }  f3 t/ U" e
        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。& c' s$ ?& G: a1 P0 C6 L& h
336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.! q' O6 W# z* [, N
        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。, ~  h6 I! T& o6 d& ^4 p! d8 m8 L( S
337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
' @9 P& t: X  y! G        一周以前,他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
1 K5 f7 g+ e2 P% W338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.7 _, `9 m4 m+ Y' O
        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
  @9 @0 \- Q0 S% v339. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
; a3 U* s8 q* k4 l1 n8 U        同一天,他驾驶一架新的“安特瓦特”号飞机来到了加来附近。9 q0 C) S! c/ u
340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
7 g# a) @  Y+ q; B) u3 B        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。6 G- |* ~4 W1 p( W& k3 B$ V
341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
1 q/ O4 u( ~  _        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞,# ~/ z7 |3 a2 @
342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
- N$ j2 t; Z+ {. t1 q% G+ ~& W6 C        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。2 R$ W8 t6 F. L. }( R4 u
343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.  g3 A1 A/ h2 U
        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。. f$ |" l: d5 W+ a
344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.6 g# i) _- X! i: E  E8 f
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。7 n1 [& B9 r: E: ?3 i, h
345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.4 ?% T3 `; i& o' S) [5 O
        当他在多佛着陆后,第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。8 T' |* i( K+ L0 I
346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
. V' Q8 m  x5 A# r. a# h! y        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,
. Z' A) [4 c5 P347. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.2 j+ x5 j# T1 Q, c, U
        因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。
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