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
% Q  Y' H0 D0 K# V, s" g330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
0 \# j6 h2 Z/ P$ I/ r331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
& f! ~4 Q6 m4 a' q3 ?        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.'
* u) P9 _/ X7 W3 s0 J        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.
2 v# z6 t7 L- q! l- e- ^. S+ D: F        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。
+ g5 X8 W$ t. [6 _7 h: `* v+ z- f3 v334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
4 }. F  S2 @1 E        “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。
0 Y; A; I2 d0 p" W335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
  @8 D& h3 f- v        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.
. J, v9 w  a0 ~! Z  ~5 ?        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。
' b9 T. W. g* ~: z/ g- Q337. 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。
338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
5 ]0 r3 j3 j9 y! K2 f$ Q) X) k        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。
' j3 [* h" c1 K9 R340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
  S; O) ?" Z+ H  s        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
, z- e) q( f1 O- M2 Y7 q341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
0 e0 d% g) P. R; R( i        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
" ]* r# ?8 b* `; W+ ^" T+ g342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
/ T* |( i- {+ K( I/ c+ D343. 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。
5 M# D1 z  q# x5 k2 s344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
" b& J/ p6 ]# e$ O2 U        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
* y* s% B/ W1 v345. 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。
6 Y' R, |% W" \346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
% q2 D5 ~5 Z- i# ]+ c        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，
347. 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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