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
- y+ `9 @( f: x5 Q1 c3 U330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
; S, v, H! }5 L- Y  Q* g  b5 h7 Z        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
# Y) W2 R5 \9 N0 s; z& a        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
2 H& Y- c2 ~! n( ?' k) Q        但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。
1 [2 m0 Y% o7 {) @9 T9 H, J1 @. i; X334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
        “安特瓦特”号飞机在海上漂浮，后来有船经过，莱瑟姆方才获救。
335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
3 [7 x" \; C9 r0 _: t' t% G1 E$ u3 X        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.
. k! @2 f0 \% m9 b$ _0 K        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。
- d* l9 w. \& X% K& c+ t4 B337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
( `7 L( U0 B) y6 g7 Y        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
9 v& W3 j9 J2 p  J8 L; n338. 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'.
6 X  ^) d% ^8 w; H        同一天，他驾驶一架新的“安特瓦特”号飞机来到了加来附近。
4 S, ~  m1 c7 o340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
3 r. M- E2 R1 h9 _        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
8 H! u7 a* R" ]2 Q& B' w341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
8 ?8 d- z0 o& W' `# Z$ R        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
; i% t9 X: M9 z342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
343. 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.
0 m7 i& y6 M# f        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
* D3 {8 T$ m% Y5 ^1 I- W4 n* U4 U345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
6 Z7 `1 o+ P* d2 A        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
* h" r2 e$ r/ o0 `, \' m346. 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，
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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