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
330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
! k6 k9 Y) G1 D3 P! O4 d! n        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
3 _/ t0 Y9 j- C' t  R  {        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
* v5 [. D, S: v7 U) E# m        但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。
334. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
& }/ x$ o% H7 v2 L5 F* q0 `        “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'.
        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.
7 {" g- s/ |4 w6 U        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。
* V, w# g% M4 G& O( ]337. 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.
        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
( v/ _. ^' n: Y7 P1 E& p- }& b/ w339. 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。
- g9 A" c- ~8 q( X/ x# k340. 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。
341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
7 ?# u. g, ]% U2 `) `7 a: m) F        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
( Y7 G2 v& b: |# z& F342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
7 ^* {& f% Z5 X  i        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
2 l  L. {: @$ o6 R; ~0 P1 \+ p2 [343. After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
) ~* o" U, z) E9 G& D) \, a) W        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。
* C3 ?4 I8 g4 c4 }* c# }9 |! {344. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
$ p! ^" W) W( \+ `345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
2 r) C$ B( c3 @' H$ I% _1 m        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
( q* H  C. ^5 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，
0 c% y. _7 h9 _2 y4 n$ d, }6 ?) H347. 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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