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 $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
! N/ f( v# r7 q' X- h8 x$ y* S331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
1 x. k' a8 i% e6 k% m        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
  P, t/ K) W" \; Y- X" T332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
( q3 ^( q/ p8 P: R/ g" c        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.
3 }+ `1 l. Z+ m' N, {( b* N        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.
( d+ o0 c  ~6 h/ F2 e8 l) \        “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。
* p: v( Z* V) v. N335. Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
+ t$ I5 t* u; r" z% Y        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。
" W+ K9 c7 z% }0 C% g336. 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。
337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
: ^, ?5 ^( Z3 ^$ n& Q        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
+ H* M" r5 b; T338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
1 [" H  Y0 I+ y+ X  S339. 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。
* g0 [  S" M! e# w' j5 ^340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
; _$ y; G" N% z2 h5 `/ l        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,
2 ^- Z* p  Y2 X3 ?2 b( o        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
( U& N" ]3 v* f3 _8 N# H, u342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
, ~/ ~" ~" ~) L, n        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.
4 P% @5 _+ Q) r% Z1 ?        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
3 P+ g3 J4 u" W2 @8 S+ t345. 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。
: y: h- O' O+ Y1 f& f346. 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，
& b. J" O/ u2 D3 ?5 M# o- m347. 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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