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 $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
! M7 t% ^' `  s2 G: x; Q& R331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
0 ^% z9 ]# p4 Y. P- [/ m        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
9 ~! x% o9 k! \332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
        1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，
) z: S$ L9 E, J333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
) E# C7 V! X3 @4 y        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.
* c" m. @8 p0 D3 r! u* w" {3 r        “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。
1 J4 ~# t9 @# f: Y) k335. 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。
" @& S( C* L7 b. n6 ]* L! g1 \336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
2 @2 K+ x" @& @) j        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。
; E' k- P* L& k) j337. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
. b( K7 {( J0 q5 R% @        一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。
5 t! x: ]" _3 ^) q338. Latham, however, did not give up easily.
, u1 Y$ M& ^4 H( q, D) x        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。
340. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
9 G$ H4 O: w0 @: k4 k& J        看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
8 G8 o( Q6 {/ \: \2 O, ^! I! l341. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,
0 t# @/ m2 A" L2 i        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
1 e, s+ r% B9 `" Q/ f        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.
9 f6 Y% i- [1 ~4 P9 t        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
2 \! G0 e/ F- u1 U1 f345. 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。
1 W8 S3 _0 v3 v! K6 P! m2 L( U* `* F346. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
, L9 C" y, u  {  V0 g6 u: m        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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