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
* o. g* l! j# f( W- }" W* f# ~330. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
3 W1 ]) v# |3 A# I9 a        1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。
3 G; k& {; z, f' ~( G( o331. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
        然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。
1 N$ q% P2 e1 g& w332. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
6 N; }9 G$ B2 I5 N        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，
* [: I# z: @& E9 `! J333. He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
/ p6 m& _) k( k* d' u        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.
* o3 T/ F  \: o  [& k9 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。
$ j! \* c$ e; Z2 o! o0 P- S335. 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。
0 A% }  P4 b% Y3 I% |8 O; {7 O8 i8 t336. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
) s, U9 y. p7 g% [        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.
" E( W: \9 W, q        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.
9 d7 ~9 J- h: F4 x6 G        但是莱瑟姆不肯轻易罢休。
1 u" S* K% s* A5 O339. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
. T3 t" \8 N3 n3 |0 z( ~/ t  ?        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.
  W- n  q$ S8 ?% d        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,
; x7 S( h5 l  K! V( [        两天飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，
' u# @; G# ?! `' S9 o342. but Latham failed to get up early enough,
        但莱瑟姆那天起床晚了。
+ {: G, U7 x8 F+ q5 n343. 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.
: Z+ d* N( V& x. @: h4 R        他这次伟大的飞行持续37分钟。
6 C0 T, f. V: d, G5 ?1 S3 S! u345. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
  f# w/ z/ a% m) Y( n        当他在多佛着陆后，第一个迎接他的是当地一名警察。
346. 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 K1 f; N1 P9 ^, j0 C. N8 h) Z" w7 n' ~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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