新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课25

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课文25  “卡蒂萨克”号帆船
438. One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greewich.
7 h* |1 t7 X7 @5 A$ {        人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。
439. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
! E1 S6 k9 Y2 @3 w        它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观者。
440. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
        它给人们留下深刻的印象，使人们回忆起历史上的巨型帆船，
+ t) o  D% {$ G* v441. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
( x5 H3 r$ Y2 A8 [        在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。“卡蒂萨克”号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶，从澳大利亚运回羊毛。
/ W+ d# i" o, {4 z1 l442. The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
4 ^6 x" v) b% M4 T6 I        “卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。
443. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
; A5 z" f; s, D# L# r        唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船。
% f2 w6 \, \: r+ B2 Z444. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
4 o4 N& M9 S* j% b        两船于1872年6月18日同时从上海启航驶往英国，途中展开了一场激烈的比赛。
& z! F  |8 p7 X" G' O5 v# a: z445. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
) W! x8 c/ C7 V" z$ f( S        这场比赛持续了整整4个月，是这类比赛中的最后一次，
, U  ?9 n+ g' i' _. y8 ]  w446. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
. L# g7 ^) O7 O        它标志着帆船伟大传统的结束与一个新纪元的开始。
447. The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
7 y% e6 ~7 a) [: v% s        比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，“卡萨萨克”号驶到了前面。
448. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
; ?* _# G5 U8 q/ R$ W        看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。
- x# M* G- F: w, V; @6 w9 n. @449. In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
        8月份“卡蒂萨克”号遭到一场特大风暴的袭击，失去了一只舵。
450. The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
/ P- [) n) }1 H1 U$ D  ?/ L% T        船身左右摇晃，无法操纵。
451. A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
: J% {+ L  k- ?9 m) J5 j        船员用备用的木板在船上赶制了一只应急用的舵，并克服重重困难将舵安装就位，
2 i$ K8 I, {; [# n2 Y! _452. This greatly reduced the speed of the ship,
        这样一来，大大降低了船的航速。
! \& A3 u6 n$ Z/ ?) M453. for there was a danger that if she traveled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.
" k/ G. ]' b4 C: d        因为船不能开得太快，否则就有危险，应急舵也会被刮走。
% I4 f, P2 N% r$ p2 c! P454. Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
        因为这个缘故，“卡蒂萨克”号落到了后面。
455. After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted,
; ^7 ]; G2 P* b" k8 n        跨越赤道后，船长将船停靠在一个港口，在那儿换了一只舵。
456. but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
9 h# T+ S6 Y. V- \, v' E2 q        但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。
5 Y: G- S7 \; p457. Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
        尽管换装新舵时分秒必争，但“卡蒂萨克”号已经不可能取胜了，
0 ~( @' c: f3 O458. She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
        它抵达英国时比“塞姆皮雷”号晚了1个星期。
5 j& `- ~/ e7 u9 A/ Y/ o459. Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
% P. j$ M' I  b& ^5 K# {        但考虑到路上的多次耽搁，
460. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
        这个成绩也已很不容易了。毫无疑问，如果中途没有失去舵， “卡帝萨克”号肯定能在比赛中轻易夺冠。