'He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea.
但他只在海峽上空飛行7英里，引擎就發生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
prep. 穿過;橫穿，橫過;與…交叉;在…對面;
adv. 橫過，越過;在對面;交叉;斜對面;
?? cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那農舍的唯一通路是穿過田野。
近義：through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
n. 頻道，波道;渠道;途徑;海峽;
vt. 引導，開導;形成河道;
?? chann管道+el表名詞 →航道
"What's on Channel 4 tonight?"
電視四臺今晚有什么節目？
近義：waterway, watercourse, trench, dike, ditch, dyke
n. 發動機，引擎;工具;火車頭;機車;
vt. 給…安裝發動機;
?? 諧音“引擎” engineer工程師-engine工程
"We had to completely disassemble the engine to find the problem."
我們只好把發動機全部拆開以尋找故障原因。
近義：motorize, machine, motor, loco, locomotive
n. 陸地;國家;地產;土地;
vt.& vi. （使）登岸;降臨;使陷于（困境）;使不得不應付;
vt. 自船上卸下;獲得;捕到;釣到（魚）;
vi. 跳落，跌落，被拋落（地面）;
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亞土著土地權問題
近義：disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot
反義：leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean