Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
萊瑟姆一周以后也作了一次嘗試，飛到離多佛不到半英里的地方。
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
vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
adj. 不幸運的，倒霉的;不吉祥的;不順利的;不湊巧的;
?? un 不 + luck 幸運 + y...的 → adj.不幸的, 不吉利的, 不祥的, 使人感到不足
"He was very unlucky not to win."
他不幸輸了。
近義：luckless, ominous, poor, baleful, unblessed, unblest
反義：jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy, propitious
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虛構的;保證成功的;
v. 使(make的過去式和過去分詞);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
adj. 又一個;再一個;另一的;其他一種;
pron. 另一個，別個;再一個;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義：other
adj. 一半的，半個的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等飲料的）半品脫;（比賽、音樂會等的）半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義：mid, midway, partially, semi
反義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively