?? 新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
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Lesson 19 A very dear cat
She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
拉姆齊太太解釋說(shuō)她心疼她的貓拉斯特斯。
Lesson 19 A very dear cat
Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
想到她所花的那筆錢(qián),她的心疼就具有雙重意義了。
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
1908年,諾斯克利夫勛爵拿出1,000英鎊,作為對(duì)第一個(gè)飛越英吉利海峽的人的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。
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Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
然而一年多過(guò)去了才有人出來(lái)嘗試。
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On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning,
1909年7月19日凌晨,
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Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.
休伯特。萊瑟姆駕駛“安特瓦特4號(hào)”飛機(jī)從法國(guó)海岸起飛,
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'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(fā)生了故障,他只好降落在海面上。
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The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
“安特瓦特”號(hào)飛機(jī)在海上漂浮,后來(lái)有船經(jīng)過(guò),萊瑟姆方才獲救。
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Two days alter, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No.XI'.
兩天之后,路易斯。布萊里奧駕駛一名為“11號(hào)”的飛機(jī)來(lái)到加來(lái)附近。
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Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his lattes model.
布萊里奧從1905年起便開(kāi)始研制飛機(jī),“11號(hào)”飛機(jī)是他制作的最新型號(hào)。
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A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
一周以前,他曾成功地進(jìn)行了一次26英里的陸上飛行。
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Latham, however, did not give up easily.
但是萊瑟姆不肯輕易罷休。
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He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new'Antoinette'.
同一天,他駕駛一架新的“安特瓦特”號(hào)飛機(jī)來(lái)到了加來(lái)附近。
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It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
看來(lái)會(huì)有一場(chǎng)激烈的飛越英吉利海峽的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
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Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough,
兩天飛機(jī)都打算在7月25日起飛,但萊瑟姆那天起床晚了。
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After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m.,
布萊里奧凌晨4點(diǎn)15分作了一次短距離試飛,
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Bleriot set off half an hour later.
半小時(shí)后便正式出發(fā)了。
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His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
他這次偉大的飛行持續(xù)37分鐘。
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When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
當(dāng)他在多佛著陸后,第一個(gè)迎接他的是當(dāng)?shù)匾幻臁?/div>
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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。
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His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
這次他又遭厄運(yùn),因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
兩百年前,拳擊比賽在英國(guó)非常盛行。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
當(dāng)時(shí),拳擊手們不戴手套,為爭(zhēng)奪獎(jiǎng)金而搏斗。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'.
因此,他們被稱(chēng)作“職業(yè)拳擊手”。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
However, boxing was very crude, for these were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
不過(guò),拳擊是十分野蠻的,因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有任何比賽規(guī)則,職業(yè)拳擊手有可能在比賽中受重傷,甚至喪命。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
拳擊史上最引人注目的人物之一是丹尼爾。門(mén)多薩,他生于1764年。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次為拳擊比賽制定了規(guī)則,拳擊比賽這才用上了手套。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport,
雖然門(mén)多薩嚴(yán)格來(lái)講不過(guò)是個(gè)職業(yè)拳擊手,但在把這種粗野的拳擊變成一種體育運(yùn)動(dòng)方面,他作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
for he brought science to the game.
是他把科學(xué)引進(jìn)了這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
In this day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity.
門(mén)多薩在的全盛時(shí)期深受大家歡迎,