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。

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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.