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[00:02.69]20 飞行员的先驱

[00:05.38]Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

[00:10.92]听录音,然后回答以下问题.

[00:16.46]What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel?

[00:23.03]第一架飞越英吉利海峡的飞机叫什么名字?

[00:29.60]In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of `1,000

[00:33.42]1908年,诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑,

[00:37.25]to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.

[00:39.63]作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励.

[00:42.00]Over a year passed before the first attempt was made

[00:44.64]然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试.

[00:47.28]On July 19th,1909,in the early morning,

[00:50.40]1909年7月19日凌晨,

[00:53.52]Hubert Latham took off from the French coast

[00:55.75]休伯特.莱瑟姆从法国海岸起飞，

[00:57.97]in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'

[01:00.20]驾驶的是“安特瓦奈特4号”飞机

[01:02.43]He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel

[01:04.71]但他只在海峡上空飞行了7英里

[01:06.98]when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.

[01:09.80]引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上.

[01:12.62]The 'Antoinette' floated on the water

[01:12.12]"安特瓦奈特"号飞机在海上漂浮