大学英语 1 unit2 sailing round the world.ppt

Q ：“Before he sailed round the world, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times.”-Why? For paragraph 1 A: Francis Chichester was not an ordinary individual and he tried to do something special. His courage, ambition and behavior surprised his friends. As a young man, he went to New Zealand to work as a miner, salesman and land agent. In 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane. In 1931, he made the first eastward flight across Tasman Sea（塔斯曼海） from New Zealand to Australia. In 1960, he won the first solo transatlantic ocean race sailing from Plymouth, England to New York City in 40 days. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. Translate the sentence For paragraph 2 奇切斯特在首届单人横渡大西洋航海比赛中赢得比赛时，已经58岁了。 win race 赢得比赛 In a game or contest, we say that one person or side defeats or beats the other. She defeated/beat him at chess. For paragraph 2 We can win a race, game, contest, fight, battle, etc. as a result, we can also win a championship, prize, victory, etc. …he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. How does it feel to have won the first prize? Note that we never say that somebody wins an enemy or opponent. In a war or battle we say that one side defeats the other. The Russians defeated the German troops that year. Q: Why was Chichester determined to carry out his plan? For paragraph 2 A: He won the first solo transatlantic sailing race which gave him enough confidence and made his old dream of going round the world come back. an age when many men retire is an apposition to sixty-five. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. How to analyze the noun phrase an age when many men retire？ For paragraph 2 Soon, he was away in his new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth. For paragraph 2 How to analyze the phrase 16-metre? Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ship