新概念英语第三册逐句精讲：第20课PioneerPilots.pdfVIP

Lesson20PioneerPilots飞⾏员的先驱

新概念3课⽂内容：

In1908LordNorthcliffeofferedaprizeof$1,000tothefirstmanwhowouldflacrosstheEnglishChannel.Overaear

passedbeforethefirstattemptwasmade.OnJul19th,1909,intheearlmorning,HubertLathamtookofffromtheFrench

coastinhisplanetheAntoinetteIV.HehadtravelledonlsevenmilesacrosstheChannelwhenhisenginefailedandhe

wasforcedtolandonsea.TheAntoinettefloatedonthewateruntilLathamwaspickedupbaship.

Twodasalter,LouisBleriotarrivednearCalaiswithaplanecalledNo.XI.Bleriothadbeenmakingplanessince1905

andthiswashislatestmodel.Aweekbefore,hehadcompletedasuccessfuloverlandflightduringwhichhecoveredtwent-

sixmiles.Latham,however,didnotgiveupeasil.He,too,arrivednearCalaisonthesamedawithanewAntoinette.It

lookedasiftherewouldbeanexcitingraceacrosstheChannel.BothplanesweregoingtotakeoffonJul25th,butLatham

failedtogetupearlenough,Aftermakingashorttestflightat4,15a.m.,Bleriotsetoffhalfanhourlater.Hisgreatflight

lastedthirt-sevenminutes.WhenhelandednearDover,thefirstpersontogreethimwasalocalpoliceman.Lathammade

anotherattemptaweeklaterandgotwithinhalfamileofDover,buthewasunluckagain.Hisenginefailedandhelanded

ontheseaforthesecondtime.

新概念英语3逐句精讲：

1.In1908LordNorthcliffeofferedaprizeof$1,000tothefirstmanwhowouldflacrosstheEnglishChannel.

1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿1,000英镑，作为对第⼀个飞越英吉利海峡的⼈的奖励。

语⾔点1:句⼦结构分析:who引导定语从句，修饰thefirstman，表⽰“…的第⼀⼈”。

语⾔点2:与美国“第⼀家庭”相关的短语总结:

firstlad第⼀夫⼈

firstdaughter第⼀⼥⼉

AirForceOne空军⼀号

2.Overaearpassedbeforethefirstattemptwasmade.

然⽽⼀年多过去了才有⼈来尝试。

语⾔点:句⼦结构分析:被动语态wasmade在此⽤于强调attempt⽤法的特殊性，翻译时不可直译为“尝试被做”，应按照汉语

的表达习惯译成“来尝试”。

3.OnJul19th,1909,intheearlmorning,HubertLatham