NCE Lesson20（YY小美好）
Lesson 20: Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel?
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.' He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however, did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough, After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★pioneer
n.先驱
young pioneer少年先锋队员
同义词 advocate 倡导者
★lord
n.对（英国）贵族的尊称；勋爵
lordship 贵族身份
lordly 贵族气派的;威严的；高傲的,不可一世的
a lordly feast 豪华的宴席
公侯伯子男
duke
marquis
earl
viscount
baron
★Calais
n. 加来（法国港市）
★overland
adj. 陆上的
overnight 通宵、整夜；前一天晚上；一夜间,突然
The actor became famous overnight.
那位演员一下子成了名。
overpopulated人口过多
overseas海外;国外an overseas market 国外市场
over+动词 表示超过
overeat 吃得过饱
oversleep 睡过头
overwork 过度劳累
overcharge所要价钱过高
overestimate 过高估计
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Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel?
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.' He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however, did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough, After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★pioneer
n.先驱
young pioneer少年先锋队员
同义词 advocate 倡导者
★lord
n.对（英国）贵族的尊称；勋爵
lordship 贵族身份
lordly 贵族气派的;威严的；高傲的,不可一世的
a lordly feast 豪华的宴席
公侯伯子男
duke
marquis
earl
viscount
baron
★Calais
n. 加来（法国港市）
★overland
adj. 陆上的
overnight 通宵、整夜；前一天晚上；一夜间,突然
The actor became famous overnight.
那位演员一下子成了名。
overpopulated人口过多
overseas海外;国外an overseas market 国外市场
over+动词 表示超过
overeat 吃得过饱
oversleep 睡过头
overwork 过度劳累
overcharge所要价钱过高
overestimate 过高估计
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