Pioneer Pilots 飛行員的先驅(qū)
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.'
1.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,作為對第一個(gè)飛越英吉利海峽的人的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:who引導(dǎo)定語從句,修飾the first man,表示“…的第一人”。
語言點(diǎn)2:與美國“第一家庭”相關(guān)的短語總結(jié):
first lady 第一夫人
first daughter 第一女兒
Air Force One 空軍一號
2.Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
然而一年多過去了才有人出來嘗試。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:被動(dòng)語態(tài)was made在此用于強(qiáng)調(diào)attempt用法的特殊性,翻譯時(shí)不可直譯為“嘗試被做”,應(yīng)按照漢語的表達(dá)習(xí)慣譯成“出來嘗試”。
3.On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
1909年7月19日凌晨,休伯特.萊瑟姆駕駛“安特瓦特4號”飛機(jī)從法國海岸起飛。
語言點(diǎn):注意On July 19th, 1909這個(gè)日期的寫法—是“月,日,年”的順序,這是美國人寫日期的習(xí)慣,據(jù)此我們可以推測,這篇文章的作者很有可能是美國人。Antoinette IV是飛機(jī)的名字,同時(shí)也是plane的同位語。