Pilot’s Pioneer

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1908年，諾斯克利夫勛爵拿出1,000英鎊，作為對第一個飛越英吉利海峽的人的獎勵。

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In 1908, Lord Northcliffe handed out 1,000 pounds as the reward to the first one who fly across the English channel.

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然而一年多過去了才有人出來嘗試。

But just after one year there came ? someone to try.

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1909年7月19日凌晨，

In the small hours on July 19th, ? 1909,

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休伯特.萊瑟姆駕駛“安特瓦特4號”飛機從法國海岸起飛。

Hubert Latham drove the Antoinette iv and set off from the coast of ? France.

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但他只在海峽上空飛行7英里，引擎就發(fā)生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。

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But only after 7 miles he had flown, the engine seized up, and he had to descend on the sea surface

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安特瓦特”號飛機在海上漂浮，后來有船經(jīng)過，萊瑟姆方才獲救。

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The Antoinette floated on the sea, and until a vessel past, Latham was rescued.

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兩天之后，路易斯.布萊里奧駕駛一名為“11號”的飛機來到加來附近。

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Two days later, Louis Bleriot came near Calais on a plane called “the 11th”.

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布萊里奧從1905年起便開始研制飛機，“11號”飛機是他制作的最新型號。

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Bleriot started to research and make plane since 1905, plane “the 11th”was the newest type he had made.

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一周以前，他曾成功地進行了一次26英里的陸上飛行。

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He had successfully make a 26-mile flight on land a week ago.

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但是萊瑟姆不肯輕易罷休。

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But Latham didn’t yield easily.

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同一天，他駕駛一架新的“安特瓦特”號飛機來到了加來附近。

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At the same day, he came near Calais in a new Antoinette plane.

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看來會有一場激烈的飛越英吉利海峽的競爭。

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It seems that there will be a fierce competence on crossing the English Channel.

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兩駕飛機都打算在7月25日起飛，

Both these two planes planned to set off ? on July 25th.

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但萊瑟姆那天起床晚了。

But Latham got up late at that day.

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布萊里奧凌晨4點15分作了一次短距離試飛，半小時后便正式出發(fā)了。

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Bleriot had a short test flight in the small hours a quarter past 4, and formally took off half hour later.

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他這次偉大的飛行持續(xù)37分鐘。

His great flight lasted for 37 minutes.

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當他在多佛著陸后，

When he landed on Dover,

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第一個迎接他的是當?shù)匾幻臁?/p>

the first one who welcomed him is a ? police.

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萊瑟姆一周以后也作了一次嘗試，飛到離多佛不到半英里的地方。

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Latham tried another time one week after, he arrived at the place where is no farther than half mile from Dover.

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這次他又遭厄運，因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

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He encountered the adversity for another time, and alighted on the sea level the second time.