▍原文

A parachutist completed?

the world's first jump

from a solar-powered aircraft

on Tuesday

after the plane soared to

a height of 1,520 metres?

over western Switzerland,

Swiss organisers said.

Parachutist Raphael Domjan

reached a speed of 150 kilometres per hour

during his jump,

landing near the project base in Payerne.

瑞士組織者稱，周二，一名傘兵從一架太陽能飛機上完成了世界上第一次跳傘，此前飛機在瑞士西部上空飛行了1520米。在跳傘過程中，傘兵raphaeldomjan達到了時速150公里，降落在payerne的項目基地附近。

▍語言點?

parachutist /?per???u?t?st/ n. 跳傘運動員

· parachute n. 降落傘

· 詞根：para- "defense against"表示防御 + chute "a fall" 摔倒

· paragliding n. 滑翔傘

solar-powered adj. 太陽能驅動的

· n.-powered 以……為動力的

· steam-powered adj. 蒸汽驅動的

· fuel-powered adj. 燃料驅動的

· electric-powered adj. 電動的

· Electri-powered cars like Tesla are still something of a novelty.

像特斯拉這樣的電動汽車依然是一種新鮮玩意兒。

soar /s??r/ v.?

①（物理層面）升至（很高的高度） (to reach a great height)

· The highest peak of the mountains soars into the sky.

山脈的最高峰高聳入云端。

② 猛增，驟然上升(to rise very quickly to a high level)?

· Temperatures will soar over the weekend.

氣溫會在周末驟升。

· House prices soared a further 20 percent.

房價又躥升了20％。

reach a speed of: 達到……的速度

· He reached a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

他達到了每小時九十公里的速度。（有一個增加的過程）。

· at a speed of: 以……的速度

· He was driving at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

他以每小時九十公里的速度在行駛。（陳述時速）

· lower/reduce the speed: 減速

· For safety reasons, you need to lower/reduce your speed.

出于安全原因，需要降低速度。

base /be?s/ n. 基地；總部

· a military base: 一個軍事基地

· the base of a company: 一個公司的總部