英语听力教程Unit Two.docx
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英语听力教程UnitTwo
英语听力教程UnitTwo
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Atsixty-fiveFrancisChichestersetouttosailsingle-handedroundtheworld.Thisisthestoryofthatadventure.
SailingRoundtheWorld
Beforehesailedroundtheworldsingle-handed,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931.
Theyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust,1963,attheageofnearlysixty-five,anagewhenmanymenretire,hebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife.Soon,hewasawayinthisnew16-metreboat,GipsyMoth.
Chichesterfollowedtherouteofthegreatnineteenthcenturyclipperships.Buttheclippershadhadplentyofcrew.Chicheaterdiditallbyhimself,evenafterthemainsteeringdevicehadbeendamagedbygales.Chichestercovered14,100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.
HearrivedinAustraliaon12December,just107daysoutfromEngland.HereceivedawarmwelcomefromtheAustraliansandfromhisfamilywhohadflowntheretomeethim.Onshore,Chichestercouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:
hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten.
AfterrestinginSydneyforafewweeks,Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends’attemptstodissuadehim.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart,duringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHorn.
On29JanuaryheleftAustralia.Themextnight,theblackesthehadeverknown,theseabecamesoroughthattheboatalmostturnedover.Food,clothes,andbrokenglasswereallmixedtogether.Fortunately,bedandwenttosleep.Whenhewokeup,theseahadbecomecalmthenearestpersonhecouldcontactbyradio,unlesstherewasashipnearby,Wildbeonanisland885milesaway.
AftersucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn,ChichestersentthefollowiingradiomessagetoLondon:
”IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain.”
Juatbefore9o’clockonSundayevening28May,1967,heaeeivedbackinEngland,whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.QueehElizabethIIknigthedhimwiththeveryswordthatQueenElizabethIhadsailedroundtheworldforthefirsttime.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28,500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths,ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.Hehaddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.
Likemanyotheradventurers,Chichesterhadexperiencedfearandconqueredit.Indoingso,hehadundoubtedlylearntsomethingabouthimself.Moreover,inthemodernagewhenhumanbeingsdependsomuchonmachines,hehadgivenmenthroughouttheworldnewpride.
NEWWORDS
single-handed
a&ad.(done)byonepersonalone单独的(地)
adventure
n.冒险(活动)
solo
a.single-handed单独的
transatlantic
a.crossingtheAtlanticOcean横度大西洋
lung
n.partofthebodywithwhichonebreathes肺
cancer
n.癌
determined
a.withone’smindfirmlymadeup下定了决心的
determine
v.
determination
n.
retire
vi.stopworkingatone’sjob(becauseofage)退休
voyage
n.seajourney航海;航行
route
n.wayfromoneplacetoanother路线
clipper
n.快速帆船
crew
n.groupofpeoplewhoworktogetheronashiporaeroplane全体船员;全体乘务员
steer
vt.make(esp.aboatorroadvehicle)goinaparticulardirection为...撑舵
device
n.apieceofequipment 设备;装置
steeringdevice
n.操舵装置
damage
vt.causeharmorinjuryto损坏
ad.harm,injury损坏
gale
n.verystrongwind 大风
cover
vt.travel(acertaindistance) 行过(一段距离)
previously
ad.before以前
previous
a.
attempt
n.try试图,尝试
dissuade
vt.prevent(sb.)fromdoingsth.byreasoning劝阻
treacherous
a.moredangerousthanitseems暗藏危险的;奸诈的
cape
n.海角
rough
a.(ofweatherorthesea)stormy;notcalm(气候)有暴风雨的;(海)波涛汹涌的
fortunately
ad.luckily幸运地;幸亏
fortunate
a.
contact
vt.getintouchwith联系,接触
nearby
ad.closeby在附近
following
a.next;tobementionedimmediately接着的;下列的
waken
v.(causeto)wake唤醒;醒来
nightmare
n.terribledream恶梦
drag
vt.pullalongwithgreateffort拖,拉
sinister
a.凶恶的,邪恶的
knight
n.爵士
vt.封...为爵士
sword
n.剑,刀
accomplish
vt.finishsuccessfully 完成
conquer
vt.overcome 征服
undoubtedly
ad.certainly 无疑地
moreover
ad.inaddition 此外,而且
human
a.oforconcerningpeople 人们
being
n.alivingthing,esp.aperson 生物;人
PHRASES&EXPRESSIOMS
setout
beginacourseifaction 着手,开始
giveup
atopdoing 放弃
bedeterminedto(do)
haveastrongwillto(do) 决心(做)
(all)byoneself
(completely)alone
inspiteof
nottakingnoticeof;notcaringabout尽管;虽然
byfar
byalargeamountordegree...得多
turnover
(causeto)fallover,upset (使)翻倒,(使)倾覆
cannothelp
cannotkeeponeselffrom 禁不住
PEOPERNAMES
FrancisChichester
弗朗西斯.奇切斯特
GipsyMoth
吉普赛.莫斯
Sydney
悉尼(澳大利亚城市)
CapeHorn
合恩角(智利)
London
伦敦
Elizabeth
伊丽莎白(女子名)
Drake
德雷克(姓氏
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