Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语新概念第三册

Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 1、In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man （who would fly across the English Channel.定语从句） 1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵拿出1,000英镑，作为对第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人的奖励。 · pioneer (n.) 先锋，先驱，创始者 eg. Young Pioneer 少先队员 · -eer 后缀： 人 eg. engineer工程师, profiteer 奸商, mountaineer 登山者, volunteer 志愿者 · pilot(n.) 飞行员 (v.) 开飞机 eg. driver 开汽车、火车的人 rider 骑马、大象的人 cyclist 骑自行车的人 · offer (v.) 提供 = give (v.) 给 · offer sth. to sb. = offer sb. sth. 给某人提供某物（强调主动） · the English Channel = the Channel 英吉利海峡 2、Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. 然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。 · over + 数字 超过，多于… = more than + 数字 · under + 数字 不到，少于… · attempt (n./v.) 企图，试图 (1) attempt to do sth. 试图做某事 = try to do sth. (2) make an attempt to do sth. 试图做某事 eg. 他试图用一天时间读完这本书。 He attempted to finish reading this book in one day. eg. the first attempt 第一次试举（weight lifting） 3、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.时间状语从句） 1909年7月19日凌晨，休伯特.莱瑟姆驾驶“安特瓦特4号”飞机从法国海岸起飞，但他只在海峡上空飞行7英里，引擎就发生了故障，他只好降落在海面上。 · take off 脱下（衣物） take off 起飞 —— land (v.) 着陆 · be forced to do sth. 被迫做某事 eg. 她被妈妈逼着做作业。 She was forced to do her homework by her mother. 4、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'非谓语动词called作定语，修饰plane). = which was called No. XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. “安特瓦特”号飞机在海上漂浮，后来有船经过，莱瑟姆方才获救。 两天之后，路易斯.布莱里奥驾驶一名为“11号”的飞机来到加来附近。 布莱里奥从1905年起便开始研制飞机，“11号”飞机是他制作的最新型号。 · float (v.) 飘浮，漂浮 · pick up sb. 接某人 = pick sb. up = collect sb. see off sb. 送某人 = see sb. off 5、A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight (during which he covered twenty-six miles.定语从句) 一周以前，他曾成功地进行了