洛基英语,中国在线英语教育领导品牌R A. t sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure. B. Sailing Round the World C. efore he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis D. hichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. E. t greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth. F. hichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater G. id it all by himself, ven after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chi ollowed the route of the reat nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen. few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was hichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to issuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. o rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away. nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again." Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish. Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride. NEW WORDS nded ad. (done) y one person alone 单独的(地) dventure n. 冒险(活动) solo single-handed 单独的 nsatlantic crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横度大西洋 lung rt of the ody with which one breathes 肺 ncer n. 癌 etermined with one's mind firmly made up 下定了决心的 etermine v. tion n. retire t one's job(because of age) 退休 ge journey 航海;航行 route y from one place to another 路线 lipper n. 快速帆船 rew ship or airplane 全体船员;全体乘务员 steer oat or road vehicle) go in a particular direction 为……撑舵 evice piece of equipment 设备;装置 steering device n. 操舵装置 mage use harm or injury to 损坏 d. harm, injury 损坏 le n. very strong wind 大风 over certain distance) 行过(一段距离) previously d. efore 以前 previous ttempt n. try 试图,尝试 de soning y reasoning 劝阻 cherous more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危险的;奸诈的 pe n. 海角 h (of weather or the sea) stormy; not calm (气候)有暴风雨的;(海)波涛汹涌的 tely d. luckily 幸运地;幸亏 te ct h with 联系,接触 rby d. close y 在 lose by 在附近 ollowing next; to e mentioned immediately 接着的;下列的 ken use to) wake 唤醒;醒来 re m 恶梦 g long with great effort 拖,拉 sinister 凶恶的,邪恶的 ht n. 爵士 vt. 封…… 为爵士 sword n. 剑,刀 ccomplish h successfully 完成 onquer vt. overcome 征服 undoubtedly d. certainly 无疑地 moreover d. in addition 此外,而且 n of or concerning people 人们 eing living thing, esp. a person 生物;人 PHRASES EXPRESSIOMS set out course if action 着手,开始 ive up top doing 放弃 e determined to (do) strong will to (do) 决心(做) ll) y oneself lone in spite of king notice of; not caring about 尽管;虽然 r large amount or degree……得多 turn over use to) fall over, upset (使)翻倒,(使)倾覆 n not help n not keep oneself from 禁不住 PEOPER NAMES rancis Chichester 弗朗西斯. 奇切斯特 ipsy Moth 吉普赛. 莫斯 Sydney 悉尼(澳大利亚城市) ape Horn 合恩角(智利) London 伦敦 lizabeth 伊丽莎白(女子名) rake 德雷克(姓氏) “成千上万人疯狂下载。。。。。。 R 更多价值连城的绝密英语学习资料, 洛基内部秘密英语,技巧,策略 请在 网上 申请报名”

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A. t sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure.
B. Sailing Round the World
C. efore he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis
D. hichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.
E. t greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.
F. hichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater
G. id it all by himself,
ven after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chi
ollowed the route of the
reat nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.
He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.
few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was
hichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to
issuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.
o rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.
nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."
Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.
Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.
NEW WORDS
nded
ad. (done)
y one person alone 单独的(地)
dventure
n. 冒险(活动)
solo
single-handed 单独的
nsatlantic
crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横度大西洋
lung
rt of the
ody with which one breathes 肺
ncer
n. 癌
etermined
with one's mind firmly made up 下定了决心的
etermine
v.
tion
n.
retire
t one's job(because of age) 退休
ge
journey 航海;航行
route
y from one place to another 路线
lipper
n. 快速帆船
rew
ship or airplane 全体船员;全体乘务员
steer

oat or road vehicle) go in a particular direction 为……撑舵
evice
piece of equipment 设备;装置
steering device
n. 操舵装置
mage
use harm or injury to 损坏
d. harm, injury 损坏
le
n. very strong wind 大风
over
certain distance) 行过(一段距离)
previously
d.
efore 以前
previous

ttempt
n. try 试图,尝试
de
soning
y reasoning 劝阻
cherous
more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危险的;奸诈的
pe
n. 海角
h
(of weather or the sea) stormy; not calm (气候)有暴风雨的;(海)波涛汹涌的
tely
d. luckily 幸运地;幸亏
te

ct
h with 联系,接触
rby
d. close
y 在
lose by 在附近
ollowing
next; to
e mentioned immediately 接着的;下列的
ken
use to) wake 唤醒;醒来
re
m 恶梦
g
long with great effort 拖,拉
sinister
凶恶的,邪恶的
ht
n. 爵士
vt. 封…… 为爵士
sword
n. 剑,刀
ccomplish
h successfully 完成
onquer
vt. overcome 征服
undoubtedly
d. certainly 无疑地
moreover
d. in addition 此外,而且
n
of or concerning people 人们
eing
living thing, esp. a person 生物;人
PHRASES EXPRESSIOMS
set out
course if action 着手,开始
ive up
top doing 放弃
e determined to (do)
strong will to (do) 决心(做)
ll)
y oneself
lone
in spite of
king notice of; not caring about 尽管;虽然
r
large amount or degree……得多
turn over
use to) fall over, upset (使)翻倒,(使)倾覆
n not help
n not keep oneself from 禁不住
PEOPER NAMES
rancis Chichester
弗朗西斯. 奇切斯特
ipsy Moth
吉普赛. 莫斯
Sydney
悉尼(澳大利亚城市)
ape Horn
合恩角(智利)
London
伦敦
lizabeth
伊丽莎白(女子名)
rake
德雷克(姓氏)
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