§Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的●steamshipn.蒸汽轮船●vesseln.轮船，大木船●eran.时期，时代●Javan.爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛）●ruddern.舵●rollv.颠簸，摇摆●steerv.掌握方向●temporaryadj.临时的●plankn.大块木板●fitv.安装●Equatorn.赤道●delayn.耽误■impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的Thisisaimpressivething.impressionn.印象makealastingimpressiononsb:给某人以不可磨灭的印象haveafalseimpressionofsb:对某人有错误的看法givesbimpressionthat:给某人印象impressvt.impresssb.给某人留下印象impresssbwithsth用…给某人留下印象L24-05_25-01end10’12”L25-02begin10’53”■steamshipn.蒸汽轮船■vesseln.轮船，大木船vessel（正式的词汇）可代替ship,boat.用于文学体asailingvessel,afishingvesselboat比ship小，可以替换ship(非正式文体)afishingboat■eran.时期，时代era:“纪元”，地球、人类社会历史上的一个很长的时期，以特别事物或发展为标志thebeginningofneweratheendofolderatimes:历史上的一个阶段”时代，时期”inancienttimes用心爱心专心1inclassictimesRomantimesage:特定的历史阶段（大写，构成专有名词）astoneage石器时代thespaceage太空时代Thisisabeganningofera■Javan.爪哇（印度尼西亚一岛）■ruddern.舵■rollv.颠簸，摇摆■steerv.掌握方向steer:驾驶水路交通工具，强调掌握方向，导航drive:开汽车，火车pilot:操纵轮船，飞机Hesteerstheboatsuddenly.Hepilotedhisplane.■temporaryadj.临时的temporaryjobs/housetemporarilyadv.temporarinessn.==transient:短暂的，瞬间的反义：permanent:永久的contemporary:当代的■plankn.大块木板■fitv.安装■Equatorn.赤道■delayn.耽误【Text】§Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.WhatpieceofbadluckpreventedtheCuttySarkfromwinningtherace?Oneofthemostfamoussailingshipsofthenineteenthcentury,theCuttySark,canstillbeseenatGreenwich.Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.Sheservesasanimpressivereminderofthegreatshipsofthepast.Beforetheywerereplacedbysteamships,sailingvesselsliketheCuttySarkwereusedtocarryteafromChinaandwoolfromAustralia.TheCuttySarkwasoneofthefastestsailingshipsthathaseverbeenbuilt.Theonlyothershiptomatchherwas用心爱心专心2theThermopylae.BoththeseshipssetoutfromShanghaionJune18th,1872onanexcitingracetoEngland.Thisrace,whichwentonforexactlyfourmonths,wasthelastofitskind.Itmarkedtheendofthegreattraditionofshipswithsailsandthebeginningofanewera.ThefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavaaftertheracehadbegunwastheThermopylae,butontheIndianOcean,theCuttySarktookthelead.Itseemedcertainthatshewouldbethefirstshiphome,butduringtheraceshehadalotofbadluck.InAugust,shewasstruckbyaveryheavystormduringwhichherrudderwastornaway.TheCuttySarkrolledfromsidetosideanditbecameimpossibletosteerher.Atemporaryrudderwasmadeonboardfromspareplanksanditwasfittedwithgreatdifficulty.Thisgreatlyreducedthespeedoftheship,fortherewasdangerthatifshetravelledtooquickly,thisrudderwouldbetornawayaswell.Becauseofthis,theCuttySarklostherlead.Aftercrossingtheequator,thecaptaincalledinataporttohaveanewrudderfitted,butbynowtheThermopylaewasoverfivehundredmilesahead.Thoughthenewrudderwasfittedattremendousspeed,itwasimpossiblefortheCuttySarktowin.ShearrivedinEnglandaweekaftertheThermopylae.Eventhiswasremarkable,consideringthatshehadhadsomanydelays.Thereisnodoubtthatifshehadnotlostherruddershewouldhavewontheraceeasily.参考译文人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观...
