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1、大學(xué)英語精讀：第一冊 UNIT 25400字 　　 　　At sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure. 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ Sailing Round the World 作文 /zuowen/ 　　Before he sailed round the world single

2、-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the f

3、irst 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

4、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. 　　Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the

5、 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. 畢業(yè) 　　He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome

6、 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. 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichest

7、er set off once more in spite of his friends attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. 畢業(yè) 　　On 29 January he left Australia. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so

8、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. 　　After

9、succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London:" I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again." 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　Just before 9 oclock on Sunday evening 28 May,

10、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

11、him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish. 作文 /zuowen/ 　　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 huma

12、n beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride. 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　NEW WORDS 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　single-handed 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　a & ad. （done） by one person alone 單獨(dú)的（地） 畢業(yè)論文 　　adventure 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　n. 冒

13、險(xiǎn)（活動） 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　solo 　　a. single-handed 單獨(dú)的 畢業(yè) 　　transatlantic 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 橫度大西洋 畢業(yè) 　　lung 　　n. part of the body with which one breathes 肺 畢業(yè) 　　cancer 　　n. 癌 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　determ

14、ined 畢業(yè)論文 　　a. with ones mind firmly made up 下定了決心的 畢業(yè)論文 　　determine 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　v. 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　determination 論文代寫 　　n. 畢業(yè)論文 　　retire 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　vi. stop working at ones job（because of age） 退休 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　

15、　voyage 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　n. sea journey 航海；航行 　　route 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　n. way from one place to another 路線 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　clipper 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　n. 快速帆船 　　crew 論文代寫 　　n. group of people who work together on a ship or airplane 全體

16、船員；全體乘務(wù)員 畢業(yè) 　　steer 　　vt. make （esp. a boat or road vehicle） go in a particular direction 為……撐舵 作文 /zuowen/ 　　device 畢業(yè) 　　n. a piece of equipment　設(shè)備；裝置 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　steering device 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　n. 操舵裝置 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　damage 作文 /zuow

17、en/ 　　vt. cause harm or injury to 損壞 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　ad. harm, injury 損壞 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　gale 畢業(yè)論文 　　n. very strong wind　大風(fēng) 作文 /zuowen/ 　　cover 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　vt. travel （a certain distance）　行過（一段距離） 畢業(yè) 　　previously 　　ad. before 以前 畢業(yè)論文

18、 　　previous 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　a. 　　attempt 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　n. try 試圖，嘗試 論文代寫 　　dissuade 畢業(yè) 　　vt. prevent （sb.） from doing sth. by reasoning 勸阻 作文 /zuowen/ 　　treacherous 畢業(yè) 　　a. more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危險(xiǎn)的；奸詐的 簡歷大全 /ht

19、ml/jianli/ 　　cape 畢業(yè)論文 　　n. 海角 畢業(yè)論文 　　rough 論文代寫 　　a. （of weather or the sea） stormy; not calm （氣候）有暴風(fēng)雨的；（海）波濤洶涌的 　　fortunately 畢業(yè)論文 　　ad. luckily 幸運(yùn)地；幸虧 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　fortunate 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　a. 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/

20、 　　contact 　　vt. get in touch with 聯(lián)系，接觸 論文代寫 　　nearby 　　ad. close by 在附近 　　following 畢業(yè) 　　a. next; to be mentioned immediately 接著的；下列的 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　waken 　　v. （cause to） wake 喚醒；醒來 畢業(yè)論文 　　nightmare 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　n. terrible dream 惡夢 論文代寫

21、 　　drag 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　vt. pull along with great effort 拖，拉 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　sinister 畢業(yè) 　　a. 兇惡的，邪惡的 畢業(yè)論文 　　knight 　　n. 爵士 作文 /zuowen/ 　　vt. 封…… 為爵士 畢業(yè) 　　sword 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　n. 劍，刀 畢業(yè) 　　accomplish 　　vt. finish successfully

22、　完成 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　conquer 作文 /zuowen/ 　　vt. overcome　征服 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　undoubtedly 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　ad. certainly　無疑地 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　moreover 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　ad. in addition　此外，而且 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　human 論文代寫 　　a. of or concerning peopl

23、e　人們 畢業(yè) 　　being 作文 /zuowen/ 　　n. a living thing, esp. a person　生物；人 畢業(yè) 　　PHRASES & EXPRESSIOMS 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　set out 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　begin a course if action　著手，開始 畢業(yè) 　　give up 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　atop doing　放棄 　　be determined to （do） 畢業(yè)論文 　　have

24、a strong will to （do）　決心（做） 畢業(yè) 　?。╝ll） by oneself 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　?。╟ompletely） alone 思想?yún)R報(bào) /sixianghuibao/ 　　in spite of 　　not taking notice of; not caring about 盡管；雖然 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　by far 　　by a large amount or degree……得多 畢業(yè) 　　turn over 論文代寫 　?。╟ause

25、to） fall over, upset　（使）翻倒，（使）傾覆 畢業(yè) 　　can not help 畢業(yè) 　　can not keep oneself from　禁不住 作文 /zuowen/ 　　PEOPER NAMES 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　Francis Chichester 作文 /zuowen/ 　　弗朗西斯. 奇切斯特 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ 　　Gipsy Moth 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　吉普賽. 莫斯 畢業(yè)論文 　　Sydney 畢業(yè)論文 　　悉尼（澳大利亞城市） 畢業(yè)論文 　　Cape Horn 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　合恩角（智利） 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　London 作文 /zuowen/ 　　倫敦 　　Elizabeth 開題報(bào)告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ 　　伊麗莎白（女子名） 總結(jié)大全 /html/zongjie/ 　　Drake 　　德雷克（姓氏） 畢業(yè)論文