L20-1：Pioneer pilots 时长：1’09
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
ɪn 1908 lɔːd Northcliffe ˈɒfəd ə praɪz ɒv $1,000 tuː ðə fɜːst mæn huː wʊd flaɪ əˈkrɒs ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈʧænl.
Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
ˈəʊvər ə jɪə pɑːst bɪˈfɔː ðə fɜːst əˈtɛmpt wɒz meɪd.
On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
ɒn ʤu(ː)ˈlaɪ 19th, 1909, ɪn ði ˈɜːli ˈmɔːnɪŋ, Hubert Latham tʊk ɒf frɒm ðə frɛnʧ kəʊst ɪn hɪz pleɪn ði ˌæntwɑːˈnɛt 4ː.
He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea.
' hiː hæd ˈtrævld ˈəʊnli ˈsɛvn maɪlz əˈkrɒs ðə ˈʧænl wɛn hɪz ˈɛnʤɪn feɪld ænd hiː wɒz fɔːst tuː lænd ɒn siː.
The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
ði ˌæntwɑːˈnɛt ˈfləʊtɪd ɒn ðə ˈwɔːtər ənˈtɪl Latham wɒz pɪkt ʌp baɪ ə ʃɪp.
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
tuː deɪz ˈleɪtə, ˈluːɪs Bleriot əˈraɪvd nɪə ˈkæleɪ wɪð ə pleɪn kɔːld number1‘. 11.
Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his lattest model.
Bleriot hæd biːn ˈmeɪkɪŋ pleɪnz sɪns 1905 ænd ðɪs wɒz hɪz ˈlæteɪz ˈmɒdl.
A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
ə wiːk bɪˈfɔː, hiː hæd kəmˈpliːtɪd ə səkˈsɛsfʊl ˈəʊvəlænd flaɪt ˈdjʊərɪŋ wɪʧ hiː ˈkʌvəd ˈtwɛnti-sɪks maɪlz.
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