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1、大學英語精讀：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. 總結大全 /html/zongjie/ Sailing Round the World 作文 /zuowen/ Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends sev

2、eral times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. 思想?yún)R報 /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 first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the

3、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. Soo

4、n, 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 main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 mile

5、s 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 from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, C

6、hichester 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, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends attempts to dissuade him. The second half of hi

7、s 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 rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. F

8、ortunately, 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 succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: I feel as

9、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, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabe

10、th 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. 作文 /zuowen/ L

11、ike 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. 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao

12、/NEW WORDS 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/single-handed 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/a & ad. （done） by one person alone 單獨的（地） 畢業(yè)論文 adventure 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/n. 冒險（活動） 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ solo a. single-handed 單獨的 畢業(yè)transatlantic 總結大全 /html/zongjie/ a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 橫度大西洋 畢業(yè)lungn. part of the body wi

13、th which one breathes 肺 畢業(yè)cancern. 癌 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ determined 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 /sixianghuibao/v. 總結大全 /html/zongjie/ determination 論文代寫 n. 畢業(yè)論文retire 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ vi. stop working at ones job（because of age） 退休 開題報告 /html/l

14、unwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/voyage 總結大全 /html/zongjie/n. sea journey 航海；航行route 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ n. way from one place to another 路線 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ clipper 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/n. 快速帆船crew 論文代寫n. group of people who work together on a ship or airplane 全體船員；全體乘務員 畢業(yè)steervt. make

15、（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設備；裝置 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/steering device 總結大全 /html/zongjie/ n. 操舵裝置 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/damage 作文 /zuowen/vt. cause harm or injury to 損壞 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ad. harm, injury 損壞

16、 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/gale 畢業(yè)論文 n. very strong wind大風 作文 /zuowen/cover 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/vt. travel （a certain distance）行過（一段距離） 畢業(yè)previouslyad. before 以前 畢業(yè)論文 previous 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/a.attempt 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ n. try 試圖，嘗試 論文代寫dissuade 畢業(yè)vt. p

17、revent （sb.） from doing sth. by reasoning 勸阻 作文 /zuowen/treacherous 畢業(yè)a. more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危險的；奸詐的 簡歷大全 /html/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）有暴風雨的；（海）波濤洶涌的 fortunately 畢業(yè)論文ad. luckily 幸運地；幸虧 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/fortunate 開題報告 /html/lu

18、nwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/a. 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ contactvt. get in touch with 聯(lián)系，接觸 論文代寫 nearbyad. 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/wakenv. （cause to） wake 喚醒；醒來 畢業(yè)論文nightmare 總結大全 /html/zongjie/n. terrible dream 惡夢 論文代寫drag 開題報告

19、/html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ vt. pull along with great effort 拖，拉 總結大全 /html/zongjie/sinister 畢業(yè)a. 兇惡的，邪惡的 畢業(yè)論文knightn. 爵士 作文 /zuowen/vt. 封 為爵士 畢業(yè)sword 總結大全 /html/zongjie/n. 劍，刀 畢業(yè) accomplishvt. finish successfully完成 總結大全 /html/zongjie/conquer 作文 /zuowen/ vt. overcome征服 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/undoubte

20、dly 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/ad. certainly無疑地 總結大全 /html/zongjie/moreover 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ad. in addition此外，而且 總結大全 /html/zongjie/human 論文代寫a. of or concerning people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

21、 a course if action著手，開始 畢業(yè)give up 總結大全 /html/zongjie/atop doing放棄be determined to （do） 畢業(yè)論文 have a strong will to （do）決心（做） 畢業(yè)（all） by oneself 簡歷大全 /html/jianli/（completely） alone 思想?yún)R報 /sixianghuibao/ in spite of not taking notice of; not caring about 盡管；雖然 總結大全 /html/zongjie/by far by a large amou

22、nt or degree得多 畢業(yè)turn over 論文代寫（cause 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 總結大全 /html/zongjie/合恩角（智利） 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/London 作文 /zuowen/倫敦Elizabeth 開題報告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/伊麗莎白（女子名） 總結大全 /html/zongjie/Drake德雷克（姓氏） 畢業(yè)論文