Who Was Neil Armstrong - 尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 CHUCK YEAGER
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：名人认知系列 Who Was
CHARLES (CHUCK) YEAGER ALSO LOVED FLYING. DURING WORLD WAR II HE WAS A DARING 1 PILOT WHO SHOT DOWN ENEMY PLANES. AFTER THE END OF THE WAR IN 1945, HE WORKED TESTING EXPERIMENTAL 2 PLANES. SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WANTED TO DESIGN A PLANE THAT COULD GO FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND. (THAT’S ABOUT 761 MILES AN HOUR.)
BY THE LATE 1940S, A NEW PLANE, CALLED THE BELL X-I, HAD BEEN DEVELOPED. YEAGER WAS CHOSEN TO PILOT IT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT. EVEN A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DIDN’T STOP HIM. FEARING THAT A DOCTOR WOULD TELL HIS BOSSES THAT HE WASN’T FIT TO FLY, YEAGER WENT TO A VET 3 WHO BANDAGED UP HIS BROKEN RIBS 4. ONLY A MONTH AFTER NEIL ARMSTRONG STARTED COLLEGE, CHUCK YEAGER GOT INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE X-I AND BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER DURING A FOURTEEN-MINUTE FLIGHT. (THERE ISN’T ACTUALLY A REAL BARRIER TO BREAK, BUT THE TERM IS STILL USED.)
- It was a daring attempt but he carried it off.那是个大胆的尝试，而他成功了。
- Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
- This trip will be only experimental.这次旅行只是试验性的。
- The experimental farm is near the waterpower station.实验农场靠近水电站。
- I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
- Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。