What was the name of the first plane to fly across the English Channel?
第一架飞越英吉利海峡的飞机叫什么名字?
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of ￡1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
1908年，诺斯克利夫勋爵向第一个飞越英吉利海峡的人颁发了1000美元的奖金。
Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
在第一次尝试之前已经过了一年多。
On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning,
1909年7月19日清晨,
Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.'
休伯特*莱瑟姆乘坐他的"安托瓦内特四世"飞机从法国海岸起飞。
He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
当他的引擎故障，他被迫降落在海上时，他只穿过海峡七英里。
The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
"安托瓦内特"号漂浮在水面上，直到莱瑟姆被一艘船接走。
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No.XI'.
两天后，路易斯*布莱里奥（Louis Bleriot）乘坐一架名为"No"的飞机抵达加来附近。习'。
Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model.
Bleriot自1905年以来一直在制造飞机，这是他的最新型号。
A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
一周前，他完成了一次成功的陆路飞行，在此期间他复盖了26英里。
Latham, however, did not give up easily.
然而，莱瑟姆并没有轻易放弃。
He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'.
他也在同一天带着一个新的"安托瓦内特"抵达加来附近。
It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
看起来好像会有一场激动人心的比赛穿过海峡。
Both planes were going to take off on July 25th,but Latham failed to get up early enough.
这两架飞机都打算在7月25日起飞，但莱瑟姆没有起得足够早。
After making a short test flight at 4.15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
在凌晨4点15分进行了短暂的试飞后，Bleriot在半小时后出发。
His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes.
他的伟大飞行持续了三十七分钟。
When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman.
当他降落在多佛附近时，第一个迎接他的人是当地的一名警察。
Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover,
Latham在一周后再次尝试，并在多佛半英里范围内,
but he was unlucky again.
但他又倒霉了。
His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
他的引擎故障，他第二次降落在海面上。
