Fantastic Flying Machines
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Introduction Imagine if you could fly like a bird.
想象一下如果你能像鸟一样飞翔
Where would you go?
你会去哪里?
What would you see?
你会看到什么?
Today, many people can fly thanks to fantastic flying machines.
今天,很多人可以飞 感谢神奇的飞行机器。
History of Flight People kept trying to fly.
飞行者的历史 一直试图飞行。
Two French brothers made the first hot-air balloon.
两个法国兄弟制造出第一个热气球.
Another man made the first glider that worked.
另一个人做了第一架滑翔机
Later, someone made a better glider that could sail in the air for a long time.
后来,有人制造出能长时间在空中航行的更好的滑翔机.
People have always wanted to fly.
人们一直想飞
They watched birds fly, and some tried tying wings to their arms.
他们看着鸟儿飞来飞去 有些人试图把翅膀绑在手臂上
Long ago, an artist even drew plans to make a helicopter.
很久以前,一位艺术家甚至画出制造直升机的计划.
He drew his idea, but he didn’t build it.
他画了他的想法,
These wings flapped when the person moved his arms and legs.
这些翅膀在人移动他的手臂和腿时会起伏起伏.
Leonardo da Vinci’s helicopter drawing George Cayley built the first glider that carried a person.
莱昂纳多·达·芬奇的直升机画出乔治·凯利(George Cayley)建造了第一架搭载一个人的滑翔机.
Airplanes Airplanes have changed a lot since the early days of flight.
自飞行初期起,飞机就发生了很大变化.
Today’s large airplanes carry about 450 people on trips.
今天的大型飞机载着大约450人出行.
They also carry people’s bags and cargo.
他们还携带人手袋和货物。
Has your family flown on one?
你家人一起飞过吗?
Brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright studied all of these ideas.
被命名为"奥维尔"(Orville)和"威尔伯·赖特"(Wilbur Wright)的兄弟们研究了所有这些想法.
They thought about how some ideas worked and why some didn’t work.
他们思考了一些想法是如何起作用的,
They tested their own ideas.
他们测试了自己的想法。
Finally, they designed an airplane that worked.
最后,他们设计了一架有效的飞机。
One day, Orville flew the plane for one full minute.
一天,奥维尔驾驶飞机飞行了一整分.
It flew for 260 meters (850 ft).
它飞行了260米(850英尺).
People could fly!
人们会飞!
Wilbur Wright watches his brother Orville make his famous flight.
威尔伯·赖特看着他弟弟奥维尔出道出名.
This commercial airplane carries hundreds of passengers around the world every day.
这架商用飞机每天载着全世界上百名乘客.
Many planes have propeller engines.
许多飞机都有螺旋桨发动机.
Propeller blades spin like a fan’s blades.
螺旋桨叶片像扇子叶片一样旋转.
Many modern planes that are built to fly high or fast use jet engines.
许多现代飞机被建造成高空或快地使用喷气发动机.
A jet engine forces hot gases in a stream behind it.
喷气发动机在后面的溪流中催生出热气体.
That force pushes a plane forward.
那股力量推动飞机前进
A Navy jet fighter takes off from an aircraft carrier.
A级 海军喷气式战斗机从航空母舰上起飞.
Jet gases form streaks of cloud in the sky.
喷气气体在天空中形成云层
Helicopters Helicopters can land almost anywhere.
直升机几乎可以在任何地方降落.
They can also fly backward and sideways.
它们也可以向后和向后飞行.
They can even stop in midair!
他们甚至可以停在中空!
Planes carry things quickly over long distances.
飞机会很快地长途跋涉
Cargo planes and mail planes fly around the world.
货机和邮机在世界各地飞行.
Big military planes carry trucks, food, and troops.
大军机载有卡车,食物和部队.
This plane can hold 132,000 kilograms (291,000 lbs) of cargo.
这架飞机可装载132 000公斤(291 000磅)货物。
A helicopter lands on top of a building.
直升机降落在一栋大楼上方
Helicopters are much faster than cars.
直升机的速度远快于汽车.
They can be used as ambulances.
它们可以用作救护车.
Police use them to chase criminals.
警方利用他们追捕罪犯
Helicopters help rescue people who are lost, too.
直升机也帮助救出迷路的人.
Some helicopters are designed to lift heavy loads.
部分直升机被设计为起重载.
These helicopters need two rotors on top.
这些直升机上需要两个转子
Firefighters sometimes use these types of helicopters to fight forest fires.
消防员有时会使用这些类型的直升机来扑灭森林火灾.
A large helicopter carries a big bucket of water over a wildfire.
一架大型直升机携带一桶大水过野火.
Troops board a military helicopter.
部队上一架军用直升机。
A helicopter ambulance transports sick and injured people.
一架直升机救护车运送伤病人员。
Most blimps have two small propeller engines.
大部分的blimps有两台小型螺旋桨发动机.
Pilots steer them where they want to go.
飞行员引导他们去他们想去的地方。
Some blimps are used to take photos of sporting events.
一些闪闪发光被用来拍摄体育赛事的照片.
Blimps and Balloons Hot-air balloons are pushed by the wind.
Blimps和Balloons热气球被风推.
They fly slowly and are very quiet.
他们飞行缓慢,非常安静。
Many balloons have fun and colorful designs.
许多气球都有有趣多彩的设计.
Beautiful balloons dot the sky.
美丽的气球点起天空。
Hot-air balloon passengers ride in a basket.
热气球乘客乘坐一篮子.
Blimps are often used to film sporting events.
Blimps常被用来拍摄体育赛事.
Riding in a blimp gives an amazing view.
骑入一团会让人印象深刻
A space shuttle rides a rocket into space.
航天飞机搭载火箭进入太空.
When it comes back to Earth, its wings let it land like an airplane.
当它回到地球时 它的翅膀让它像飞机一样降落
The Saturn V rocket carried astronauts to the Moon.
土星五号火箭将宇航员送入了月球.
A space shuttle uses rockets to lift off.
航天飞机使用火箭起降.
A space shuttle in orbit Rockets and Spaceships Powerful rockets work like big engines.
轨道火箭和航天飞船中的航天飞机 有威力的火箭像大引擎一样工作.
Rocket engines force hot air and gas out the back to create thrust.
火箭发动机迫使后方的热空气和气体产生推力.
Rockets helped people fly to the Moon and back.
火箭帮助人们飞到月球并返回.
Index jet engines, 9 propeller, 10, 16 rotor, 13 space shuttle, 18 Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 7 Other Ways to Fly Once, people only dreamed of flying like birds.
指数喷气发动机,9个螺旋桨,10个,16个转子,13个航天飞机,18个莱特,奥维尔和威尔伯,7个其他去飞去一次,人们只梦想能像鸟一样飞行.
Now, hang gliders drift on air.
现在,挂滑翔机漂浮在空中。
You can ride in a hot-air balloon.
你可以搭乘热气球
Airplanes fly everywhere.
飞机到处飞
Where would you like to fly?
你想飞到哪里去?
A hang glider soars over a beach.
吊起的滑翔机飞过海滩