LEVELED BOOK • TThe Red Baron
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A New Kind of War When World War I began in 1914, the airplane had only been around for a little more than ten years.
世界大战时的新战争 我从1914年开始,飞机只停留了十多年
Thousands of men trained to fight in the skies during the war.
数千人训练在战争期间在天空出战.
They were pioneers in a new age.
他们是新时代的先锋.
Many of them died during the war.
他们中许多人在战争中丧生.
A small number of them were so successful that they became famous.
少有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出有出.
The most famous of them all was Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.
其中最出名的是红男爵曼弗雷德·冯·里希特霍芬.
The Young Baron Manfred von Richthofen was born in 1892 in Germany.
年轻的曼弗雷德·冯·里奇托芬男爵于1892年生于德国.
He had an older sister and two younger brothers.
他有一个姐姐和两个弟弟.
Manfred’s family were minor nobles in Germany, so he was sometimes called a baron.
曼弗雷德的家庭在德国是小贵族,所以他有时被称作男爵.
Young Manfred loved to hunt on his family’s land and became a very good shot.
年轻的曼弗雷德喜欢在自己家族的土地上打猎,并成为了一位非常出色的射手.
He also enjoyed riding horses.
他还喜欢骑马。
Manfred’s father had been an officer in the German cavalry.
曼弗雷德的父亲曾是德军骑兵军官.
He wanted his sons to join the military as well.
他也希望他的儿子们也参军.
At the age of eleven, Manfred was sent to a military school.
11岁时,曼弗雷德被送到了一所军校.
He was not a great student but was a strong athlete.
他不是一个伟大的学生,但是一个强大的运动员。
After Manfred finished school, he became a cavalry officer in 1911.
曼弗雷德完成学业后,他于1911年出任骑兵军官.
With the start of World War I in August 1914, Lieutenant Richthofen was sent to the Eastern Front to fight the Russian Army.
随着一战于1914年8月开始,里奇托芬中尉被派往东线与俄军作战.
Soon afterward, he was sent to the Western Front, where Germany faced the Allied forces, including Britain, France, and Canada.
不久后被派往了西线战线,德国在那里面对盟军,包括英国,法国和加拿大.
By early 1915, the front lines of the war were not moving much.
至1915年初,战争前线未多动.
The sides were evenly matched, and neither could advance far before being stopped again.
双方的配对是均匀的,在再次被阻止之前,双方都无法推进。
Soldiers lived in muddy trenches guarded by barbed wire and machine guns.
士兵们生活在由有刺铁丝网和机枪守卫的泥地沟中。
Cavalry units became useless.
骑兵部队变得毫无用处.
Richthofen’s unit’s horses were taken away, and he became a foot messenger.
里希特霍芬的分队的马被抢走,他成为了一名脚信使.
Becoming a World War I Flyer Richthofen quickly grew tired of life in the filthy trenches.
成为第一次世界大战 里希特霍芬很快厌倦了在肮脏战壕里的生活
Being stuck there was not how he wanted to spend the war.
被困在那里不是他想如何度过战争。
Far above him, he could see airplanes flying through the clean air and clouds.
在他上面,他可以看到飞机飞过干净的空气和云层。
He wrote in his book about himself that he became “tremendously excited” whenever he saw a pilot.
他在书中写道,每当他看到一名飞行员时,他就会“非常兴奋”。
Joining the German Flying Service became his “greatest wish.”
加入德国飞行服务局成为他“最大的愿望。 “
In May 1915, Richthofen was accepted for pilot training.
1915年5月,里奇特霍芬被接受试训.
He asked to become a flying observer rather than a combat pilot because the training period was shorter.
他要求成为飞行观察员而不是战斗飞行员,因为训练期较短.
Richthofen spent several months flying as an observer, but he wanted more.
里希特霍芬作为观察员花了几个月的飞行时间,但他想要更多.
In October 1915, Richthofen went back to flight school to become a pilot.
1915年10月,里奇特霍芬回飞行学校出任飞行员.
The young baron must have known the dangers of being a fighter pilot.
年轻的男爵一定知道当战斗机飞行员的危险
The planes were easily damaged, and pilots did not have parachutes.
飞机容易被损坏,飞行员没有降落伞.
Most new combat pilots didn’t stay alive past their first two weeks on the job.
多数新来的战斗机飞行员在工作头两周没有活着。
Like most new flyers, Richthofen probably thought he could beat the odds.
和大多数新的传单一样,里希特霍芬可能认为他能战胜几率.
Combat in the Clouds In late 1916, Richthofen met one of Germany’s greatest fighter pilots.
云中战斗 1916年末,里希托芬遇到了德国最伟大的战斗机飞行员之一.
That man was Oswald Boelcke (BULL-kuh), who was then putting together a new group of fighter pilots.
那个人是奥斯瓦尔德·布尔克(英语:Oswald Boelcke (BULL-kuh)),他当时正在组出一批新的战斗机飞行员.
Boelcke invited Richthofen to join the group, and he jumped at the chance.
博尔克邀请 里奇特霍芬加入团体,他跳出机会.
Boelcke trained his men to be smart in the air so they would always have the upper hand in combat.
布尔克训练他的部下在空中聪明,这样他们总是在战斗中占据上风.
He made a list of eight rules for his men to follow when fighting the enemy.
他列出了八条规则,供部下在与敌人作战时遵循.
Richthofen was never a flashy pilot, but he had a lot of discipline.
里奇特霍芬从来就不是一个闪闪发光的飞行员,但他有很强的纪律.
He followed Boelcke’s rules to the letter.
他遵守了Boelcke的规则。
On September 17, 1916, he scored his first confirmed shoot-down of an Allied plane.
1916年9月17日,他打入了经证实的首次击落盟军飞机.
By October 16, he had downed four more Allied aircraft.
至10月16日,他又击落了四架盟军飞机.
With five victories under his belt, Richthofen was now an ace.
在他的腰带下取得了5次胜利,里希特霍芬现在成为了王牌.
Word Wise Near the end of October, Boelcke died after a midair crash with one of his own men.
语出智慧 接近10月底,波尔克在一次中空相撞后与他自己的一人相撞而死.
With Boelcke gone, Richthofen became the leading combat pilot in Germany, and his victories quickly added up.
随着波尔克的离去,里希特霍芬也成为了德国领先的战斗飞行员,他的胜利迅速收场.
In January 1917, his score of downed planes reached sixteen.
1917年1月,他的被击落飞机得分达到16分.
Richthofen was awarded Germany’s highest military medal, called the “Blue Max.”
里奇特霍芬被授予德国最高军事奖章,被称作"蓝色马克斯".
He was also put in charge of his own fighter group.
他还被安排负责自己的战斗机团体.
Richthofen had his Albatros biplane painted bright red to make it easier to see in the sky.
里希特霍芬有他的"信天翁"双子飞机被涂上明亮的红色来让天空更容易被看到.
His men followed his lead and painted their planes in bright colors as well.
他的手下也跟随他,并用明亮的颜色给飞机作画.
The Allies began calling Richthofen’s colorful group the “Flying Circus.”
盟军开始将里希特霍芬的多彩团体称为"飞行马戏团". “
It was a deadly circus.
是个致命的马戏团
Under Richthofen’s leadership, the group scored many victories.
在里希特霍芬的领导下,该集团取得了许多胜利。
In April 1917, Richthofen’s pilots shot down 89 planes of Britain’s Royal Flying Corps (RFC).
1917年4月,里希特霍芬的飞行员击落了英国皇家飞行团(RFC)的89架飞机.
Richthofen alone claimed 22 victories.
仅Richthofen就获得了22起胜利。
The RFC lost 245 aircraft that month, which is remembered as Bloody April.
RFC当月损失了245架飞机,这被人们记得为"血腥四月".
As his fame grew, Richthofen inspired nicknames such as the “Red Battle Flyer” and the “Red Knight.”
随着名声的提高,Richthofen激发出"红色战斗飞行"和"红色骑士"等绰号. “
The “Red Baron” nickname became popular after the war.
" 红男爵 " 昵称在战后流行起来。
In July, Richthofen was badly wounded when a bullet nicked his head during a fight with another plane.
7月,里希特霍芬在与另一架飞机的战斗中被一发子弹击中头部而受了重伤.
He returned to his home in Germany for a month to recover.
他回到自己在德国的家中住了一个月才康复.
He healed from his wound but began to lose his taste for battle.
他从伤口中痊愈,但开始失去战斗的口味.
The End of the Red Baron Returning to the front in August, Richthofen traded his biplane and its two sets of wings for a new triplane.
8月"红男爵归来"到前线的结局,里希特霍芬用他的双翼和它的两翼换来一款新的出行跑道.
The slow but nimble fighter had three sets of wings.
缓慢而敏捷的战斗机有三组翅膀.
It quickly became the aircraft with which he is most often remembered.
它很快成为人们最经常记得他的飞机。
Though he often suffered headaches from his wound and had grown tired of the war, Richthofen continued to shoot down Allied planes.
虽然他经常受了伤而头痛并厌倦了战争,但里奇特霍芬继续击落盟军飞机.
On April 20, 1918, he scored his eightieth victory.
1918年4月20日,他打入了自己的第八十个胜利.
It would be his last.
这将是他最后一次。
The next day, while fighting above Allied lines, Richthofen was struck in the heart by a single bullet.
第二天,Richthofen在战斗中被一发子弹击中心脏。
He managed to land his plane safely but died moments later.
他设法安全地降落了飞机,但不久后死亡。
Allied pilots gave Richthofen a funeral with full military honors at a French cemetery.
盟军飞行员在法国一个公墓为里希特霍芬举行有完全军事荣誉的葬礼.
A wreath placed on his coffin read, “To our gallant and worthy foe.”
放在他棺材上的一个花圈写道:“敬我们勇敢而值得尊敬的敌人。 “
Richthofen’s body was moved to Germany after the war.
里希特霍芬的尸体在战后被转移到了德国.
No one is certain who fired the bullet that struck Richthofen.
没人能确定是谁开的子弹击中了里奇特霍芬
Canadians thought it was one of their own pilots, Captain Arthur Brown.
加拿大人认为这是他们自己的飞行员之一,阿瑟·布朗船长.
However, many historians believe the bullet came from an Australian gunner on the ground.
然而,许多历史学家认为子弹出自地上一位澳大利亚枪手.
With eighty confirmed victories, Richthofen was the greatest ace of World War I.
凭借八十项确认的胜利,里希特霍芬是一战中最伟大的王牌.
He was a national hero.
他是一个民族英雄。
Even today, more than one hundred years after the start of the war, people still remember Manfred von Richthofen—the legendary Red Baron.
即使在今天,在战争开始一百多年后,人们仍然记得曼弗雷德·冯·里希特霍芬——传说中的"红男爵".