NCE英语-2Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜！

The Hatheld Puffin is a modern aero- plane, but its designer, Mr John Wim- penny, is finding it difficult to get it off the ground. 哈泰尔德，巴芬是一架时髦的飞机，但是它的设计者，约翰，威芬尼先生正发现它很难起飞。

The reason for this is that this plane is also a bicycle. Its pilot has to pedal hard to get it into the air. 其原因是这架飞机还是台自行车。飞行员得猛劲地踩踏板才能让它飞起来。

After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly. In 1961, it was the first man-powered aircraft to fly half a mile. 威芬尼先生造好飞机后，进行了全面的试验。1962年这架飞机成为第一架飞行半英里的人力飞机。

While being flown by a champion amateur cyclist in 1963, the plane crashed on an airfield. 尽管由1963年的自行车业余冠军操作，这架飞机还是撞到机场的地面上。

Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt. He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feet--almost as long as those of a Dakota. 从此威芬尼先生又重新制造。他加长了机翼，这样机翼就像一架Dakota飞机一样，差不多93英尺长。

Many people have shown interest in this new and unusual sport. But though air cyclists may learn how to fly over short distances, and may, eventually, even get across the English Channel, it is doubtful whether they will ever cycle across the Atlantic. 许多人对这种新的不寻常的运动表示了兴趣。但是尽管空中骑士可能学会怎样飞越短的距离，甚至可以飞越英吉利海峡，但是是否能飞越大西洋还值得怀疑。

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New words and expressions 生词和短语

Lancaster n. 兰开斯特

bomber n. 轰炸机

remote adj. 偏僻的

Pacific n. 太平洋

damage v. 毁坏

wreck n. 残骸

rediscover v. 重新发现

aerial adj. 航空的

survey n. 调查

rescue v. 营救

package v. 把......打包

enthusiast n. 热心人

restore v. 修复

imagine v. 想像

packing case 包装箱

colony n. 群

bee n. 蜂

hive n. 蜂房

preserve v. 保护

beeswax n. 蜂蜡