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大学英语精读：第一册 UNIT 25400字 At sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ Sailing Round the World 作文 /zuowen/ Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth. Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. 毕业He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen. 简历大全 /html/jianli/After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. 毕业On 29 January he left Australia. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again. 简历大全 /html/jianli/Just before 9 oclock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish. 作文 /zuowen/ Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride. 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/NEW WORDS 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/single-handed 简历大全 /html/jianli/a & ad. （done） by one person alone 单独的（地） 毕业论文 adventure 简历大全 /html/jianli/n. 冒险（活动） 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ solo a. single-handed 单独的 毕业transatlantic 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横度大西洋 毕业lungn. part of the body with which one breathes 肺 毕业cancern. 癌 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ determined 毕业论文a. with ones mind firmly made up 下定了决心的 毕业论文determine 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/v. 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ determination 论文代写 n. 毕业论文retire 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ vi. stop working at ones job（because of age） 退休 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/voyage 总结大全 /html/zongjie/n. sea journey 航海；航行route 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ n. way from one place to another 路线 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ clipper 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/n. 快速帆船crew 论文代写n. group of people who work together on a ship or airplane 全体船员；全体乘务员 毕业steervt. make （esp. a boat or road vehicle） go in a particular direction 为撑舵 作文 /zuowen/device 毕业n. a piece of equipment设备；装置 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/steering device 总结大全 /html/zongjie/ n. 操舵装置 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/damage 作文 /zuowen/vt. cause harm or injury to 损坏 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ad. harm, injury 损坏 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/gale 毕业论文 n. very strong wind大风 作文 /zuowen/cover 简历大全 /html/jianli/vt. travel （a certain distance）行过（一段距离） 毕业previouslyad. before 以前 毕业论文 previous 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/a.attempt 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ n. try 试图，尝试 论文代写dissuade 毕业vt. prevent （sb.） from doing sth. by reasoning 劝阻 作文 /zuowen/treacherous 毕业a. more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危险的；奸诈的 简历大全 /html/jianli/cape 毕业论文 n. 海角 毕业论文rough 论文代写 a. （of weather or the sea） stormy; not calm （气候）有暴风雨的；（海）波涛汹涌的 fortunately 毕业论文ad. luckily 幸运地；幸亏 简历大全 /html/jianli/fortunate 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/a. 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ contactvt. get in touch with 联系，接触 论文代写 nearbyad. close by 在附近 following 毕业 a. next; to be mentioned immediately 接着的；下列的 简历大全 /html/jianli/wakenv. （cause to） wake 唤醒；醒来 毕业论文nightmare 总结大全 /html/zongjie/n. terrible dream 恶梦 论文代写drag 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/ vt. pull along with great effort 拖，拉 总结大全 /html/zongjie/sinister 毕业a. 凶恶的，邪恶的 毕业论文knightn. 爵士 作文 /zuowen/vt. 封 为爵士 毕业sword 总结大全 /html/zongjie/n. 剑，刀 毕业 accomplishvt. finish successfully完成 总结大全 /html/zongjie/conquer 作文 /zuowen/ vt. overcome征服 简历大全 /html/jianli/undoubtedly 简历大全 /html/jianli/ad. certainly无疑地 总结大全 /html/zongjie/moreover 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ad. in addition此外，而且 总结大全 /html/zongjie/human 论文代写a. of or concerning people人们 毕业being 作文 /zuowen/ n. a living thing, esp. a person生物；人 毕业PHRASES & EXPRESSIOMS 简历大全 /html/jianli/set out 简历大全 /html/jianli/begin a course if action着手，开始 毕业give up 总结大全 /html/zongjie/atop doing放弃be determined to （do） 毕业论文 have a strong will to （do）决心（做） 毕业（all） by oneself 简历大全 /html/jianli/（completely） alone 思想汇报 /sixianghuibao/ in spite of not taking notice of; not caring about 尽管；虽然 总结大全 /html/zongjie/by far by a large amount or degree得多 毕业turn over 论文代写（cause to） fall over, upset（使）翻倒，（使）倾覆 毕业can not help 毕业 can not keep oneself from禁不住 作文 /zuowen/PEOPER NAMES 总结大全 /html/zongjie/Francis Chichester 作文 /zuowen/ 弗朗西斯. 奇切斯特 简历大全 /html/jianli/Gipsy Moth 总结大全 /html/zongjie/吉普赛. 莫斯 毕业论文Sydney 毕业论文悉尼（澳大利亚城市） 毕业论文 Cape Horn 总结大全 /html/zongjie/合恩角（智利） 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/London 作文 /zuowen/伦敦Elizabeth 开题报告 /html/lunwenzhidao/kaitibaogao/伊丽莎白（女子名） 总结大全 /html/zongjie/Drake德雷克（姓氏） 毕业论文