英语 英语 日语 日语 韩语 韩语 法语 法语 德语 德语 西班牙语 西班牙语 意大利语 意大利语 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯语 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙语 越南语 越南语 俄语 俄语 芬兰语 芬兰语 泰语 泰语 泰语 丹麦语 泰语 对外汉语

美国英语听力80篇1 Lesson08

时间:2011-03-25 05:28来源:互联网 提供网友:ri386278   字体: [ ]
特别声明:本栏目内容均从网络收集或者网友提供,供仅参考试用,我们无法保证内容完整和正确。如果资料损害了您的权益,请与站长联系,我们将及时删除并致以歉意。
    (单词翻译:双击或拖选)

[00:04.88]Then your teacher shouts:"Go !"
[00:08.12]You let go of the wing support and fall away from the plane.
[00:13.40]You throw your head back, arms out, legs apart, as you learned1.
[00:19.51]You fall face forward toward2 the Earth below.
[00:23.35]The sound of the engine and the scream of the wind disappear immediately.
[00:29.44]There is only silence. You feel you are moving ... but not falling.
[00:36.21]Quickly, a line tied to the plane pulls the parachute from its pack.
[00:42.84]The lines of the parachute and the stiff3 straps4 of the parachute harness5 gently pull on your shoulders and legs.
[00:51.15]You look up.
[00:52.90]The big, colorful parachute is now fully6 open above you.
[00:57.86]You look at it carefully to make sure it is not damaged.
[01:02.54]Reaching over your head, you hold the left and right steering8 lines.
[01:08.26]You pull the left one and begin a slow, smooth turn to the left.
[01:14.40]You still have no feeling of falling.
[01:18.29]You seem to hang in the air.
[01:20.90]There is no longer any feeling of fear.
[01:24.11]Yet your heart is racing9 with excitement.
[01:27.77]You look around. You can see for many kilometers.
[01:32.29]You look down between your feet.
[01:34.98]You can see people, cars and buildings. They look very small.
[01:41.62]For a few moments, you enjoy the view and the silence of your first parachute jump.
[01:48.56]Too soon, it seems, it is time to prepare for landing10.
[01:53.76]You watch the landing area and move toward it by pulling on the left or right steering lines.
[02:01.36]You aim for the soft sand in the center of the landing place.
[02:07.01]Suddenly, the ground is moving quickly toward you.
[02:11.55]You bring your feet together and bend your legs at the knee.
[02:16.10]You reach high into the straps above your head. You keep your eyes straight ahead.
[02:23.20]You hit the ground, gently, it seems.
[02:26.83]And, as you learned, you roll on your side to the left and come back up onto your feet.
[02:34.62]You gather up your parachute, being careful not to cross the many lines.
[02:41.20]Your first sport parachute jump has been safe, successful and great fun.
[02:48.65]The idea of the parachute is almost as old as man's dreams of flight.
[02:55.57]The first known parachute designs were drawn11 by Italian artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci as early as 1495.
[03:05.97]However, there is no evidence that Da Vinci ever built a parachute.
[03:11.01]About 200 years ago,
[03:14.38]Louis-Sebastian Lenormand of France invented a kind of parachute to save people at the top of tall burning buildings.
[03:24.85]Historians say he jumped safely from a building in Montpellier, France, using his small device12.
[03:33.50]The first man to use a real parachute was Andre-Jacques Garnerin.
[03:40.26]In 1797, he parachuted from a balloon 600 meters above the city of Paris.
[03:48.26]There were more and more parachute designs after the invention of the airplane.
[03:55.23]Early planes often crashed.
[03:58.71]Fliers needed a safey device that would let them escape from a falling plane:
[04:04.92]Parachutes saved many of their lives.
[04:08.56]Parachutes became so dependable that military leaders believed they could be used to get soldiers to a battlefield quickly.
[04:18.61]American General Billy Mitchell tested the idea in 1928.
[04:25.30]Six soldiers jumped by parachute from an airplane.
[04:30.45]When they landed, they set up a machine gun.
[04:34.10]The test was a complete success.
[04:37.42]And the parachute became a useful military tool.
[04:42.20]In the past thirty years,parachuting has become an exciting sport.
[04:48.57]It became popular when young men who learned to parachute in the military
[04:54.66]wanted to continue jumping when they returned to civilian13 life.
[04:59.91]Today, parachuting is enjoyed by men and women, young and old.
[05:06.99]There are many kinds of sport parachuting. One of the most interesting is skydiving.
[05:15.38]Jumpers leave the airplane as it flies more than 3,000 meters above the ground.
[05:22.27]They fall for about one minute before opening their parachute.
[05:27.13]They use their bodies,
[05:29.20]and the air that rushes past them, to control their flight while falling.
[05:34.47]They can speed up or slow down.
[05:37.61]They can turn left or right.
[05:40.35]They can turn over completely.
[05:42.96]People who like to skydive say they can do anything an airplane can do,
[05:50.64]except go upi Those who jump say skydiving is as close as man will ever come to free flight ... like that of birds.
[06:03.02]Today's parachutes are very different from the device
[06:07.41]Leonardo Da Vinci designed 500 years ago.
[06:11.41]They come in many different shapes and colors.
[06:15.61]One of the most popular is shaped more like a rectangle14
[06:20.63]than the traditional circle of old parachutes.
[06:23.63]This one works15 much like a jet16 airplane.
[06:28.05]It forces the air that passes through it to the back.
[06:32.91]Large openings in the back can be opened or closed to steer7 it.
[06:38.99]Some of the most modern kinds of parachutes give jumpers much more control over where they float.
[06:47.77]Jumpers can fall gently down


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
2 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
3 stiff 4G8z4     
adj.严厉的,激烈的,硬的,僵直的,不灵活的
参考例句:
  • There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
  • You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活,你必须用力推才能转动它。
4 straps 1412cf4c15adaea5261be8ae3e7edf8e     
n.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
参考例句:
  • the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
  • The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
5 harness Vdfzv     
n.马具;类似马具的装备;vt.给上马具
参考例句:
  • He paid ten dollars for the new harness.他花十美元买了这件马具。
  • I harness the horse to the cart. 我把马套在车上。
6 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
7 steer 5u5w3     
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
参考例句:
  • If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车,我就来驾车。
  • It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
8 steering 3hRzbi     
n.操舵装置
参考例句:
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
9 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
10 landing wpwz3N     
n.登陆;着陆;楼梯平台
参考例句:
  • Owing to engine trouble,the plane had to make a forced landing.由于发动机出了毛病,飞机不得不进行迫降。
  • When are we landing?我们什么时候着陆?
11 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
12 device Bv8x6     
n.器械,装置;计划,策略,诡计
参考例句:
  • The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
  • The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。
13 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
14 rectangle VAnzN     
n.长方形,矩形
参考例句:
  • Suppose the width of a rectangle is x metres.设长方形的宽是x米。
  • He handed me a little rectangle of white paper.他递给我一张小小的长方形白纸片。
15 works ieuzIh     
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
参考例句:
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
16 jet YaPz3     
n.喷气发动机,喷气式飞机;v.喷出,喷射
参考例句:
  • Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
  • I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。
本文本内容来源于互联网抓取和网友提交,仅供参考,部分栏目没有内容,如果您有更合适的内容,欢迎点击提交分享给大家。
------分隔线----------------------------
TAG标签:   美国英语听力  airplane  airplane
顶一下
(14)
93.3%
踩一下
(1)
6.7%
最新评论 查看所有评论
发表评论 查看所有评论
请自觉遵守互联网相关的政策法规,严禁发布色情、暴力、反动的言论。
评价:
表情:
验证码:
听力搜索
推荐频道
论坛新贴