Who Was Neil Armstrong - 尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 CHUCK YEAGER

CHARLES (CHUCK) YEAGER ALSO LOVED FLYING. DURING WORLD WAR II HE WAS A DARING¹ PILOT WHO SHOT DOWN ENEMY PLANES. AFTER THE END OF THE WAR IN 1945, HE WORKED TESTING EXPERIMENTAL² PLANES. SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WANTED TO DESIGN A PLANE THAT COULD GO FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND. (THAT’S ABOUT 761 MILES AN HOUR.)
BY THE LATE 1940S, A NEW PLANE, CALLED THE BELL X-I, HAD BEEN DEVELOPED. YEAGER WAS CHOSEN TO PILOT IT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT. EVEN A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DIDN’T STOP HIM. FEARING THAT A DOCTOR WOULD TELL HIS BOSSES THAT HE WASN’T FIT TO FLY, YEAGER WENT TO A VET³ WHO BANDAGED UP HIS BROKEN RIBS⁴. ONLY A MONTH AFTER NEIL ARMSTRONG STARTED COLLEGE, CHUCK YEAGER GOT INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE X-I AND BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER DURING A FOURTEEN-MINUTE FLIGHT. (THERE ISN’T ACTUALLY A REAL BARRIER TO BREAK, BUT THE TERM IS STILL USED.)

1 daring   

adj.大胆的，勇敢的，敢作敢为

参考例句：

• It was a daring attempt but he carried it off.那是个大胆的尝试，而他成功了。
• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。

2 experimental   

adj.实验的，用作实验的，根据实验的

参考例句：

• This trip will be only experimental.这次旅行只是试验性的。
• The experimental farm is near the waterpower station.实验农场靠近水电站。

3 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

4 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。