与美国小学生一起学英文第10册 第12期:莱特兄弟

 　　The Wright Brothers 莱特兄弟

　　Do you know who the Wright Brothers' were? 你知道莱特兄弟是谁吗？

　　They built first successful airplane in the world. 他们制造了世界第一架成功的飞机。

　　Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright were brothers, they opened a bicycle shop in 1892. 奥维尔·赖特和威尔伯·莱特是兄弟，他们在1892年开了一家自行车店。

　　They were not scientists, but they were very interested in flying. 他们虽然不是科学家，却对飞行非常感兴趣。

　　They believed that they could make airplanes. 他们相信自己能够制造飞机。

　　The Wright Brothers were very good at building bicycles, so they used¹ their knowledge to make airplanes. 莱特兄弟非常擅长制造自行车，所以他们用自己的知识来制造飞机。

　　Did they succeed? Yes, they did. 他们成功了吗？成功了。

　　After many failures², they made Wright Flyer, the Wright Flyer flew. 多次失败之后，他们终于制造出了莱特飞行器，它飞起来了。

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 failures   

n.失败( failure的名词复数 )；缺乏；失灵；（考试）不及格

参考例句：

• Their failures in this area have damaged their self-confidence and creditability. 他们在这一领域的失败使他们的自信心和可信度受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has been made a scapegoat for the company's failures. 他成了公司倒闭的替罪羊。 来自《简明英汉词典》