Pioneer Pilots 飛行員的先驅(qū)

In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV.' He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
Two days alter, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however, did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new 'Antoinette'. It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough.After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.

16.Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
萊瑟姆一周以后也作了一次嘗試，飛到離多佛不到半英里的地方。這次他又遭厄運(yùn)。

語言點(diǎn):within強(qiáng)調(diào)距離很短，作者用個(gè)介詞間接說明了萊瑟姆的嘗試最后以失敗告終這一結(jié)果。

17.His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
因引擎故障第二次降落在海面上。

語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and連接兩個(gè)并列的分句。For the second time說明是第二次失敗。