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What piece of bad luck prevented the Cutty Sark from winning the race?
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be
seen at Greenwich.
One of the most famous… 最著名的…之一
She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
Dry land 陆地
Each year=every year=per year
-- The aeroplane stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
Serve as=act as 担任, 充当, 起...作用
impressive reminder of… 给人留下深刻的印象, 并使人回忆起…
Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to
carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
Replace (vt.)=take place of
Steamship n.汽船, 轮船
sailship=sailing ship=sailing vessel n.帆船
The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
Match=be equal to 与…相匹敌, 相比
Match in/for
-- No form of transport can match aeroplane for speed and comfortable.
-- Transport n.交通工具, 运输系统, 运输, 运送
-- The hotel can‘t be matched for service and food. 这家旅馆服务和食物是无与伦比的。
-- No clothing can match your dress for beauty. 没有哪件衣服能和你的这条裙子相比。
To match her做定语修饰ship
Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
-- The two planes set out form New York on an unforgettable race.
Forgettable adj.容易被忘的, 可忘记的
Unforgettable adj.忘不了的, 令人难忘的
This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
Which指代this race, 引导非限定性定语从句。
-- The operation, which lasted two weeks, proved to be very difficult.
It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new
era.
Ships with sails=sailing ship=sailing vessel n.帆船
Mark the end of… 标志着…的结束
The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but
on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
=After the race had begun, the first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae,…
take the lead 处于领先地位 / lose the lead 失去领先地位
in the lead 处于领先地位(表示状态)
take over the lead 取得领先地位