7.In the summers of 1900,they took it to a
small village in North Carolinato test.
1900年夏,他们将它带到北卡罗来纳州的一个小村子作试验.
take...to test 拿...作试验
8.They chose that place because it had
steady winds,no trees,and miles of soft sand to land on.
他们选择这个地点,因为那里有平稳的风、没有树木、数英里以内都是软软的沙土,适于着陆.
Land on 着陆
9.For three summers,they tested and improved
their gliders.连续三年的夏天,他们进行试验以改进滑翔机.
For three summers 连续三年的夏天
10.Then in 1903,the Wright brothers built
an airplane.On December 17,1903,Orville became the first person in history to
fly an airplane.Orville flew for 12 seconds and went 120 feet.
1903年,莱特兄弟完成了第一架飞机.1903年12月17日,奥维尔有幸成为人类历史上第一位驾驶飞机的人.他飞行了12秒钟,完成了120英尺的飞行.
in history 历史上
11.On the last one,Wilbur flew for 59
seconds and went 852 feet.Five more people were there and watched their
flights,but many people didn’t believe these flights ever took place.
最后一次,威尔伯飞行了59秒,完成了852英尺的飞行.现场还有另外五个人,观看了他们的飞行.但更多的人并不相信他们曾经完成过这样的飞行.
took place 发生
12.In the following years,they continued
to make many more flights in their new airplane.These flights were a great
success,and thousands of people came to see them.
随后的几年内,他们使用新的飞机,继续进行更多的飞行.这些飞行都取得了巨大的成功,数以千计的人来观看他们的飞行.
thousands of 数以千计的