Lesson 23-1??????? Bird flight
No two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight; the varieties are infinite; but two classes may be roughly seen. Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, Which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress. The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition. In the contrary school, the duck is supreme. It comes nearer to the engines with which man has 'conquered' the air, as he boasts.
infinite?/??nf?n?t/??無限的;極大的;無窮盡的;
rough?/r?f/ ?粗糙的;粗略的;大致的;
albatross?/??lb?trɑ?s/??信天翁
keep company with? 陪伴著
vessel?/?vesl/?輪船;大船
company 做伴易桃、陪伴
immense?/??mens/?巨大的;極大的
sufficient?/s??f??nt/??足夠的;?充足的, 充分的
sustenance?/?s?st?n?ns/? 支撐力
glider?/?ɡla?d?r/ 滑翔機(jī)樊零、滑翔者
harness?/?hɑ?rn?s/??控制碉怔，利用
purpose? 目的;用途;目標(biāo);意圖;
yield?/ji?ld/??產(chǎn)生(收益、效益等);屈服;提供;
contrary??/?kɑ?ntreri/??相反的乔外，相對立的;
come near? 接近;走近
boast? 自夸
