夏说英文晨读打卡-世界首次太阳能飞机跳伞成功落地E0902

▍原文

A parachutist completed 

the world's first jump

from a solar-powered aircraft

on Tuesday

after the plane soared to

a height of 1,520 metres 

over western Switzerland,

Swiss organisers said.

Parachutist Raphael Domjan

reached a speed of 150 kilometres per hour

during his jump,

landing near the project base in Payerne.

瑞士组织者称，周二，一名伞兵从一架太阳能飞机上完成了世界上第一次跳伞，此前飞机在瑞士西部上空飞行了1520米。在跳伞过程中，伞兵raphaeldomjan达到了时速150公里，降落在payerne的项目基地附近。

▍语言点 

parachutist /ˈperəˌʃuːtɪst/ n. 跳伞运动员

· parachute n. 降落伞

· 词根：para- "defense against"表示防御 + chute "a fall" 摔倒

· paragliding n. 滑翔伞

solar-powered adj. 太阳能驱动的

· n.-powered 以……为动力的

· steam-powered adj. 蒸汽驱动的

· fuel-powered adj. 燃料驱动的

· electric-powered adj. 电动的

· Electri-powered cars like Tesla are still something of a novelty.

像特斯拉这样的电动汽车依然是一种新鲜玩意儿。

soar /sɔːr/ v. 

①（物理层面）升至（很高的高度） (to reach a great height)

· The highest peak of the mountains soars into the sky.

山脉的最高峰高耸入云端。

② 猛增，骤然上升(to rise very quickly to a high level) 

· Temperatures will soar over the weekend.

气温会在周末骤升。

· House prices soared a further 20 percent.

房价又蹿升了20％。

reach a speed of: 达到……的速度

· He reached a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

他达到了每小时九十公里的速度。（有一个增加的过程）。

· at a speed of: 以……的速度

· He was driving at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

他以每小时九十公里的速度在行驶。（陈述时速）

· lower/reduce the speed: 减速

· For safety reasons, you need to lower/reduce your speed.

出于安全原因，需要降低速度。

base /beɪs/ n. 基地；总部

· a military base: 一个军事基地

· the base of a company: 一个公司的总部