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英国'钢铁侠'创造飞行速度新纪录
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  • British inventor Richard Browning truly looks out of this world as he makes his mark in the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records.

    近日,英国发明家理查德·布朗宁真正做到了放眼望世界,他在吉尼斯世界纪录中留下了自己的印记。

    Dubbed1 the "real-life Iron Man", he has broken the record for the fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine power suit.

    有着“现实生活中的钢铁侠”之称的布朗宁,打破了以身体控制的喷气发动机动力套装最快飞行速度的纪录。

    Wearing the 40,000 pounds suit which he designed himself, Browning reached 32.02 miles per hour and created a new record, which he himself hopes to "smash" in the future.

    身穿自己设计的价值4万英镑的套装,布朗宁的时速达到32.02英里,创造了新的世界纪录,他本人希望未来能够再次刷新这一成绩。

    The suit takes off vertically2 and can be controlled by moving the arms, while a display screen inside the helmet gives updates on fuel consumption.

    这套装备可以垂直起飞,可以通过移动手臂进行控制,头盔内部装载的显示屏则可实时更新油耗状况。

    Browning said: "I am delighted we have set the record, and I have no doubt that this is just the beginning."

    布朗宁称:“我很高兴创下了这一纪录,毫无疑问,这仅仅是个开始。”

    The Royal Marines reservist, from Wiltshire, said he has long been fascinated by the possibilities of human flight propulsion and worked on his flight suit for three years before debuting3 it in April.

    这位来自威尔特郡的英国皇家海军预备役军人表示,他一直以来都非常着迷于探索人类飞行的可能性,而这款飞行装置在于今年4月亮相之前,总共耗费了他近三年时间来打造。

    He was inspired by his father, an aeronautical4 engineer who worked at helicopter manufacturer Westland but wanted to be an inventor.

    他的灵感来自于他的父亲。他的父亲是一名航空工程师,曾在直升机制造厂商韦斯特兰公司工作,但却一直想成为一名发明家。

     9级    英文科普 
     单词标签: dubbed  vertically  debuting  aeronautical 


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    1 dubbed ['dʌbd] dubbed   第8级
    v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
    参考例句:
    • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
    • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
    2 vertically ['vɜ:tɪklɪ] SfmzYG   第7级
    adv.垂直地
    参考例句:
    • Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线,以便制作图表。
    • The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。
    3 debuting [] f920929230342afd9ba9d25030d4cbc9   第10级
    初次表演,初次登台(debut的现在分词形式)
    参考例句:
    • New debuting analog thermostat welding machine, easy to operate. 新登场模拟式调温电焊台,操作简单。
    • With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. 苹果公司的新型平板电脑将于下周发布。
    4 aeronautical [ˌeərə'nɔ:tɪkl] 0fce381ad0fdd2394d73bfae598f4a00   第10级
    adj.航空(学)的
    参考例句:
    • Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world. 这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。 来自辞典例句
    • The advent of aircraft brought with it aeronautical engineering. 宇宙飞船的问世导致了航天工程的出现。 来自辞典例句

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