人类史上最高空的跳伞
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.
原文解析A parachutist（跳伞运动员） completed the world's first jump from a solar-powered（太阳能驱动的） aircraft on Tuesday after the plane soared （升至）to a height of 1,520 metres over western Switzerland, Swiss organisers said.
瑞士组织者说，星期二，一名跳伞者完成了世界上第一次从太阳能飞机上跳下的动作，此前飞机在瑞士西部上空飞到1520米的高度。
Parachutist Raphael Domjan reached a speed of （达到...速度）150 kilometres per hour during his jump, landing near the project base in Payerne.
跳伞运动员拉斐尔·多姆詹在跳跃过程中达到了每小时150公里的速度，降落在帕耶恩的项目基地附近。
语言点1、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
2、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。
3、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％。
4、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。
5、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
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