Sailing Round the World

Chichester followed the route追随 of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of许多 crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.

He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore上岸, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing大家一致认为: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.

NEW WORDS

route
n. way from one place to another 路线
clipper
n. 快速帆船
crew 整体名词：police faculty(全体教员) crew
n. group of people who work together on a ship or airplane 全体船员；全体乘务员
steer
vt. make (esp. a boat or road vehicle) go in a particular direction 为...撑舵
device
n. a piece of equipment　设备；装置
steering device　
n. 操舵装置
damage
vt. cause harm or injury to 损坏
ad. harm, injury 损坏
gale
n. very strong wind　大风
cover
vt. travel (a certain distance)　行过（一段距离）
previously
ad. before 以前
previous 　
a.
attempt
n. try 试图，尝试