July 12th, 2009 
ghostlei } In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV.’
} Prize:
奖金。如果你赢了boxing match ，你就会赢得 prize 。
Nobel prize
诺贝尔奖，这个大家都知道
LOTTO 6/49 Odds & Prizes
乐透6/49是加拿大安大略省非常流行的，像咱们这的彩票。6/49就是1到49这样的数字，每个数字你挑一个。Odd&prizes 是你得到奖的几率。比如说一等奖100美金，你有多大的几率，5等奖10块美金有多大的几率这样的比例。
} took off：
I have to take off.
I have to go.
I have to run.
I gotta get running.
take off 本课讲的是飞机起飞的意思，这里我要讲的是口语中我要走了。
He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea. The ‘Antoinette’ floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
} engine :
SEO → search engine optimization
搜索引擎 search engine ; SEO搜索引擎优化
engine/transmission
汽车里边的发动机是engine; 经常随着它出现的是 transmission 变速箱。
} water:
mineral water/purified water/distilled water
有三种 water。矿泉水/纯净水/蒸馏水
} Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ‘No. XI’. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however, did not give up easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new ‘Antoinette’. It looked the Channel. Both planes were goias if there would be an exciting race acrossng to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough, After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
} Latest:
不要把它理解成最晚的，它是离现在最近的。
most recent/most up-to-date/most recently updated
公司最新的产品当然是 most recent，这里的英文解释都是同一个意思
} give up：
可以是放弃事情，也可以是放弃人。
I have given up on you.
我已经放弃你了。
} His great flight lasted thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
} lasted：
持续多长时间。这句话是我有一次陪一个很好的朋友接待一个黑人客户说的一句话。我这个朋友叫Willson ，我经常跟他说从句这种，他也挺接受的。跟老外说话的时候，他说了这样的一句话——
“what we want is long-term, but in the beginning, we do not know how long it would last!”
这句话是在讲价的时候说的，当时我就觉得Willson 已经领会了从句的精神；但是需要时间。
} Greeting：
打招呼。下面这几种是常用的。
How’s it going?
How are you doing?
Hi.
What’s new?
How’s it going 和 How are you doing 是一样的，都是hello的意思
How are you?
How have you been?
这两句好话的区别：How are you? 天天见面都可以说；How have you been 是很长时间没见面说的。因为How have you been 就是 How are you 的完成时。如果你们半年没见面了，你要表达的是，这半年的时间你怎样了。
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