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The Cutty Sark——Part 1

        “卡蒂萨克”号帆船

  One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greewich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark was one the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England. This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.

    The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took lead. It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.

wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ɒv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ ˈsɛnʧʊri, ðə ˈkʌti Sark, kæn stɪl biː siːn æt Greewich. ʃiː stændz ɒn draɪ lænd ænd ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈpiːpl iːʧ jɪə. ʃiː sɜːvz æz ən ɪmˈprɛsɪv rɪˈmaɪndər ɒv ðə greɪt ʃɪps ɒv pɑːst. bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ wɜː rɪˈpleɪst baɪ ˈstiːmʃɪps, ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈvɛslz laɪk ðə ˈkʌti Sark wɜː juːzd tuː ˈkæri tiː frɒm ˈʧaɪnə ænd wʊl frɒm ɒˈstreɪliːə. ðə ˈkʌti Sark wɒz wʌn ðə ˈfɑːstɪst ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ðæt hæz ˈɛvə biːn bɪlt. ði ˈəʊnli ˈʌðə ʃɪp tuː mæʧ hɜː wɒz ðə Thermopylae. bəʊθ ðiːz ʃɪps sɛt aʊt frɒm ʃæŋˈhaɪ ɒn ʤuːn 18th, 1872 ɒn ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ reɪs tuː ˈɪŋglənd. ðɪs reɪs, wɪʧ wɛnt ɒn fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔːr ɪgˈzæktli fɔː mʌnθs, wɒz ðə lɑːst ɒv ɪts kaɪnd. ɪt mɑːkt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə greɪt trəˈdɪʃən ɒv ʃɪps wɪð seɪlz ænd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɒv ə njuː ˈɪərə.

ðə fɜːst ɒv ðə tuː ʃɪps tuː riːʧ ˈʤɑːvə ˈɑːftə ðə reɪs hæd bɪˈgʌn wɒz ðə Thermopylae, bʌt ɒn ði ˈɪndiən ˈəʊʃən, ðə ˈkʌti Sark tʊk liːd. ɪt siːmd ˈsɜːtn ðæt ʃiː wʊd biː ðə fɜːst ʃɪp həʊm, bʌt ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə reɪs ʃiː hæd ə lɒt ɒv bæd lʌk.

人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一“卡蒂萨克”号。它停在陆地上，每年接待成千上万的参观者。它给人们留下深刻的印象，使人们回忆起历史上的巨型帆船，在蒸汽船取代帆船之前。“卡蒂萨克”号之类的帆船被用来从中国运回茶叶，从澳大利亚运回羊毛。“卡蒂萨克”号是帆船制造史上建造的最快的一艘帆船。唯一可以与之一比高低的是“塞姆皮雷”号帆船。两船于1872年6月18日同时从上海启航驶往英国，途中展开了一场激烈的比赛。这场比赛持续了整整4个月，是这类比赛中的最后一次，它标志着帆船伟大传统的结束与一个新纪元的开始。

    比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。但在印度洋上，“卡萨萨克”号驶到了前面。看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。

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