Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots

Words and expressions

1. Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the'Antoinette IV'.

E.g. He left China in his car.

Drive off 驱车离去

E.g. He drove off in a sport car.

Drive 冲劲，干劲

E.g. She is very hard-working and has tremendous drive.

2. Coast 不费力的取得成功；（做事）不出力

E.g. He always coasts along with his projects, as he doesn't want to claim responsibility.

3. Engine 发动机；引擎

E.g. Google is a kind of searching engine.

4. Pickup 皮卡

Pick up 接人；营救，搭救；（偶然）学会；取回

E.g. She picked up Japanese when she was traveling in Japan.

5. Land 着陆；成功得到，找到（许多人想得到的工作）

E.g. She landed herself a company directorship.