VOA慢速英语:Jimmy Doolittle Set Many Records for Flying

短语讲解：

1. At one time, he held the record for flying faster than any other person.

at one time 一度，从前
例句：At one time I lived in Japan.
我过去曾在日本住过。
hold the record 保持纪录
例句：Arsenal hold the record for fielding the most players in an England team.
阿森纳保持了为英格兰国家队贡献最多球员的纪录。

2. Yet larger boys made a mistake if they thought being small also meant being weak.

make a mistake 犯错误
例句：We all possibly make a mistake.
我们都可能犯错误。

3. On March eighteenth, nineteen eighteen, Jimmy passed the tests and graduated from flight school.

graduate from 从…毕业
例句：Which university did you graduate from?
你是哪所大学毕业的？

4. For most of the years between World War One and World War Two, Jimmy Doolittle was involved in the growth of the airplane industry.

be involved in 致力于，参加
例句：We cut down the number of people who needed to be involved in important decisions. 
我们减少了应该参与决定重大问题的人员。

5. He took his airplane off the ground, flew for ten minutes, and then returned to land safely.

take off 起飞
例句：The plane will take off soon.
飞机很快就要起飞。

6. Many Americans believed the West Coast of the United States was in extreme danger.

in danger 在危险中
例句：His life was in danger
他有生命危险。

7. The carrier turned around and sped back toward the United States. Jimmy Doolittle and his air crews were alone.

turn around 转身，转方向
例句：The bus had to back up and turn around.
那辆公共汽车不得不先往后退, 然后再掉头。

8. All the planes ran out of fuel.

run out of 用完，耗光
例句：We have run out of petrol .
我们的汽油已用完了。

9. At home in the United States, the Doolittle raid caused a great deal of joy.

a great deal of 大量，许多
例句：A motorcar costs a great deal of money.
一部汽车值很多钱。