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Charles Lindbergh’s achievement
1 On 20th May 1927 a small fixed-wing single-
engined aeroplane loaded with its maximum capacity
of fuel (450 gallons) struggled to get airborne as it
bounced down the runway at Roosevelt Field, New
5 York. To avoid extra weight, the parachute, the radio
and even the brakes had been removed by the
mechanic. At last it lifted off, just avoiding some
telephone wires, and disappeared into the distance.
Thirty hours later a hundred thousand Parisians
10 lined up at the Le Bourget Airport to wait for the
arrival of the plane. It was 10 o’clock at night.
Burning lanterns marked out the runway. Then came
the low-pitched sound of an engine and a wave of
excitement swept through the crowd. The Spirit of St.
15 Louis touched down and rolled to the end of the
runway. Out of the plane stepped a tall handsome
American – Charles Lindbergh. He’d just become the
first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, and he was
destined to become one of the most famous men in the
world.
GLOSSARY
get airborne – decolar
bounced – “deu um solavanco”
lined up – enfileiraram-se
In “At last it lifted off, just avoiding some telephone wires ...”, (lines 7 and 8), it means that Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh’s achievement
1 On 20th May 1927 a small fixed-wing single-
engined aeroplane loaded with its maximum capacity
of fuel (450 gallons) struggled to get airborne as it
bounced down the runway at Roosevelt Field, New
5 York. To avoid extra weight, the parachute, the radio
and even the brakes had been removed by the
mechanic. At last it lifted off, just avoiding some
telephone wires, and disappeared into the distance.
Thirty hours later a hundred thousand Parisians
10 lined up at the Le Bourget Airport to wait for the
arrival of the plane. It was 10 o’clock at night.
Burning lanterns marked out the runway. Then came
the low-pitched sound of an engine and a wave of
excitement swept through the crowd. The Spirit of St.
15 Louis touched down and rolled to the end of the
runway. Out of the plane stepped a tall handsome
American – Charles Lindbergh. He’d just become the
first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, and he was
destined to become one of the most famous men in the
world.
GLOSSARY
get airborne – decolar
bounced – “deu um solavanco”
lined up – enfileiraram-se
In “At last it lifted off, just avoiding some telephone wires ...”, (lines 7 and 8), it means that Lindbergh
Resolução comentada
'Just avoiding' significa que ele conseguiu por pouco evitar bater nos fios.
No trecho, o avião decolou 'just avoiding some telephone wires', isto é, evitou os fios por pouco. Portanto Lindbergh conseguiu evitar bater nos fios.
Análise das alternativas
A) 'Avoiding' indica que não houve contato, então não 'clipped'. B) Ele decolou ao passar pelos fios, não antes. C) A cena é uma decolagem, não um pouso. A redação de D é imperfeita ('hitting the plane'), mas é a que expressa evitar a colisão.
Referência: Interpretação de texto (inglês): vocabulário em contexto.
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