SAT Essay作文素材分享7:The flying Frenchman
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span>作文素材<span word="The">The</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span></p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Beamon">Beamon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Beamon">Beamon</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="astonished">astonished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1968, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Joyon">Joyon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rewriting">rewriting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nautical">nautical</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Joyon">Joyon</span>, 47, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brest">Brest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span> 3, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="feats">feats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Beamon">Beamon</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1968 <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span> 21<span word="in">in</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1991 - <span word="Joyons">Joyons</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 73 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26,000-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Joyon">Joyon</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Trinit">Trinit</span>-<span word="sur">sur</span>-<span word="Mer">Mer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brittany">Brittany</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 90<span word="ft">ft</span> <span word="trimaran">trimaran</span> <span word="IDEC">IDEC</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="rotating">rotating</span> <span word="mast">mast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Joyon">Joyon</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="IDEC">IDEC</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>.</p><p> <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Joyon">Joyon</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="IDECs">IDECs</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mast">mast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p>
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