The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae,
比赛开始后，“赛姆皮雷”号率先抵达爪哇岛。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

first [fɝst] 词频1
n. 第一，最初;头等;一号，;[乐]高音部; adv. 最早，最初;首次;宁愿;优先; adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义：initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反义：hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
reach [ritʃ] 词频1 词根: 直
v. 到达，走到;够…，抓…;完成; n. 手脚能够到的范围;范围，区域;影响的范围，管辖的范围;
💡 树（r）下每人（each）都 伸手去够，但都不能 到达树尖 网友：yqy 补充：【同】achieve,attain, reach 【辨析】achieve 着重在
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：obtain, attain, achieve, gain, get, pass
race [res] 词频1
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族; v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑（r=run）第一（ace，扑克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反义：pace
begun [[bi'gʌn]] 词频1
begin的过去分词
Java [['dʒɑ:və]]
n. 爪哇, 爪哇咖啡

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
但记者还是没有回复。编辑无奈，勉强按原样发稿了。
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
这时在他周围上了许多人，一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。
But real tramps are not beggars.
但真正的流浪并不是乞丐。
They did not even tell their wives.
但他俩连自己的妻子都没告诉。
If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer.
如果你愿舍弃乡下生活那一点点乐趣的话，那么你会发出城市可以为你提供生活最美好的东西。
The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.
一会儿工夫，割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件，乱七八糟地堆在花园里。