首度橫越大西洋
History was made along the Irish coast when a little white boat drifted in over the blue-grey waters.
一艘白色的小船漂浮在藍灰色的水面上，歷史性的一刻就在愛爾蘭沿岸發生。
After two and a half months of sailing on the sea, the Sailbuoy Met became the first unmanned boat to cross the Atlantic.
在海上航行兩個半月後，Sailbuoy Met成為第一艘橫渡大西洋的無人駕駛船。
unmanned(adj.)無人駕駛的automatic(adj.)自動的self-driving(adj.)自動駕駛的
The boat, which was built by Norwegian company Offshore Sensing AS, reached the finish line of the Microtransat Challenge, completing its lonely 3,230 kilometer voyage from Canada to Europe.
這艘由挪威公司Offshore Sensing AS建造的船抵達橫越大西洋挑戰賽「Microtransat Challenge」的終點線，完成了從加拿大出發到歐洲，長達3,230公里的寂寞航程。
finish line終點線=finishing linestarting line 起點;起跑線voyage(n.)航程bon voyage旅途愉快;一路平安
The success is a milestone for nautical technology. Experts hope that one day people will use unmanned ships for ocean research, border security and surveillance in parts of the ocean that are dangerous or difficult to get to.
這趟任務成功為航海技術樹立里程碑，專家們希望，有朝一日，人們將可使用無人駕駛船在危險或難以到達的海域進行海洋研究、維護邊境安全和進行監控，
milestone(n.)里程碑nautical(adj.)航海的surveillance(n.)監視、盯梢
Some even believe that such projects will be in operation by the end of the decade.
有些專家甚至認為類似計畫，將在2020年前開始進行。
in operation 運作中operate(v.)操作(機器);(機器、企劃)進行中
CEO of Offshore Sensing AS David Peddie was thrilled by the news that Sailbuoy had completed the journey.
挪威公司 Offshore Sensing AS的執行長David Peddie對Sailbuoy Met完成旅程的消息感到非常興奮。
thrilled(adj.)極愉快的、興奮的=excited=exhilarated
“We’ve proved that it’s possible to do,” he said. “The North Atlantic is one of the toughest areas to cross” and completing the journey “really proves that this vehicle can handle any condition the sea can throw at you.”
他說：「我們已經證明了這是可能的，北大西洋是最難橫渡的海域之一」，他說完成了這次旅程「實際證明了這艘無人船可以應對海上航行的任何考驗。」
tough(adj.)困難的、棘手的
Peddie’s craft is the first boat to complete an “unmanned mission” across the sea. This means that although nobody was on the boat during the journey, a team of operators guided it remotely.
Peddie的船是第一艘在海上完成「無人任務」的船，雖然旅程中沒有人在船上，但是還是有一組操作員在遠端操控，
craft(n.)工藝、手藝、技術、船、艇、飛行器although(conj.)雖然remotely (adv.)遙遠地、偏僻地、從遠端地
However, the race to develop a fully unmanned boat is already underway. In Canada, a team at the Dalhousie University has a built a boat that they hope will complete its own transatlantic mission without any help from operators.
然而，開發全自動駕駛船的競賽已經開始，在加拿大，達爾豪斯大學的一個團隊建造了一艘船，他們希望這艘船在沒有操作員幫助的情況下自行完成跨大西洋任務。
self-driving(adj.)自動駕駛的be underway 開始進行、著手transatlantic(adj.)跨大西洋的transpacific(adj.)跨太平洋的