新概念英语第二册课文:Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 比声音还快!

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新概念英语第二册课文:Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 比声音还快!

Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour----much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

sound(title)/saund/n. 声音

explosion(1.6)/ik'splәuʒ(ә)n/n.爆炸，轰响

excitement(1.2)/ik'saitmənt/n.激动，兴奋

course(1.7)/kɔ:s/n.跑道;行程

handsome(1.3)/'hænsəm/adj. 漂亮的;美观的

rival(1.9)/'raivəl/n.对手

speed(1.9)/spi:d/(sped/sped/,sped)v.疾驶

Benz(1.4)/benz/ n.奔驰

downhill(1.9)/'daun'hil/adv. 下坡

wheel(1.5)/wi:l/ n.轮子

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 once a year，每年一次。

2 A lot of cars entered for this race last year. 去年许多车参加了这项比赛。

3 a great deal of，大量的，后面接不可数名词。

4 break down，抛锚，出故障。

5 some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在车子里面的时间还长。 under the car是指在车下面修理，in the car是指正常驾驶。句中的under和in都是斜体，主要是用来对比，有强调的意味，要重读。

6 its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it, 驾驶员费了很大劲才把车停了下来。

7 but no less exciting, 但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛。这是一句省略句，完整的句子应是 but it was no less exciting than modern car races。

参考译文

旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车，而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里——远远超过任何对手。它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛。

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