新概念 2 L56：Faster than sound!

词汇

  • excitement n. 兴奋
    • argeement
    • equipment
    • development
  • handsome adj. 漂亮的（物，比如马、车、建筑）
  • wheel n. 轮子
    • wheelchair
  • explosion n. 爆炸
    • explode vi. 爆炸
    • a bomb exploded
    • a nuclear explosion
  • course n. 跑道，航线
    • The plane is off course.
    • the course of a river 河流的河道
    • course n. 课程
    • course n. 一道菜
      • starter
      • main course
      • dessert
  • rival n. 对手
    • business rivals
    • rivals in love 情敌
    • old rivals 老对手
  • speed v. 疾驰，快速行进 - sped - sped
  • downhill adv. 下坡
    • go downhill / uphill
    • My business is going downhill.

原文

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 end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
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化汽车大赛。

  • a lot of

    • a large number（数） of + 可数
      • a great many
    • a amount（量） of + 不可数
      • a great deal of

  • 非谓语动词作状语

    • 主动
      • to do（谓语动作之后），为的是（in order to）
        • To learn English well, he bought a dictionary.
        • I came here to help you.
      • doing（同时）
      • having done（之前）
    • 被动
      • to be done
      • being done
      • done / having been done

  • many students = many of the students

    • some students = some of the students

  • have trouble / difficulty / problems / fun + doing

  • no + 比较级（强烈的感情）

    • His French is not better than mine.
    • His French is no better than mine.