Lesson 56
Faster than sound!
比聲音還快!
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
How fast did the winning car go?
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.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
sound n. 聲音
excitement n. 激動(dòng),興奮
handsome adj. 漂亮的;美觀的
Rolls-Royce 羅爾斯--羅伊斯
Benz n. 奔馳
wheel n. 輪子
explosion n. 爆炸,轟響
course n. 跑道;行程
rival n. 對(duì)手
speed v. 疾駛
downhill adv. 下坡
參考譯文
比聲音還快!
舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行一次。去年有很多汽車參加了這項(xiàng)比賽。比賽開始之前,人們異常激動(dòng)。最漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯--羅伊斯生產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車,而最不尋常的一輛則要屬只有3只輪子的奔馳牌汽車了。該車造于1885年,是參賽車中最老的一輛。在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸聲之后,比賽開始了。很多汽車在途中就拋了錨,而有些駕駛員花在汽車底下的時(shí)間比坐在汽車?yán)锩娴臅r(shí)間還長。然而還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程。獲勝的那輛車達(dá)到了時(shí)速40英里--遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過任何對(duì)手。它在接近終點(diǎn)時(shí),沖下了山坡,駕駛員費(fèi)了好大勁才把車停下來。這次比賽使每個(gè)人都挺開心。它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同,但激動(dòng)人心的程度并不亞于現(xiàn)代化汽車大賽。
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★sound n 聲音
sound v 聽起來
adj 合理的 等于reasonable [5ri:znEbl] adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情達(dá)理的, 講道理的
I have a piece of sound advice.我有一個(gè)合理的建議
Soundly adj 香甜的: sleep soundly
任何聲音都可以說 : sound n
voice n 人的聲音
noise n 和周圍不和諧的聲音, 躁音
★excitement n 激動(dòng), 興奮
to one's excitement : 令某人激動(dòng)的是
the most exciting thing is that : 最令人激動(dòng)的是
the most surprising thing about it is that : 最令人驚訝的事情是
it excited me that : 讓我激動(dòng)的是
★handsome adj 漂亮的, 美觀的
you look beautiful
一般形容人, 形容人的時(shí)候表示內(nèi)在和外在美的統(tǒng)一, 完美的概念
She is pretty.
flowers are beautiful
picture is beautiful
pretty美麗(用于女孩或小孩), 有柔美的意思
pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice (天氣, 食物, 物品的品質(zhì)等)
you are nice.你長得不錯(cuò)
lovely可愛的
This is a lovely story.這是一個(gè)可愛的故事
lovely girl
good-looking 很好看的
smart 小巧而美麗的(物)或時(shí)髦而美麗的(人) : she is smart.
cute [kju:t] adj.漂亮, 常用來形容小孩
the baby is cute
What a cute baby! 多漂亮的寶寶啊!
How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可愛啊!)
handsome [5hAnsEm] adj.形容男孩, 英俊, 一般與男孩子連如 : handsome boy.
handsome與人連用有陽剛的美, 與物相連表示美觀大方, 并表示制作精良.
Your husband is handsome./Your wife is pretty.
pretty跟男性連用就表示沒有陽剛氣, 女性化
handsome跟女性連用的時(shí)候就表示這個(gè)女孩子有陽剛氣, 類似女俠的概念
★Rolls-Royce 羅樂斯-羅伊斯
★Benz n 奔馳
★wheel n 輪子
★explosion n 爆炸, 轟響
explode [iks5plEud] vt.使爆炸 vi.爆炸, 爆發(fā), 破除, 推翻, 激發(fā)
如 : decision n / decide v
explosive [iks5plEusiv] n.爆炸物,炸藥 adj.爆炸(性)的, 爆發(fā)(性)的, 暴露
bomb [bCm] n.炸彈 vt.投彈于, 轟炸
the bomb exploded.
★course n 跑道, 行程
on the course按照軌道運(yùn)行
off course 偏離軌道
of course 當(dāng)然
course n 課程
This term,I took/take seven courses這學(xué)期我學(xué)了七門課
★rival n 對(duì)手
competition n 競(jìng)爭(zhēng), 競(jìng)賽
competitor [kEm5petitE] n.the person who takes part in the competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者, 對(duì)手
opposite [5CpEzit] n.相反的事物 adj.相對(duì)的, 對(duì)面的, 對(duì)立的, 相反的, 對(duì)等的, 對(duì)應(yīng)的
opponent [E5pEunEnt] n.對(duì)手, 反對(duì)者(持反對(duì)意見的人, 如辯論賽上的和政治上的) adj
enemy敵人
rival adj 勢(shì)均力敵的 n 勢(shì)均力敵的對(duì)手 v
★speed v 疾駛
speed sped sped
speed 速度
at the speed of 以...的速度
the car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
在車后的3 speed/4 speed表示檔位
blow up風(fēng)力的增加
speed up速度的增加, 加速
slow down減速
★downhill adv 下坡
downstairs下樓
upstairs上樓
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown (n adj adv) 市中心的商業(yè)區(qū) 反意詞 : uptown 遠(yuǎn)離商業(yè)區(qū)
I'll go to the downtown.
How far did the winning car go?
獲勝的車子走得有多快?
race 車賽
Old car race is held once a year.
enter for 報(bào)名參加
a great deal of 大量的(加不可數(shù))
a great number of
a great many
a large amount of(加不可數(shù))
There was a great deal of excitement.
人們非常激動(dòng)
There is a great deal of excitement
it是主語
The car was built in 1885.
taking part 理解為take part in
Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part (in the race_
a great many 許多
after explosions 在許多爆炸聲之后
break down 車子拋錨
many cars 許多車子
many of the cars 車子當(dāng)中的許多
many students 許多學(xué)生
many of my students 我教過的許多學(xué)生
some pictures 一些照片
some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些
spend 花費(fèi)
英文當(dāng)中的斜體字起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用
spent more time under their cars than in them
他們?cè)谲囅禄ㄙM(fèi)的時(shí)間比在車?yán)锏臅r(shí)間還多
the winning car 獲勝車
much faster 快的多
a little faster
any of its rivals = any rival
any 在比較級(jí)中一旦出現(xiàn),它往往要加可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)
Beijing is bigger than any city
如果是不定代詞,可以說someone else,anyone else
如果不是不定代詞,要在名詞前加other
any other competitor
have trouble doing sth. 干...有麻煩
give sb.pleasure
give sb.a fright
give me a fright 你嚇了我一跳
give you a surprise 給你一個(gè)驚喜
give sb. n.
There was a great deal of excitement
It will give sb. a great deal of pleasure.
modern car races 現(xiàn)代車賽
be different from 和...不同
it was exciting
no more 和no less 都表示和...一樣,only,the same
There are no more than 100 students.
not more,not less 表示不相同的
not less = more
not more = less
not less exciting 更令人激動(dòng)
no less exciting 一樣的激動(dòng)
no more than you 和你一樣
總結(jié):
be held for 比賽為...而舉辦
is held for the blind 比賽為盲人而舉辦
a great deal of 后要加不可數(shù)名詞,表示大量
have trouble doing 做...很困難
have trouble in doing sth.
than any 可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)
【Key structures】
not so ... as 不如
not as ... as
I am less lucky. 我還不如他們幸運(yùn)
more exciting 更激動(dòng)
等于not less exciting
as ... as 和一樣
【Special difficulties】
handsome 可以指人,也可以指東西的制作精良
beautiful 美麗的(強(qiáng)調(diào)內(nèi)在和外在的結(jié)合)
pretty 強(qiáng)調(diào)女孩和小孩的外表美麗
good-looking 好看
reach ; arrive
reach 是及物動(dòng)詞,后面一定要加賓語
arrive 是不及物動(dòng)詞,后面要加賓語要和介詞in 或 at 連用
take part in ; take place
take part in 參加
take place = happen 發(fā)生
What happened ? = What took place ?
【Multiple choice questions】
4.一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句只有一個(gè)主語+一個(gè)動(dòng)詞,如果出現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞,那么:
a)用and,but,so等連用
b)變成帶有從句和主句的復(fù)合句
c)留一個(gè)做主干,乘下的動(dòng)詞變成非謂語動(dòng)詞
(C)
5.elder 意為"年長的",不用作比較
(a)
12.opponent:兩個(gè)執(zhí)相反觀點(diǎn)的對(duì)手
(C)
partner :伙伴
6.用于"速度"的介詞只有at
3.(c)
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