Lesson 56
Faster than sound!
比声音还快！
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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 生词和短语
sound n. 声音
excitement n. 激动，兴奋
handsome adj. 漂亮的；美观的
Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯--罗伊斯
Benz n. 奔驰
wheel n. 轮子
explosion n. 爆炸，轰响
course n. 跑道；行程
rival n. 对手
speed v. 疾驶
downhill adv. 下坡

参考译文
比声音还快！
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。

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★sound n 声音

sound v  听起来

adj 合理的 等于reasonable [5ri:znEbl] adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的

I have a piece of sound advice.我有一个合理的建议

Soundly adj 香甜的: sleep soundly

任何声音都可以说 : sound n

voice n 人的声音

noise n 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音

★excitement n 激动, 兴奋

to one's excitement : 令某人激动的是

the most exciting thing is that : 最令人激动的是

the most surprising thing about it is that : 最令人惊讶的事情是

it excited me that : 让我激动的是

★handsome adj 漂亮的, 美观的

you look beautiful

一般形容人, 形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念

She is pretty.

flowers are beautiful

picture is beautiful

pretty美丽(用于女孩或小孩), 有柔美的意思

pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman

nice (天气, 食物, 物品的品质等)

you are nice.你长得不错

lovely可爱的

This is a lovely story.这是一个可爱的故事

lovely girl

good-looking 很好看的

smart 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人) : she is smart.

cute [kju:t] adj.漂亮, 常用来形容小孩

the baby is cute

What a cute baby! 多漂亮的宝宝啊!

How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可爱啊!)

handsome [5hAnsEm] adj.形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如 : handsome boy.

handsome与人连用有阳刚的美, 与物相连表示美观大方, 并表示制作精良.

Your husband is handsome./Your wife is pretty.

pretty跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气, 女性化

handsome跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气, 类似女侠的概念

★Rolls-Royce 罗乐斯-罗伊斯

★Benz n 奔驰

★wheel n 轮子

★explosion n 爆炸, 轰响

explode [iks5plEud] vt.使爆炸 vi.爆炸, 爆发, 破除, 推翻, 激发

如 : decision n / decide v

explosive [iks5plEusiv] n.爆炸物,炸药 adj.爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)的, 暴露

bomb [bCm] n.炸弹 vt.投弹于, 轰炸

the bomb exploded.

★course n 跑道, 行程

on the course按照轨道运行

off course 偏离轨道

of course 当然

course n 课程

This term,I took/take seven courses这学期我学了七门课

★rival n 对手

competition n 竞争, 竞赛

competitor [kEm5petitE] n.the person who takes part in the competition竞争者, 对手

opposite [5CpEzit] n.相反的事物 adj.相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的

opponent [E5pEunEnt] n.对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的) adj

enemy敌人

rival adj 势均力敌的 n 势均力敌的对手 v

★speed v 疾驶

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.

在车后的3 speed/4 speed表示档位

blow up风力的增加

speed up速度的增加, 加速

slow down减速

★downhill adv 下坡

downstairs下楼

upstairs上楼

go down stairs

go downhill 下山

downtown (n adj adv) 市中心的商业区 反意词 : uptown 远离商业区

I'll go to the downtown.

How far did the winning car go?

获胜的车子走得有多快?

race 车赛

Old car race is held once a year.

enter for 报名参加

a great deal of 大量的(加不可数)

a great number of

a great many

a large amount of(加不可数)

There was a great deal of excitement.

人们非常激动

There is a great deal of excitement

it是主语

The car was built in 1885.

taking part 理解为take part in

Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part (in the race_

a great many 许多

after explosions 在许多爆炸声之后

break down 车子抛锚

many cars 许多车子

many of the cars 车子当中的许多

many students 许多学生

many of my students 我教过的许多学生

some pictures 一些照片

some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些

spend 花费

英文当中的斜体字起强调作用

spent more time under their cars than in them

他们在车下花费的时间比在车里的时间还多

the winning car 获胜车

much faster 快的多

a little faster

any of its rivals = any rival

any 在比较级中一旦出现，它往往要加可数名词的单数

Beijing is bigger than any city

如果是不定代词，可以说someone else,anyone else

如果不是不定代词，要在名词前加other

any other competitor

have trouble doing sth. 干...有麻烦

give sb.pleasure

give sb.a fright

give me a fright 你吓了我一跳

give you a surprise 给你一个惊喜

give sb. n.

There was a great deal of excitement

It will give sb. a great deal of pleasure.

modern car races 现代车赛

be different from 和...不同

it was exciting

no more 和no less 都表示和...一样，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 更令人激动

no less exciting 一样的激动

no more than you 和你一样

总结：

be held for 比赛为...而举办

is held for the blind 比赛为盲人而举办

a great deal of 后要加不可数名词，表示大量

have trouble doing 做...很困难

have trouble in doing sth.

than any 可数名词单数

【Key structures】

not so ... as 不如

not as ... as

I am less lucky. 我还不如他们幸运

more exciting 更激动

等于not less exciting

as ... as 和一样

【Special difficulties】

handsome 可以指人，也可以指东西的制作精良

beautiful 美丽的(强调内在和外在的结合)

pretty 强调女孩和小孩的外表美丽

good-looking 好看

reach ; arrive

reach 是及物动词，后面一定要加宾语

arrive 是不及物动词，后面要加宾语要和介词in 或 at 连用

take part in ; take place

take part in 参加

take place = happen 发生

What happened ? = What took place ?

【Multiple choice questions】

4.一个简单句只有一个主语+一个动词，如果出现了两个动词，那么：

a)用and,but,so等连用

b)变成带有从句和主句的复合句

c)留一个做主干，乘下的动词变成非谓语动词

(C)

5.elder 意为"年长的"，不用作比较

(a)

12.opponent:两个执相反观点的对手

(C)

partner :伙伴

6.用于"速度"的介词只有at

3.(c)

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