英语小达人 75 Racing Against Time

 　　Racing¹ Against Time

　　第3单元 和时间赛跑

　　Roy's dream was to win the Grande Pri. His dream came true on his 26th birthday, when after years of training he entered the race. The race began at noon. Roy and four other cars revved² their engines at the starting line, and then they were off.

　　罗伊的梦想便是赢得一级方程式赛车大赛。他的梦想在他二十六岁生日那年终于实现了，因为经过多年的训练，那年他进入了决赛。比赛于中午开始，罗伊和其他四部车都在起跑线加速发动机，接着全力冲出。

　　Roy had a slow start. There were two cars ahead of him and he needed to catch up if he wanted to win the race. As they neared the finish line, the car in front of Roy took a corner too quickly and flipped³ over blocking the track.

　　罗伊起步比别人慢，有两部车在他前面，要赢得比赛一定要赶上才行。就在他们接近终点线时，罗伊前面那部车因为转弯。

　　The car burst into flames. The driver was stuck. Roy pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to the other driver. He was unconscious. Roy smashed⁴ the window and dragged the driver out of the car.

　　车子突然起火，驾驶员则被卡在车内。罗伊把车开到路边，从车子里跳出来跑到翻车的那名车手那里，发现他已经不省人事了。罗伊打破车窗，把驾驶员从车子里拖 了出来。

　　Just when they were a safe distance away the car exploded. If it weren't for Roy, the man would have died. Roy didn't win the Grand Prix that year, but he didn't care. He knew he did the right thing.

　　就在他们离开车子一段安全距离时，车子爆炸了。如果不是罗伊，这名赛车手便难逃一死。虽然罗伊那年没有赢得一级方程式大赛冠军，但他并不在乎，因为他知道 他做的事情是对的。

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 revved   

v.（使）加速( rev的过去式和过去分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来

参考例句：

• The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租车司机把发动机发动起来。
• The car revved up and roared away. 汽车发动起来，然后轰鸣着开走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

4 smashed   

adj.喝醉酒的v.打碎，捣烂( smash的过去式和过去分词 )；捣毁；重击；撞毁（车辆）

参考例句：

• Several windows had been smashed. 几扇窗户劈里啪啦打碎了。
• In time-honoured tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship. 依照由来已久的传统，对着船摔了一瓶香槟。 来自《简明英汉词典》