北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 9 Wheels lessons3-1

[00:04.22]Unit 9 Wheels Lesson 3 Clean Machines
[00:08.80]Solar Car Racing¹
[00:11.84]Solar racers have been coming to Australia
[00:14.08]for years for the World Solar Car Challenge².
[00:17.38]We interviewed Marie Logan from Brisbane.
[00:20.65]Well, the first question I have for you
[00:22.85]is simple. What is a solar car?
[00:26.25]Solar cars are cars that use the sun's energy
[00:29.19]for power.That means³ they don't use petrol,
[00:31.40]gas or any other fuel,just the sunlight⁴.
[00:34.80]And why are people interested in solar cars?
[00:38.17]Well, people have been worried about pollution
[00:40.61]caused by fuels like petrol andgas
[00:42.99]for a long time now.
[00:44.79]Solar cars are clean and safe
[00:46.47]so there is a lot of interest in them.
[00:48.37]You've been designing solar racing cars
[00:50.73]for a long time.
[00:52.34]When did you start?
[00:53.88]Well, I've been interested in cars
[00:55.82]since kindergarten.
[00:57.56]When I was at university,
[00:58.86]I started designing my car.
[01:01.05]I've designed five or six different cars so far
[01:04.00]And I've been taking part in races
[01:06.10]for about four years.
[01:07.21]

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 challenge   

n.挑战；v.向...挑战

参考例句：

• The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。
• She looked at me with challenge.她带着挑战的目光看着我。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 sunlight   

n.日光，阳光，日照

参考例句：

• The room was flooded with warm and golden sunlight.房间充满着温暖、金色的阳光。
• In the bright sunlight she had to narrow her eyes.在强烈阳光下她必须眯着双眼。