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
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--罗伊斯生产的银灵汽车，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。
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【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
I have a piece of sound advice.
我有一个合理的建议
soundly 香甜地
sleep soundly
voice 人的声音
noise 和周围不和谐的声音，噪音
★excitement n. 激动，兴奋
excite v.
exciting adj.
excited adj.
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
She is pretty.
Flowers are beautiful.
Picture is beautiful.
pretty 美丽（用于女孩或小孩）一般强调外貌
跟男性连用表示没有阳刚气，女性化
pretty boy
pretty girl
pretty woman
pretty baby
nice 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 好看的
smart 小巧而美丽的（物）
时髦而美丽（人）
She is smart.
The baby is cute. cute 常用来形容小孩
What a cute baby!
How cute you are!
handsome 一般形容男孩子，跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气
handsome boy
Your husband is handsome.
Your wife is pretty.
handsome 在形容东西的时候不但表示漂亮，而且表示制作精良
beautiful 一般不形容人，形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一
★Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯--罗伊斯
★Benz n. 奔驰
★wheel n. 轮子
★explosion n. 爆炸，轰响
explode v.
explosive n.炸药
bomb n. 炸弹
The bomb exploded
decision n.
decide v.
★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.
★rival n. 对手
competition n.竞争，竞赛
competitor : the person who takes part in the competition
竞争者，对手
opposite 相反的
opponent n. 对手，持相反意见的人
enemy 敌人
rival 势均力敌的
n. 势均力敌的对手
★speed v. 疾驶
speed sped sped
speed n.速度
at the speed of 以...的速度
The car goes at the speed of 40 miles/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
slow down 减速
★downhill adv. 下坡
downstairs 下楼
upstairs 上楼
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown 市中心的商业区
I'll go to the downtown.
【课文讲解】
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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