新概念-英语第二册-Lesson-72

Lesson72Acarcalledbluebird•SirMalcolmCampbell(1885–1948)wasanEnglishracingmotorist.Hegainedtheworldspeedrecordonlandandonwateratvarioustimesduringthe1920sand1930susingvehicles/vihikl/机动车calledBlueBird.Hisson,DonaldCampbell,carriedonthefamilytraditionbyholdingbothlandspeedandwaterspeedrecords.Newwordsandexpressionsracing['reɪsɪŋ]n.竞赛perprep.每Utah['ju:tɑ:]n.犹他（美国州名）horsepowern.马力burst[bə:st]v.爆裂average['ævəridʒ]adj.平均的BonnevilleSaltFlats邦纳维尔盐滩MalcolmCampbell['mælkəm]['kæmbl]马尔科姆·坎贝尔Racingn.赛马，赛车，赛艇；竞赛cycleracingdragon-boatracingaracingdriver/carracen,速度竞赛，赛跑a10-mileracearaceforthechampionship[‘tʃæmpɪənʃɪp]锦标赛1)game包含体力&智力(pl.)运动会theOlympicGames2)Match一般指球赛footballmatch3)racing/race可互换比速度dragon-boatracing赛龙舟aracingdriver/car赛车手，赛车4)contest比赛beautycontest选美比赛5)competition抽象perprep.每，每一300milesperhour每小时300英里oneappleperchild搭配：asperusual照常，一如既往asper(口)按percent百分之……per表示“每一，每”，通常用于商业及技术用语，日常用语大多用a/an：Youcanstayatthehotelat$10perpersonpernight.Youmusthavebeendrivingatseventymilesan/perhour.burst(burst,burst)v.爆裂Theballoonburst.burstintosth.突然爆发burstintotears/laughterburstoutdoing突然……起来beburstingtodosth.急于做某事突然而起，闯入burstoutofthedoor突然出现在门边average.平均的theaverageageoftheboysHisschoolworkiswellaboveaverage.Wereceive20lettersonaverage.搭配：above/belowtheaverage在一般水平以上/下ontheaverage平均，一般的说footstepn,足迹，脚步声Iheardfootstepsintheroombehindme.搭配：dogsb’sfootsteps尾随某人，盯梢follow/walkinsb’sfootsteps效仿某人，步某人后尘•TEXT•Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatyreburstduringthefirstrun.•Afterhisattempt,Campbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.However,afewdayslater,hewastoldthatamistakehadbeenmade.Hisaveragespeedhadbeen301milesperhour.Sincethattime,racingdrivershavereachedspeedsover600milesanhour.Followinginhisfather'sfootstepsmanyyearslater,SirMalcolm'sson,Donald,alsosetupaworldrecord.Likehisfather,hewasdrivingacarcalledBluebird.1、Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.thefirst/second/last/next+todo她总是第一个到，最后一个走。Sheisalwaysthefirsttoarriveandthelasttoleavethebestto...You’rethebestpersontoadvisemeaboutbuyingahouse.你是我买房子的最好顾问theonly后必须接一个名词或one(s)：You’retheonlyperson/onetocomplain.2、Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.['endʒɪn]sthis+数字+单位+inlength/height/weight/depth他有2米高Heis2metersinheight.高度，在高度上[haɪt]这个洞有7米深Thecaveis7metersindepth.[depθ]深度这个大象有3吨重Theelephantis3tonsinweight.3、AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontrollingthecarbecauseatyreburstduringthefirstrun.havedifficulty(in)doingsth.做……有困难HehasgrownabeardandIhaddifficultyrecognizinghim.尽管我们曾是死党closefriends，但我不太能认出他了。Althoughwewereclosefriends,Ihavedifficultyinrecognizinghim.thefirstrun一开始的行程thenextrun下一段赛程4.Afterhisattempt,Campbellwasdisappointedtolearnthathisaveragespeedhadbeen299milesperhour.[ə'tem(p)t]learn得知sth.disappointsb.Theanswermusthavedisappointedhim.这个结果令我失望。这样看的话，情况似乎不是那么的令人失望。Lookedatinthisway，thesituationdoesn’tseemsodisappointing.disappointmenttosb’sdisapponitment让某人失望的是attemptn.企图，试图5、Followinginhisfather'sfootstepsmanyyearslater,SirMalcolm'sson,Donald,alsosetupaworldrecord.followinone’sfootsteps步某人的后尘，仿效某人，继承某人的事业他打算踏着父亲的足迹，成为一名牙医。Heintendstofollowinhisfather’sfootstepsandtobecomeadentist.6.Likehisfather,hewasdrivingacarcalledBluebird.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.1.driveat以。。速度Thetrainwastravelingat100kilometersanhour.2.inlength长度atfulllength伸展全身atlength详尽的tellastoryatlength3.setupanewrecord打破一个新记录4.havedifficultyindoingsth费很大劲做某事5.bedisappointedtolearnthat…失望地得知。。。