Lesson 72
第72課
A Car Called Bluebird
“藍鳥”汽車
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What mistake was made?
出了什么問題？
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
杰出的賽車選手馬爾科姆.坎貝爾爵士是第一個以每小時超過300英里的速度駕車的人。
He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
他于1935年9月在猶他州的邦納維爾鹽灘創(chuàng)造了一項新的世界紀錄。
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
他駕駛的“藍鳥”牌汽車是專門為他制造的。
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2, 500-horsepower engine.
它的車身長30英尺，有一個2,500馬力的發(fā)動機。
Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,
盡管坎貝爾達到了每小時超過304英里的速度，
he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
但他很難把汽車控制住，因為在開始的行程中爆了一只輪胎。
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
比賽結束后，坎貝爾非常失望地得知他的平均時速是299英里。
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
然而，幾天之后，有人告訴他說弄錯了。
His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
他的平均時速實際是301英里。
Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
從那時以來，賽車選手已達到每小時600英里的速度。
Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
很多年之后，馬爾科姆爵士的兒子唐納德踏著父親的足跡，
Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
也創(chuàng)造了一項世界紀錄。同他父親一樣，他也駕駛著一輛名叫“藍鳥”的汽車。
第72課
A Car Called Bluebird
“藍鳥”汽車
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What mistake was made?
出了什么問題？
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
杰出的賽車選手馬爾科姆.坎貝爾爵士是第一個以每小時超過300英里的速度駕車的人。
He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
他于1935年9月在猶他州的邦納維爾鹽灘創(chuàng)造了一項新的世界紀錄。
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
他駕駛的“藍鳥”牌汽車是專門為他制造的。
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2, 500-horsepower engine.
它的車身長30英尺，有一個2,500馬力的發(fā)動機。
Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,
盡管坎貝爾達到了每小時超過304英里的速度，
he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
但他很難把汽車控制住，因為在開始的行程中爆了一只輪胎。
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
比賽結束后，坎貝爾非常失望地得知他的平均時速是299英里。
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
然而，幾天之后，有人告訴他說弄錯了。
His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
他的平均時速實際是301英里。
Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
從那時以來，賽車選手已達到每小時600英里的速度。
Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
很多年之后，馬爾科姆爵士的兒子唐納德踏著父親的足跡，
Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
也創(chuàng)造了一項世界紀錄。同他父親一樣，他也駕駛著一輛名叫“藍鳥”的汽車。