Lesson 56
第56課
Faster Than Sound!
比聲音還快！
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How fast did the winning car go?
獲勝的汽車有多快？
Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行。
A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
去年有很多汽車參加了這項比賽。比賽開始之前，人們異常激動。
One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯--羅伊斯生產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車，
The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
而不尋常的一輛則要屬只有3只輪子的奔馳牌汽車了。
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
該車造于1885年，是參賽車中老的一輛。
After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸聲之后，比賽開始了。
Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
很多汽車在途中就拋了錨，而有些駕駛員花在汽車底下的時間比坐在汽車里面的時間還長。
A few cars, however, completed the race.
然而還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程。
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
獲勝的那輛車達到了時速40英里--遠遠超過任何對手。
It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
它在接近終點時，沖下了山坡，駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來。
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
這次比賽使每個人都挺開心。
It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同，但激動人心的程度并不亞于現(xiàn)代化汽車大賽。
第56課
Faster Than Sound!
比聲音還快！
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How fast did the winning car go?
獲勝的汽車有多快？
Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
舊式汽車的比賽每年舉行。
A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
去年有很多汽車參加了這項比賽。比賽開始之前，人們異常激動。
One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
漂亮的汽車之一是羅爾斯--羅伊斯生產(chǎn)的銀鬼汽車，
The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
而不尋常的一輛則要屬只有3只輪子的奔馳牌汽車了。
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
該車造于1885年，是參賽車中老的一輛。
After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
在好一陣喧鬧的爆炸聲之后，比賽開始了。
Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
很多汽車在途中就拋了錨，而有些駕駛員花在汽車底下的時間比坐在汽車里面的時間還長。
A few cars, however, completed the race.
然而還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程。
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
獲勝的那輛車達到了時速40英里--遠遠超過任何對手。
It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
它在接近終點時，沖下了山坡，駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來。
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
這次比賽使每個人都挺開心。
It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
它雖然與現(xiàn)代汽車比賽大不相同，但激動人心的程度并不亞于現(xiàn)代化汽車大賽。