课文对话 · Faster than sound! 比声音还快！（课本 Lesson 56，印刷页 260-263）
1Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
旧式汽车比赛每年举行一次。
2A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement /ɪk'saɪtmənt/ n. 激动，兴奋 just before it began.
去年很多汽车参加了这项比赛，比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。
3One of the most handsome /'hænsəm/ adj. 漂亮的，美观的 cars was a Rolls-Royce /'rəʊlz-rɔɪs/ n. 罗尔斯-罗伊斯 Silver Ghost.
最漂亮的车中有一辆是罗尔斯-罗伊斯“银鬼”牌汽车。
4The most unusual car was a Benz /benz/ n. 奔驰 which had only three wheels /wiːlz/ n. 轮子.
最不寻常的一辆车是一辆只有 3 只轮子的奔驰牌汽车。
5Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
它造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。
6After a great many loud explosions /ɪk'spləʊʒənz/ n. 爆炸，轰响, the race began.
在一阵响亮的爆炸声中，比赛开始了。
7Many of the cars broke down on the course /kɔːs/ n. 跑道；行程 and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
许多汽车在途中抛了锚，有些司机花在汽车下面的时间比坐在车里的时间还长。
8A few cars, however, completed the race.
然而，有几辆车跑完了全程。
9The winning car reached a speed /spiːd/ n. 速度 of forty miles an hour — much faster than any of its rivals /'raɪvlz/ n. 竞争对手.
获胜的那辆车达到每小时40英里的速度，比任何一辆车都快得多。
10It sped downhill /'daʊn'hɪl/ adv. 下坡 at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
比赛快结束时，它冲下坡，司机费了好大劲才把车刹住。
11The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
这次比赛给大家带来了极大的乐趣。
12It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
它和现代汽车比赛很不一样，但同样激动人心。
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