全文 10 句（男女对话）· 7 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. The great racing /'reɪsɪŋ/ n. 竞赛 driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per /pɜː/ prep. 每 hour.
作者2. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah /'juːtɑː/ n. 犹他（美国州名）.
作者3. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
作者4. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower /'hɔːsˌpaʊə/ n. 马力 engine.
作者5. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst /bɜːst/ v. 爆裂 during the first run.
作者6. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average /'ævərɪdʒ/ adj. 平均的 speed had been 299 miles per hour.
作者7. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
作者8. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 600 miles an hour.
作者9. Following in his father's footsteps /'fʊtsteps/ n. 足迹 many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
作者10. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
作者1. 杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆·坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。
作者2. 他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。
作者3. 他驾驶的“蓝鸟”牌汽车是专门为他制造的。
作者4. 它的车身长30英尺，有一个2,500马力的发动机。
作者5. 虽然坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。
作者6. 比赛结束后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里。
作者7. 然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。
作者8. 他的平均时速实际是301英里。从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。
作者9. 很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。
作者10. 同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。