Faster than sound!
比声音还快!
Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
参考译文
旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前,人们异常激动。最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车,而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年,是参赛车中最老的一辆。在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后,比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚,而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手。它在接近终点时,冲下了山坡,驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同,但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛。
精讲:
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
每年都举行一次旧式汽车的比赛。
语言点 old car旧式汽车;second-hand car 二手车
2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前,人们异常激动。
语言点 a great deal of后应接不可数名词。
3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯公司生产的银鬼汽车。
语言点 辨析:pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart, cute, handsome
pretty“美丽的”,多用于修饰女子或小孩;nice “可爱的”,多用于修饰小孩;lovely"可爱 的”,多指长得乖巧;good-looking “好看的”,可用来形容任何人和物;smart “聪明的”,
一般形容物小巧而美丽的,人时髦而美丽的;cute “漂亮的,可爱的”,常用来形容小孩 或物品;handsome“帅气的”,多用于赞美男子。4、The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰汽车了。
语言点 由which引导的定语从句修饰Benz。
5、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
这辆车造于1885年,是参赛车中最老的一辆。
语言点 built in 1885是过去分词短语,在此作状语,将本句补充完整应为:It was built in1885,and it was the oldest car taking part.
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