Lesson 72 A car called Bluebird
First listen and then answer the question
What mistake was made?
The great racing driver ,Sir Malcolm Campbell,was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour,He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats,Utah,Bluebird,the car he was driving,had been specially built for him,It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500-horsepower engine,Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a type burst during the first run,After his attempt,Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour,However,a few days later,he was told that a mistake had been made,His miles an hour,Following in his father's footsteps many years later,Sir Malcolm's son,Donald,also set up a world record,Like his father,he was driving a car called Bluebird.
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ðə greɪt ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvə, sɜː ˈmælkəm ˈkæmb(ə)l, wɒz ðə fɜːst mæn tuː draɪv æt ˈəʊvə 300 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. hiː sɛt ʌp ə njuː wɜːldˈrɛkɔːd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbə 1935 æt Bonneville sɔːlt flæts, ˈjuːtɑː. ˈbluːbɜːd, ðə kɑː hiː wɒz ˈdraɪvɪŋ, hæd biːn ˈspɛʃəli bɪlt fɔː hɪm. ɪt wɒzˈəʊvə 30 fiːt ɪn lɛŋθ ænd hæd eɪ 2500 hɔːs-ˈpaʊər ˈɛnʤɪn. ɔːlˈðəʊ ˈkæmb(ə)l riːʧt ə spiːd ɒv ˈəʊvə 304 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə, hiː hædgreɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlti ɪn kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ ðə kɑː bɪˈkɒz ə ˈtaɪə bɜːst ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə fɜːst rʌn. ˈɑːftə hɪz əˈtɛmpt, ˈkæmb(ə)l wɒz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd tuː lɜːnðæt hɪz ˈævərɪʤ spiːd hæd biːn 299 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. haʊˈɛvə, ə fjuː deɪz ˈleɪtə, hiː wɒz təʊld ðæt ə mɪsˈteɪk hæd biːn meɪd. hɪzˈævərɪʤ spiːd hæd biːn 301 maɪlz pɜːr ˈaʊə. sɪns ðæt taɪm, ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvəz hæv riːʧt spiːdz ɒv ˈəʊvə 400 maɪlz ən ˈaʊə. ˈfɒləʊɪŋɪn hɪz ˈfɑːðəz ˈfʊtstɛps ˈmɛni jɪəz ˈleɪtə, sɜː ˈmælkəmz sʌn, ˈdɒnəld, ˈɔːlsəʊ sɛt ʌp ə wɜːld ˈrɛkɔːd. laɪk hɪz ˈfɑːðə, hiː wɒz ˈdraɪvɪŋə kɑː kɔːld ˈbluːbɜːd.
训练任务：L0+L1+L2+L4
训练感想：今儿的任务相对容易，但是好像突然感觉不舒服了，因为前两天被虐得太惨了，每次都会被英语好的人刺激好，每次都会想以前那么多时间去哪儿了，早知今日，何必当初，可是哪儿来的那么多早知今日，所以这一次想把英语拿下来，不是i想是一定要，给自己5年的时间，当然也不能因为时间的问题淡化学习的强度，混着来，要知道结果是不会骗人的。所以请珍惜每一次的朗读，现在感觉英语学习已经成为习惯，更重要的是强度的训练，要更好的享受其中，加油，5年以后的自己。
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