Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
How fast did the winning car go?
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.
ˈlɛsn 56 ˈfɑːstə ðæn saʊnd!
haʊ fɑːst dɪd ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ kɑː gəʊ?
wʌns ə jɪə, ə reɪs ɪz hɛld fɔːr əʊld kɑːz.
ə lɒt ɒv kɑːz ˈɛntəd fɔː ðɪs reɪs lɑːst jɪər ænd ðeə wɒz ə greɪt diːl ɒv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ʤʌst
bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈgæn.
wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈhænsəm kɑːz wɒz ə rəʊlz-rɔɪs ˈsɪlvə gəʊst.
ðə məʊst ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl kɑː wɒz ə bɛnz wɪʧ hædˈəʊnli θriː wiːlz. bɪlt ɪn 1885, ɪt wɒz ði ˈəʊldɪst kɑː ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑːt. ˈɑːftər ə greɪt ˈmɛni laʊd ɪksˈpləʊʒənz, ðə reɪs bɪˈgæn.
ˈmɛni ɒv ðə kɑːz brəʊk daʊn ɒn ðə kɔːs ænd sʌm ˈdraɪvəz spɛnt mɔː taɪm ˈʌndə ðeə kɑːz ðæn ɪn ðɛm!
ə fjuː kɑːz, haʊˈɛvə, kəmˈpliːtɪd ðə reɪs.
ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ kɑː riːʧt ə spiːd ɒv ˈfɔːti maɪlz ən ˈaʊə -- mʌʧ ˈfɑːstə ðæn ˈɛni ɒv ɪts ˈraɪvəlz.
ɪt spɛd ˌdaʊnˈhɪl æt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə reɪsænd
ɪts ˈdraɪvə hæd ə lɒt ɒv ˈtrʌbl ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː stɒp ɪt.
ðə reɪs geɪv ˈɛvrɪwʌn ə greɪt diːl ɒv ˈplɛʒə.
ɪt wɒz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfrənt frɒm ˈmɒdən kɑː ˈreɪsɪz bʌt nəʊ lɛs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
held 英 /held/ v. 握住（hold的过去分词）；举起,抬起；使升高；展示；提出(作为榜样)(后与as连用)
a great deal of 大量
excitement 英 /ɪk'saɪtmənt/ n. 兴奋；刺激；令人兴奋的事物
take part 参与， 参加
wheel 英 /wiːl/ n. 车轮；方向盘；转动 vt. 转动；使变换方向；给…装轮子 vi. 旋转；突然转变方向；盘旋飞行
explosion 英 /ɪk'spləʊʒ(ə)n; ek-/ n. 爆炸；爆发；激增
on the course 按照轨道运行，在跑道上，在途中
rival 英 /'raɪvl/ n. 对手；竞争者 vt. 与…竞争；比得上某人 vi. 竞争 adj. 竞争的
sped 英 /sped/ v. 加速；飞驰（speed的过去分词）
downhill 英 /daʊn'hɪl/ adv. 下坡；向下；每况愈下 adj. 下坡的；容易的 n. 下坡；滑降
练习感情：
写报告到11 点再，再来练习这个，读到后边都分心了，精神不集中。
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