Lesson 56 Faster than sound 比声音还快
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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 cour 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.acco
【课文翻译】日语考试报名
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汽车大赛.
【New words and expressions】
sound 声音
excitement 激动，兴奋
handsome 漂亮的，美观的
Rolls-royce Benz 罗尔斯-罗伊斯（劳斯莱斯奔驰
wheel 轮子
explosion 爆炸，轰响
cour 跑道；行程
rival 对手
speed 疾驶sped--sped
downhill 下坡
★sound
①n. 声音
sound n. 任何声音都可以
the sound of the wind 风声
the sound of the a 大海的声音
the sound of a car 汽车的声音
the sound of music 音乐之声
the sound of voices 说话的声音
like the sound of one`s own voice 滔滔不绝的讲话（常指不想听别人说话，只听自
己来说）
voice n. 人的声音
noi n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音
②v. 听起来
That sounds good.
The news sounds real.
③adj. 合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的（等于reasonable）
I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一个合理的建议。
+ly 一般变副词时
soundly adj. 香甜的
sleep soundly
★excitement n. 激动, 兴奋
excite 使。。。。兴奋，刺激
His story excites me very much. 他的故事令我非常激动。
The scene would excite the hardest man to pity. 那个场面就算是最铁石心肠的人也会同情的。
His speech excited everyone prent to anger. 他的发言激怒了所有在场的人。
excitement n. 激动, 兴奋
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
to one's excitement…令某人激动的是……
worth的用法To everyone’s excitement, though it was very difficult, he won the prize.
exciting adj. 令人激动的（形容物）
The most exciting thing is that…最令人激动的是……
The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是……
excited adj. 令人激动的（形容人）
I was excited by the news.
It excited me that…让我激动的是……
★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美观的
handsome adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如
handsome 与人连用有阳刚的美，
与物相连表示美观大方，并表示制作精良；与女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气，类似女侠的概念Your husband is handsome.
This is a handsome car.
beautiful adj.漂亮的，美丽的
形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念tibetan
You look beautiful.
Flowers are beautiful.
The picture is beautiful.
pretty adj. 美丽(用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思
pretty跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气，女性化
Your wife is pretty.
pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice adj. 美好的(人，天气, 食物, 物品的品质等)
You are nice. 你长得不错
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lovely adj. 可爱的
This is a lovely story. 这是一个可爱的故事
good-looking adj. 很好看的
smart adj. 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人)
She is smart.
cute adj.漂亮, 可爱的常用来形容小孩
The baby is cute.
What a cute baby! 多漂亮的宝宝啊!
How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可爱啊!)
★Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯-罗伊斯
★Benz 奔驰
★wheel 轮子
1.车轮，轮子
the wheels of a car 汽车的轮子
2. 方向盘，舵轮
be behind wheel/ sit behind wheel 握着方向盘(在开车/开船）
be at the wheel/ sit at the wheel 握着方向盘(在开车/开船）
America is a country on the wheel ? 美国是一个车轮上的国家。Australia is a country on the back of sheep.澳大利亚是一个羊背上的国家。wheel chair 轮椅
stretcher 担架
★explosion n. 爆炸, 轰响
explode 1.v (使)爆炸，炸开
explode a bomb 引爆一枚炸弹
The fireworks exploded in his hand. 爆竹在他手里爆炸了。
2.（感情）迸发
The audience exploded with/in laughter. 观众哄然大笑。
英语单词听力下载explosion n. 爆炸声, 轰响
a bom
b explosion 炸弹的爆炸
a great many loud explosions
explosive n. 爆炸物，炸药；adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)的, 暴露
bomb n. 炸弹；vt. 投弹于, 轰炸
The bomb exploded.
★cour n. 跑道，行程
①n. 跑道，行程，航线
A southward cour 向南的路线
on the cour 按照轨道运行
Many cars broke down on the cour.
许多车在半路上抛锚了
The captain t a cour for New York.
船长启程去纽约了。
off cour 偏离轨道of cour 当然
②n. 过程；课程
The cour of history 历史课程
countrymusic
An English cour 英语课程
An art cour 艺术课程
This term, I took/take ven cours. 这学期我学了七门课
The cour of learning English is bitter (mirable), but the result is exciting.
学习英语的过程是痛苦的，但是结果是令人惊喜的。
★rival n. 对手
a business rival 商业对手
a violinist without rivals 无与伦比的小提琴家
rivals in love 情敌
a rival company 同行业
As a landscape painter, he is without rival.
作为山水画家，无人可与他匹敌。
competition n. 竞争, 竞赛
The person takes part in the competition.
competitor n. 竞争者, 对手
opposite n. 相反的事物；adj. 相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的opponent n. 对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的)
enemy n. 敌人
rival adj. 势均力敌的；n. 势均力敌的对手
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★speed（sped，sped）
①v. 疾驶，急行
The police car sped past us.
The two men sped out of the room.
②n. 速度
at the speed of 以……的速度at a very low speed 以很慢的速度
at top speed/ at full speed 以全速
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。越着急就越慢。
The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
speed up 速度的增加, 加速；slow down 减速
The fire engine sped along the street.
消防车急行过这条街道。
Speeding n. 超速行驶
A speeding ticket 超速罚款单
A parking ticket 违章停车罚款单
daewoo★downhill adv. 下坡
downstairs 下楼；upstairs 上楼
downriver 顺流而下upriver 逆流而上
downwards 朝下upwards 朝上
go downstairs go downhill 下山
downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商业区（反意词uptown 远离商业区）
I'll go to the downtown.
二．Key structures：
many与much既可用作限定词，又可以用作代词；many修饰可数名词，much修饰不可数名词
There isn`t much(限定词)whisky, but you can have a little. 威士忌酒不多了，但是你可以喝一点。Whisky是不可数名词，用much以及a little修饰。Much表示许多，a little表示有一些。
There aren`t many(限定词) apples, but you can pick a few. 苹果不多了，但是你可以摘一些。
其中，many及a few修饰可数名词apple的复数。Many表示许多，a few 表示一些。
There isn`t much I can do to help him.
我帮不了他多少忙。Much指代一个不可数的东西，much在这里做代词。
Many of our products are sold overas. 我们的许多产品销到了海外。
Many指代可数名词，在这里做代词用。表“许多”还可以用a lot of，可修饰[c],[u]，常用于肯定句中。What a lot of prents! 多么多的礼物呀！在感叹句中，a lot of 修饰prent的复数名词。
I saw quite a lot of her during the holidays. 假期中我见过她很多次。
There was lots of money in the safe.保险柜中没有很多钱。Safe做名词，是保险柜的意思。
Lots of 修饰不可数名词money
lot of和lots of 含义是一致的，口语中多用lots of
用于修饰可数名词的限定词有：
姚明名人堂演讲
many 许多a great many 许多a good many 许多a great number of 许多
a large number of 许多
few 几乎没有
a few 有一些
用于修饰不可数名词的限定词有：
much 许多，大量a great deal of许多，大量a good deal of 许多，大量
little 几乎没有
a little 有一些
a large amount of 许多，大量
即可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词的限定词有：
a lot of 许多，大量
lots of 许多，大量
