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.
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New words and expressions 生词和短语
sound n. 声音
excitement n. 激动，兴奋
handsome adj. 漂亮的；美观的
Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯--罗伊斯
Benz n. 奔驰
wheel n. 轮子
explosion n. 爆炸，轰响
course n. 跑道；行程
rival n. 对手
speed v. 疾驶
downhill adv. 下坡
★sound n 声音
sound v 听起来
adj 合理的 等于reasonable [5ri:znEbl] adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的
I have a piece of sound advice.我有一个合理的建议
Soundly adj 香甜的: sleep soundly
任何声音都可以说 : sound n
voice n 人的声音
noise n 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音
★excitement n 激动, 兴奋
to one's excitement : 令某人激动的是
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
it excited me that : 让我激动的是
★handsome adj 漂亮的, 美观的
you look beautiful
一般形容人, 形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念
She is pretty.
flowers are beautiful
picture is beautiful
pretty美丽(用于女孩或小孩), 有柔美的意思
pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice (天气, 食物, 物品的品质等)
you are nice.你长得不错
lovely可爱的
This is a lovely story.这是一个可爱的故事
lovely girl
good-looking 很好看的
smart 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人) : she is smart.
cute [kju:t] adj.漂亮, 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!)
handsome [5hAnsEm] adj.形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如 : handsome boy.
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.
Your husband is handsome./Your wife is pretty.
pretty跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气, 女性化
handsome跟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
★Rolls-Royce 罗乐斯-罗伊斯
★Benz n 奔驰
★wheel n 轮子
★explosion n 爆炸, 轰响
explode [iks5plEud] vt.使爆炸 vi.爆炸, 爆发, 破除, 推翻, 激发
如 : decision n / decide v
explosive [iks5plEusiv] n.爆炸物,炸药 adj.爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)的, 暴露
bomb [bCm] n.炸弹 vt.投弹于, 轰炸
the bomb exploded.
★course n 跑道, 行程
on the course按照轨道运行
off course 偏离轨道
of course 当然
course n 课程
This term,I took/take seven courses这学期我学了七门课
★rival n 对手
competition n 竞争, 竞赛
competitor [kEm5petitE] n.the person who takes part in the competition竞争者, 对手
opposite [5CpEzit] 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 [E5pEunEnt] n.对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的) adj
enemy敌人
rival adj 势均力敌的 n 势均力敌的对手 v
★speed v 疾驶
speed sped sped
speed 速度
at the speed of 以...的速度
the car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
在车后的3 speed/4 speed表示档位
blow up风力的增加
speed up速度的增加, 加速
slow down减速
★downhill adv 下坡
downstairs下楼
upstairs上楼
go down stairs
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.
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。