新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第56課(3)

　　Lesson 56:Faster than sound! 比聲音還快!

　　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.

　　句子講解：

　　本文語法：復(fù)習(xí)最高級(jí)和比較級(jí)及數(shù)量詞的用法 (參考Lesson 8和Lesson 32的語法分析。)

　　7、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!

　　很多汽車在途中就拋了錨，而有些駕駛員修車的時(shí)間比坐在汽車?yán)锩娴臅r(shí)間還要長。

　　語言點(diǎn)1 broke down “拋錨”，著名汽車制造商豐田公司的經(jīng)典廣告詞：

　　Have you ever seen a broke-down TOYOTA on the way?

　　你見過一輛在路上拋錨的豐田汽車嗎?(言下之意，豐田車的質(zhì)量一流。)

　　語言點(diǎn)2 in the car表示開車、坐車;under the car表面意思為“在車子下面”，這里指“修車”。

　　8、A few cars, however, completed the race.

　　然而，還是有幾輛汽車跑完了全程。

　　語言點(diǎn) a few cars指為數(shù)不多的幾輛車。

　　9、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hourmuch faster than any of its rivals.

　　獲勝的鄴輛車達(dá)到了時(shí)速40英里——遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過其他對(duì)手。

　　語言點(diǎn) reach /go up a speed of +數(shù)量，表示“達(dá)到……速度'

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