新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第72課(3)

　　Lesson 72: A car called bluebird “藍鳥”汽車

　　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 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre 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 average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 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.

　　句子講解：

　　8、His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.

　　他的平均時速實際上是301英里。

　　9、Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 600 miles an hour.

　　自那時以來，賽車選手已達到每小時600英里的速度。

　　10、Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son，Donald, also set up a world record.

　　多年以后，馬爾科姆爵士的兒子唐納德踏著父親的足跡，也創(chuàng)造一項世界紀錄。

　　語言點 follow sb’s footsteps追尋/沿著某人的足跡。

　　11、Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.

　　同他父親一樣，他也駕駛著一輛名叫“藍鳥”的汽車。