Lesson 56 Faster than sound.
Lesson 56 Faster than sound.
中文
比声音还快。
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。
英文
Once a year, a race [reɪs] is held for old cars.
A lot of cars entered [ˈentəd] 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 [ˈsɪlvə(r)] Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz [benz] which had only three wheels [wiːlz].
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
After a great many loud explosions [ɪkˈsploʒən], the race began.
Many of the cars broken down on the course [kɔːs] and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
A few cars, however, completed the race.
The winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of it rivals.
It sped [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.
分析
Once a year, a race is held for old car.
- simple sentence:
- Once a year
[adverbial of time] - a race is held for old car
- a race
[subject] - is held
[predicate verb phrase][passive form of verb] - for old car
[adverbial of purpose]
- a race
- Once a year
A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
- compound sentence:
- A lot of cars entered for this race last year
- a lot of cars
[subject] - entered for [predicate verb phrase]`
- this race
[subject] - last year
[adverbial of time]
- a lot of cars
- and
- There was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
- There was
[there be] - a great deal of excitement
[real subject] - just before it began
[adverbial of time]
- There was
- A lot of cars entered for this race last year
- knowledge:
- enter + for + sth.
- v. 报名参加, 加入...
- a + lot + of + sth.
- n. 许多的...
- last + year
- adv. 去年; 在去年
- a + great + deal + of + sth.
- n. 很多的
- enter + for + sth.
One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
- simple sentence:
- One of the most handsome cars
[subject] - was
[be verb] - a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
[predicative]
- One of the most handsome cars
- knowledge:
- one + of + sth.
- n. ...之一; ...中的一个
- most handsome
- one + of + sth.
The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels .
- complex sentence:
- The most unusual car was a Benz
- the most unusual car
[subject] - was
[be verb] - a Benz
[predicative]
- the most unusual car
- which had only three
- which + clause
[adverbial clause] - which
[subject] - had
[predicate verb phrase] - only
[adverbial of manner] - three wheels
[object]
- which + clause
- The most unusual car was a Benz
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
- simple sentence:
- Built in 1885
[done as adverbial of manner] - it
[subject] - was
[be verb] - the oldest car taking part
[predicative]- taking part
[doing as attributive]
- taking part
- Built in 1885
After a great many loud explosions , the race began.
- simple sentence:
- After a great many loud explosions
[adverbial of time] - the race
[subject] - began
[predicate verb phrase]
- After a great many loud explosions
Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
- simple sentence:
- many of the cars broke down on the course
- many of the cars
[subject] - broken down
[predicate verb phrase] - on the course
[adverbial of place]
- many of the cars
- and
- some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them
- some drivers
[subject] - spent
[predicate verb phrase] - more time under their cars than in them
[object]
- some drivers
- many of the cars broke down on the course
- knowledge:
- spend + time
- v. 花[费]时间; 消磨时间; 度
- under + sth.
- prep. 在...之下; 低于...
- spend + time
A few cars, however, completed the race.
- simple sentence:
- a few cars completed the race
- a few cars
[subject] - completed
[predicate verb phrase] - the race
[object]
- a few cars
- however
- a few cars completed the race
The wining car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of it rivals .
- simple sentence:
- The winning card
[subject] - reached
[predicate verb phrase] - a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of it rivals
[object]
- The winning card
- knowledge:
- a spend of forty miles an hour 表示速度多少
It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
- compound sentence:
- It sped downhill at the end of the race
- it
[subject] - sped
[predicate verb phrase] - downhill
[object] - at the end of the race
[adverbial of time]
- it
- and
- Its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it
- its driver
[subject] - had
[predicate verb phrase] - a lot of trouble trying to stop it
[object]- trying to stop it
[attributive]
- trying to stop it
- its driver
- It sped downhill at the end of the race
- knowledge:
- speed + 名词性副词，多表示位置、方向、时间
- vi. 加速..., 超速..., 快进...
- speed downhill
- try + to + do. + (sth.)
- v. 试着...; 尽力...
- speed + 名词性副词，多表示位置、方向、时间
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure .
- simple sentence:
- The race
[subject] - gave
[predicate verb phrase] - everyone a great deal of pleasure
[object]
- The race
It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
- simple sentence:
- It
[subject] - was
[be verb] - very different from modern car races but no less exciting
[predicative][noun phrase]
- It
- a great deal of 大量，后接不可数名词
- once a year 每年一次
- once + 表示时间的名词 表示 多久一次
- once a week
- once a month
- a lot of cars entered for this race last year.
- break down 抛锚
- (of a machine or vehicle) to stop working because of a fault
- break up 打碎
- break out 爆发
- break into 闯入
- but no less exciting
- but it was no less exciting than modern car races.
- not less than = at least 大于等于
- enter for 报名、参加
- much / a great deal of / a good deal of / a little of 用于修饰不可数名词
- many / a number of / a few 用于修饰可数名词
- a lot of / a great deal of / a great many / a few / different from
- a spend of forty miles an hour 表示速度多少
- have trouble (in) doing sth
- 比较级：
- the + 比较级， the + 比较级 = > 越.... 越.....
- the more flowers you sell, the more money you will get