Lesson 72 A car called bluebird
Lesson 72 A car called bluebird
中文
蓝鸟汽车
杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。
他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。
他驾驶的“蓝鸟”牌汽车是专门为他制造的。
它的车身长30英尺，有一个2,500 马力的发动机。
尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。
比赛结束后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里。
然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。
他的平均时速实际是301英里。
从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。
很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。
同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。
英文
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm [ˈmælkəm] Campbell [ˈkæmb(ə)l], 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 [ˈjuːtɑː].
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
It was over 30 feet in length [leŋkθ] and had a 2500-horsepower engine.
Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling [kənˈtrəʊlɪŋ] the car because a tyre [ˈtaɪə(r)] 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 [ˈfʊtsteps] many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
分析
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
- simple sentence:
- The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell
[subject] - was
[be verb] - the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour
[predicative][noun phrase]- the first man
[noun phrase] - to drive at over 300 miles per hour
[to-do as attributive]=> the first man- drive at
[verb phrase] - over 300 miles per hour
[object]
- drive at
- the first man
- The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell
- knowledge:
- driver at over 300 miles per hour
- at 表示速度，以
- miles + per + hour
- . 每小时英里数
- 定语：
- 定语的位置一般有两种：用在所修饰词之前的叫前置定语，用在所修饰词之后的叫后置定语。
- 一般不定代词、形容词、名词、数词、量词、形容性代词、冠词等作为前置定语，而过去分词、不定式、形容词短语、介词短语、定语从句、同位语从句等一般作为后置定语。
- driver at over 300 miles per hour
He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
- simple sentence:
- he
[subject] - set up
[predicate verb phrase] - a new world record
[object] - in September 1935
[adverbial of time] - at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
[adverbial of place]
- he
- knowledge:
- set up sth.
- vt. 创建..., 建立..., 创办...; 组装..., 拼装...; 使...准备就绪, 使...可供使用; 资助...; 推举..., 选拔...; 使...营养充沛; 使...中圈套; 陷害...
- set up sth.
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
- complex sentence:
- Bluebird had been specially built for him.
- Bluebird
[subject] - specially
[adverbial] - had been built
[passive form of verb][past perfect tense] - for him
[adverbial of purpose]
- Bluebird
- the car he was driving
[appositive]=> Bluebird- the car [noun]
- he was driving [attributive clause => the car]
- Bluebird had been specially built for him.
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500-horsepower engine .
- compound sentence:
- It was over 30 feet in length
- it
[subject] - was
[be verb] - over 30 feet in length
[predicative][noun phrase]
- it
- and
- It had a 2500-horsepower engine
- it
[subject] - had
[predicate verb phrase] - a 2500-horsepower engine
[object]
- it
- It was over 30 feet in length
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.
- complex sentence:
- Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour
- although + clause
[adverbial clause of concession] - Campbell
[subject] - reached
[predicate verb phrase] - a speed of over 304 miles per hour
[object]- of over 304 miles per hour
[attributive]=> a speed
- of over 304 miles per hour
- although + clause
- he had great difficulty in controlling the car
- he
[subject] - had great difficulty in doing sth
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - controlling the car
[doing as object]- control
[verb phrase] - the car
[object]
- control
- he
- because a tyre burst during the first run.
- because + clause
[adverbial clause of cause] - a tyre
[subject] - burst
[predicate verb phrase] - during the first run
[adverbial of time]
- because + clause
- Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour
- knowledge:
- miles + per + hour
- n. 每小时英里数
- over + 数量词 + ...
- prep. 超过...(数量)的...
- reach a speed of 到达了什么速度
- have difficulty in doing sth 做某事有困难
- miles + per + hour
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
- complex sentence:
- After his attempt
- after + clause
[adverbial of time] - his attempt
- after + clause
- Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour
- Campbell
[subject] - was disappointed to do
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - to learn that his average speed had been 299 milles per hour
[to-do as object]- learn
[verb phrase] - that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour
[object clause]- his average speed
[subject] - had been
[be verb][past perfect tense] - 299 miles per hour
[object]
- his average speed
- learn
- Campbell
- After his attempt
- knowledge:
- be disappointed to do
- be. + disappointed + to + do. + (sth.)
- 这是一个动词固定搭配。
- learn + (that) 引导的宾语从句
- vt. 学习; 认识到; 得知
- average + sth.
- n. 平均的..., 中等的..., 平常的...
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
- complex sentence:
- However
[conjunction] - a few days later
[adverbial of time] - he was told that a mistake had been made
- he
[subject] - was told
[past simple tense][passive form of verb] - that a mistake had been made
[object clause]- a mistake
[subject] - had been made
[passive form of verb][past perfect tense]
- a mistake
- he
- However
His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
- simple sentence:
- his average speed
[subject] - had been
[be verb][past perfect tense] - 301 miles per hour
[predicative][noun phrase]
- his average speed
- knowledge:
- average + sth.
- n. 平均的..., 中等的..., 平常的...
- miles + per + hour
- n. 每小时英里数
- average + sth.
Since that time, racing driver have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
- simple sentence:
- since that time
[adverbial of time] - racing driver
[subject] - have reached
[predicate verb phrase][present perfect tense] - speeds over 600 miles an hour
[object]- speeds
- over 600 miles an hour
[attributive]=> speeds
- since that time
Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
- complex sentence:
- Following in his father's footsteps many years later
[doing as adverbial of time]- Following
[doing] - in his father's footsteps
[object] - many years later
[adverbial of time]
- Following
- Sir Malcolm's son, Donald
[subject] - also
[adverbial] - set up
[predicate verb phrase] - a world record
[object]
- Following in his father's footsteps many years later
- knowledge:
- follow in sb's footsteps 继承某人的事业
- Following in his father's footsteps 踏着父亲的足迹
Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
- complex sentence:
- Like his father
[adverbial] - he
[subject] - was driving
[predicate verb phrase][past continuous tense] - a car called Bluebird
[object]- called Bluebird
[attributive]=> a car
- called Bluebird
- Like his father