1、Lesson 72 A car called bluebird Sir Malcolm Campbell(1885 1948)was an English racing motorist.He gained the world speed record on landand on water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles/vihikl/机动车called Blue Bird.His son,Donald Campbell,carried on the family tradition by holding
2、both land speed and water speed records.New words and expressionsracing res n.竞赛per prep.每Utah ju:t:n.犹他(美国州名)horsepower n.马力burst b:st v.爆裂averagevrid adj.平均的Bonneville Salt Flats 邦纳维尔盐滩Malcolm Campbell mlkm kmbl 马尔科姆坎贝尔Racingn.赛马,赛车,赛艇;竞赛cycle racingdragon-boat racinga racing driver/car race n,速度竞
3、赛,赛跑a 10-mile racea race for the championship tmpnp 锦标赛1)game包含体力&智力(pl.)运动会the Olympic Games2)Match一般指球赛football match3)racing/race可互换比速度dragon-boat racing 赛龙舟a racing driver/car 赛车手,赛车4)contest 比赛beauty contest选美比赛5)competition抽象per prep.每,每一 300 miles per hour 每小时300英里one apple per child搭配:as per
4、 usual 照常,一如既往as per(口)按percent 百分之per表示“每一,每”,通常用于商业及技术用语,日常用语大多用a/an:You can stay at the hotel at$10 per person per night.You must have been driving at seventy miles an/per hour.burst(burst,burst)v.爆裂The balloon burst.burst into sth.突然爆发burst into tears/laughterburst out doing 突然起来be bursting to d
5、o sth.急于做某事突然而起,闯入burst out of the door 突然出现在门边average.平均的the average age of the boysHis school work is well above average.We receive 20 letters on average.搭配:above/below the average 在一般水平以上/下on the average 平均,一般的说footstepn,足迹,脚步声I heard footsteps in the room behind me.搭配:dog sbs footsteps尾随某人,盯梢fol
6、low/walk in sbs footsteps 效仿某人,步某人后尘 TEXT 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 fe
7、et 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
8、.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 fathers footsteps many years later,Sir Malcolms son,Donald,also set up a world record.Like his f
9、ather,he was driving a car called Bluebird.1、The great racing driver,Sir Malcolm Campbell,was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.the first/second/last/next+to do她总是第一个到,最后一个走。She is always the first to arrive and the last to leavethe best to.Youre the best person to advise me about bu
10、ying a house.你是我买房子的最好顾问the only后必须接一个名词或one(s):Youre the only person/one to complain.2、It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.endn sth is+数字+单位+inlength/height/weight/depth他有2米高He is 2 meters in height.高度,在高度上hat 这个洞有7米深The cave is 7 meters in depth.dep 深度这个大象有3吨重The elepha
11、nt is 3 tons in weight.3、Although Campbell reached a speed ofover 304 miles per hour,he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyreburst during the first run.have difficulty(in)doing sth.做有困难He has grown a beard and I had difficulty recognizing him.尽管我们曾是死党close friends,但我不太能认出他了。Alth
12、ough we were close friends,I have difficulty in recognizing him.the first run 一开始的行程the next run 下一段赛程4.After his attempt,Campbell was disappointed tolearn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.tem(p)t learn 得知sth.disappoint sb.The answer must have disappointed him.这个结果令我失望。这样看的话,情况似乎不是
13、那么的令人失望。Looked at in this way,the situation doesnt seem so disappointing.disappointmentto sbs disapponitment 让某人失望的是attempt n.企图,试图5、Following in his fathers footsteps many years later,Sir Malcolms son,Donald,also set up a world record.follow in ones footsteps 步某人的后尘,仿效某人,继承某人的事业他打算踏着父亲的足迹,成为一名牙医。He
14、 intends to follow in his fathers footsteps and to become a dentist.6.Like his father,he was driving a car called Bluebird.He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats,Utah.1.drive at以。速度 The train was traveling at 100 kilometers an hour.2.in length 长度at full length 伸展全身at length 详尽的tell a story at length3.set up a new record 打破一个新记录4.have difficulty in doing sth 费很大劲做某事5.be disappointed to learn that 失望地得知。
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