新概念英语第二册 Lesson 72

新概念英语第二册-Lesson 72

第一部分 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

第二部分 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 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 mites 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.

参考译文

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。

第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS

1、The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man
to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
to引导的不定式短语为 the first man的定语
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:
Ex
You can stay at the hotel at￡ 10 per person per night.
You must have been driving at seventy miles an/per hour.

2、He set up a new world record in September 1935.
set up:创造，建立

3、After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. 
 语言点
disappoint:令...失望
The answer must have disappointed him.
You disappoint me: I had expected you to behave More responsibly.

disappointing:a.令人失望的
The results have generally been disappointing.
The father was discouraged by the disappointing progress of his son.

disappointed:失望的
He was disappointed that the other side had won.
I was disappointed to learn that the fee would be only fifteen pounds.

disappointment:n.失望
To my disappointment, she came with her mother.
He said it was a disappointment,but not a disaster.

4、 Following in his father's footsteps many years later...
following in one's footsteps:踏着某人的足迹;为固定短语，表示"步某人的后尘"、"仿效某人"或"继承某人的事业"

第四部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE

 课文中复杂句分析

=>The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell,（同位语） was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
=>Although （让步状语从句） Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because （原因状语从句） a tyre burst during the first run.
=>Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record. 

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Exercises

一、中译英
1、他们力图在敌对双方之间开始对话
2、政府声称他们正在对这件事情展开调查
3、她追寻这她姐姐的足迹
4、日本在这项技术上的成功促使其他国家竞相效仿

二、课文理解
1 One of these statements is true. Which one?
(a) There was some doubt whether Sir Malcolm had maintained an average speed of 301 miles per hour.
(b) Sir Malcolm set up a new world record recently.
(c) Sir Malcolm's average speed was 299 miles per hour.
(d) Sir Malcolm's car had a 250-horsepower engine.

2 One of these statements is true. Which one?
(a) No one has ever driven faster than Sir Malcolm Campbell.
(b) Donald Campbell couldn't beat his father's record.
(c) More than one racing driver has driven faster than 300 miles per hour
since Sir Malcolm set up his record.
(d) Donald Campbell drove at 400 miles an hour.

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