sound n. 声音
excitement n. 兴奋,激动
handsome 漂亮的,美观的
rolls-royce n. 劳斯莱斯
benz n. 奔驰
wheel n. 轮子
explosion n. 爆炸
course n. 跑道,行程
rival n. 对手;竞争者
speed vt. 疾驶
speed sped sped vt. 疾驶
downhill adv. 下坡
faster than sound 比声音还快
Once a year 一年一次
a race is held for old cars 旧式汽车的比赛
A lot of cars entered for this race last year 去年,很多小汽车参加了这种比赛
and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began 比赛开始之前,人们异常激动
a great deal of 大量,后面接不可数名词
a great deal of money 大量的钱
a great deal of pleasure 大量的快乐
One of the most handsome cars 最漂亮的汽车之一
a handsome man 一个英俊的男子
a handsome tie 一条漂亮的领带
a handsome fortune 一笔可观的财产
was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 是一辆罗尔斯—罗伊斯·银精灵牌汽车
The most unusual car 最奇特的小汽车
was a Benz which had only three wheels 是一辆只有三个轮子的奔驰小汽车
Built in 1885 建于1885年
it was the oldest car taking part 它是参赛车中最老的一辆
After a great many loud explosions 在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后
a great many 大量的,后面接可数名词
the race began 比赛开始了
Many of the cars broke down on the course 很多汽车在途中就抛了锚
and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them 而有些驾驶员花在汽车下面的时间比花在车里面的时间都多
break down 发生故障,崩溃,抑制不住感情
she broke down after she lost her son . 她失去儿子后,她崩溃了
stella broke down and wept ,斯特拉抑制不住感情,哭了
weep wept wept v. 哭泣
A few cars 几辆车
however 然而;可是
completed the race 跑完了全程
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour 获胜的那辆车达到了时速四十英里
reach a speed of 达到….的速度
at a speed of 以……的速度
he is driving at a speed of eighty miles an hour. 他以每小时80英里的速度开车
much faster than any of its rivals 远远超过任何对手
It sped downhill at the end of the race 比赛结束时它冲下了山坡
speed up 加快速度
you will have to speed up if you want to finish your work by noontime. 如果你想在中午之前完成工作,你就得加快速度
and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it 驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来
have trouble doing something 做某事很费劲
have difficulty doing something 做某事很费劲
i had a lot of difficulty trying to persuade her . 我费了好大的劲才说服了他
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure 这项比赛给了大家许多乐趣
It was very different from modern car races 它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同
but no less exciting 但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛
different from…… 和….不同
the campus is different from how it was 20 years ago . 校园同20年前相比已经大不相同了
campus n. (大学)校园
she is feeling no better than yesterday . 她并不觉得比昨天有所好转
we went no farther than the bridge 我们走到桥边就不再往前了
farther adj. 进一步的;更远的
this room is as big as that one . 这个房间和那个房间一样大
she is not as intelligent as we think. 她并非我们想象的那么聪明
your mobile phone is the same as mine . 你的手机和我的一样
there is nothing like a good night’s sleep 没有什么比睡个好觉更好的了