新概念英语第二册笔记第72课(共9页).doc

精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上Lesson 72 A Famous Clock 一个著名的大钟 【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 miles an hour. Following in his fathers footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolms son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.【课文翻译】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New words and expressions 生词和短语racing n. 竞赛per prep. 每Utah n. 犹他(美国州名)Horsepower n. 马力burst v. 爆裂average adj. 平均的footstep n. 足迹【生词讲解】1. racing 竞赛 race 1) n 速度竞赛 [c]a horse-race 赛马比赛a boat-race 赛船比赛a car race 赛车比赛2）n （广泛指）竞争，比赛a race for the championship 冠军之战lose a presidential race 在总统选举中败北a race against time 赶工（和时间竞赛）3）v 和…赛跑，（人，马，车）参加赛eg：In the story a rabbit raced with a tortoise. 在故事里，一只兔子和一只乌龟赛跑。

eg：Thirty cars will race for the prize. 有三十辆汽车将参加这次比赛角逐这个奖杯4）v 疾走，使疾走；赶快Eg: He raced along the street on his bike. 他骑着自行车沿着这条路疾行5）n 人种，种族the white race 白色人种the yellow race 黄色人种the black race 黑色人种the brown race 棕色人种专心---专注---专业6） adj 人种的，种族的the race problem 种族问题the human race 人类racing n. 赛马或赛马的嗜好，运动或职业（做定语）a racing man 赛马迷/ 赛车迷a racing drivera racing car2. per perp 每，每一（用以表示比率，价格，时间，长度等），后面接无冠词的单数名词per hour 每小时 （注意hour前不加任何冠词）per day 每天per person 每个人percent 百分比/ 百分率（cent本身有百年/世纪的意思， century 世纪，百年。

6 percent百分之六）as per （口）按as per instruction 依照指示per capita 没人（的），按人分配（的）per year/ per annum 每年3. horsepower n 马力horse名词马，power名词力，这种翻译成为意译，如：honeymoon n 蜜月White house n 白宫 Oxford n 牛津（英国城市）ford名词，河的浅滩处 ox名词大公牛音译：Coca Cola 可口可乐 coffee 咖啡 chocalate 巧克力 sofa 沙发4. burst 1) v 爆炸，爆裂burst--burst--bursteg. We had to burst the door open. 我们必须破门而入相当于 break into 强行进入）eg. The balloon suddenly burst. 气球突然爆炸了。

eg. The dam burst because of heavy rain. 因为大雨大堤决口了eg. The tyre(tire) burst. 轮胎爆了2) v 突然…起来，使突然…起来eg. The door burst open. 门突然开了 burst into tears 突然大哭起来 burst into laughter 突然大笑起来 burst into cheers 突然欢呼起来5. average [vərɪdʒ] 1) adj 平均的the average age 平均年龄the average score 平局分数the average temperature 平均分数the average speed 平均速度2) adj 一般的an average student 中等生3) n 平均数eg. The average of 7,8 and 9 is 8. 7,8,9的平局数是8. eg. Work out an average. 算出平均数4） n 普通，标准 [u]above the average 高于平均数below the average 低于平均数on the average 平均地5） v 求得平均数eg. If you average 7,14 and 6, you`ll get 9.要是你计算7，14和6的平均数，你将得到9.average out （口）达到平均数 6. footstep n 足迹，脚步（声）eg. I heard her soft footstep on the stairs. 我听到她走在楼梯上轻轻的脚步声。

follow in one`s footsteps / walk in one`s footsteps 继承（某人的）事业，效法某人eg. Bush follows in his father`s footsteps. 布什效法他的父亲footprint n 脚印footnote n 脚注footsore adj 脚痛的footware n 鞋类【课文讲解】1. The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.Sir 爵士，冠于爵士或准爵士的名字之前或名字与姓之前（但不可只用于姓之前）Sir Edward 爱德华爵士Sir John Jackson 约翰.杰克逊爵士Duke 公爵Marquis 侯爵Earl 伯爵viscount 子爵baron 男爵drive at 以…速度驾车 (at 介词， 以„（速度，价格，比率等）eg The train was traveling at 100 kilometers an hour. 火车以每小时一百公里的速度行驶。

eg We drove at top speed. 我们急速行驶 （top speed 最高的速度）eg I bought these neckties at (the price of ) 10 dollars each. 我以每条10美元的价格买了这些领带at the price of以…价格）drive at 意指，打算eg What are you driving at ? 。