新概念第二册Lesson 56

II Lesson 56 Faster than sound! How fast did the winning car go? Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. New words and expressions: ​sound. n.声音 excitement. n.激动,兴奋 handsome. adj.漂亮的;美观的 Rolls-Royce. 罗尔斯--罗伊斯 Benz. n.奔驰 wheel. n.轮子 explosion. n.爆炸,轰响 course. n.跑道;行程 rival. n.对手 speed. v.疾驶 downhill. adv.下坡