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Lesson 56 Faster than sound 比声音还快 【Text 】 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. 【课文翻译】 旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次 . 去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛 . 比赛开始之前 , 人们异常激动 . 最漂亮的汽车之一 是罗尔斯 - 罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车 , 而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有 3 只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了 . 该车造于 1885 年 , 是参 赛车中最老的一辆 . 在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后 , 比赛开始了 . 很多汽车在途中就抛了锚 , 而有些驾驶员花在汽车底 下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长 . 然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程 . 获胜的那辆车达到了时速 40 英里 -- 远远超过 任何对手 . 它在接近终点时 , 冲下了山坡 , 驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来 . 这次比赛使每个人都挺开心 . 它虽然与 现代汽车比赛大不相同 , 但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛 . 【New words and expressions 】 sound 声音 excitement 激动，兴奋 handsome 漂亮的，美观的 Rolls-royce Benz 罗尔斯 - 罗伊斯（劳斯莱斯 奔驰 wheel 轮子 explosion 爆炸，轰响 course 跑道；行程 rival 对手 speed 疾驶 sped--sped downhill 下坡 一． 单词讲解： ★sound