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Newwordsandexpressions

•racing[reɪsɪŋ]n.竞赛

•perprep.每

•Utah[ju:tɑ:]n.犹他（州名）

•horsepowern.马力

•burst[bə:st]v.爆裂

•average[ævəridʒ]adj.平均的

•BonnevilleSaltFlats邦纳维尔盐滩

•MalcolmCampbell[mælkəm][kæmbl]

姆·坎贝尔

•TEXT

•Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,

wasthefirstmantodriveatover300mi

perhour.Hesetupanewworldrecordin

September1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.

Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeen

speciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetin

lengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.

AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover

304miperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyin

controllingthecarbecauseatyreburst

duringthefirstrun.

•Afterhisattempt,Campbellwas

dipointedtolearnthathisaveragespeed

hadbeen299miperhour.However,afew

dayslater,hewastoldthatamistakehad

beenmade.Hisaveragespeedhadbeen301

miperhour.Sincethattime,racingdrivers

havereachedspeedsover600mianhour.

Followinginhisfathersfootstepsmanyyears

later,SirMalcolmsson,Donald,alsosetupa

worldrecord.Likehisfather,hewasdrivinga

carcalledBluebird.

•Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,

wasthefirstmantodriveatover300mi

perhour.

•first/second/last/next

•the++todo

•best/mostintelligent

•她总是第一个到，最后一个走。

•Sheisalwaysthefirsttoarriveandthelastto

leave

•You’rethebesttoadvisemeabout

buyingahouse.你是我买房子的顾问

•theonly后必