新概念英语第二册自学必备Lesson 56

Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 【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 ★sound n. 声音

① n. 声音

sound n. 任何声音都可以 voice n. 人的声音

noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音 ② v. 听起来 ③ adj. 合理的（等于reasonable adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情

达理的, 讲道理的）

I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一个合理的建议。

soundly adj. 香甜的

sleep soundly

★excitement n. 激动, 兴奋

to one's excitement … 令某人激动的是……

The most exciting thing is that … 最令人激动的是……

The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是……

It excited me that … 让我激动的是…… ★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美观的

handsome adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如handsome

与人连用有阳刚的美，与物相连表示美观大方，并表示制作精良；handsome 跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚

气，类似女侠的概念

Your husband is handsome. beautiful 形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念

You look beautiful. Flowers are beautiful. Picture is beautiful. pretty adj. 美丽(用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思

pretty 跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气，女性化

Your wife is pretty. pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman nice adj. 美好的(人，天气, 食物

, 物品的品质等)

You are nice. 你长得不错 lovely adj. 可爱的

This is a lovely story. 这是一个可爱的故事

good-looking adj. 很好看的 smart adj. 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人)

She is smart. cute adj.漂亮, 常用来形容小孩

The baby is cute. What a cute baby! 多漂亮的宝宝啊

! How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可爱啊!)

★explosion n. 爆炸, 轰响

explosive n. 爆炸物,炸药；adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)

的, 暴露

explode vt. 使爆炸；vi. 爆炸, 爆发, 破除, 推翻, 激发 bomb n. 炸弹；vt. 投弹于, 轰炸 The bomb exploded.

★course n. 跑道，行程

① n. 跑道，行程

on the course 按照轨道运行 off course 偏离轨道

of course 当然

② n. 课程 This term, I took/take seven courses. 这学期我学了七门课

★rival n. 对手 competition n. 竞争, 竞赛

The person who takes part in the competition. competitor n. 竞争者, 对手 opposite n. 相反的事物；adj. 相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反

的, 对等的, 对应的 opponent n. 对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的)

enemy n. 敌人 rival adj. 势均力敌的；n. 势均力敌的对手

★speed （sped ，sped ） v. 疾驶

① v. 疾驶，急行 The police car sped past us. The two men sped out of the room. ② n. 速度 at the speed of 以……的速度 The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour. 在车后的3 speed/4 speed 表示档位 speed up 速度的增加, 加速； slow down 减速 blow up 风力的增加 ★downhill adv. 下坡 downstairs 下楼； upstairs 上楼 go down stairs 下楼 go down hill 下山 downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商业区（反意uptown 远离商业区） I'll go to the downtown. 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. 【课文讲解】 1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars. =Old car race is held once a year. once +表示时间的名词每……一次 The postman calls once a day. be held for 比赛为……而举行 2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. enter for 报名参加 a great deal of +不可数名词大量的…… There was/is a great deal of excitement. 人们非常激动 a great number of +可数名词 a great many +可数名词…… a large amount of +不可数名词 just before =just 起强调作用 3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. one of 直接作主语的时候, 它是做单数看待的 One of the answers is ture. One of those people is good. 如果在定语从句中出现了one of 作为先行词，它后边的关系代词指代的是后面的复数名词；如果在one of 前面还有一修饰词only ，那么后边的关系代词将指代one 这个词，才作单数看 He is the only one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 4、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. The car was built in 1885. taking part 理解为taking part (in the race) 5、After a great many loud explosions, the race began. after explosions 许多爆炸声之后 6、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! many cars 许多车子；many of the cars 车子当中的许多 many students 许多学生；many of my students 我教过的许多学生 some pictures 一些照片；some of the pictures 那些照片中的一些 break down 车子抛锚，（机械等）出故障，出毛病 This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice. under the car 指在车下面修理；in the car 指正常驾驶。句中的under 和in 都是斜体，英文中的斜体字起强调作用 spent more time under their cars than in them.他们花在车下的时间比在车里的时间还多 7、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. the wining car 获胜车 a speed of +数量词速度为…… You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour. much faster 快得多；

a little faster 快一点

any of its rivals ＝any rival 任何一个 any 在比较级中一旦出现, 它往往要加可数名词的单数