新概念英語第二冊Lesson 56

1、Lesson 56Faster than sound!By:Lynn Automobile raceracing carsNew Wordssoundsound n. 任何可以聽到的聲音或聲響eg:I could hear the sound of laughter.voice n. 人在說話或唱歌時所產(chǎn)生的聲音，eg:She has a charming voice. noise n. 和周圍不和諧的聲音, 躁音 v. 聽起來 That sounds good. adj. 合理的, 有道理的= reasonable I have a piece of sound advice. excite

2、ment n. 激動, 興奮 to ones excitement令某人激動的是令某人激動的是 eg：To everyones excitement, though it was very difficult, he won the prize. excitevt.使興奮, 使激動 The most exciting thing is that 最令人激動的是 It excited me that 讓我激動的是handsome 用于男性時, 指“相貌英俊、溫文爾雅”; 用于女性時, 指“身材勻稱, 儀表端正”; 用于兒童時, 指“外貌俊秀”; 用于其他事物時, 指“悅目或大方”。 eg:You

3、r husband is handsome. beautiful “漂亮的” 最普通用詞, 可用于人、物、景色等。通過感官產(chǎn)生思想和靈魂的愉悅 。 pretty 美麗(多用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思,跟男性連用就表示沒有陽剛氣，女性化。 good-looking adj. 很好看的，外貌美的 nice adj. 美好的(人，天氣, 食物, 物品的品質(zhì)等) lovely adj. 可愛的explosion n. 爆炸, 轟響 After the second explosion, all of Londons main train and subway stations were shut d

4、own. explosive adj. 爆炸(性)的n. 爆炸物,炸藥 has/have an explosive temper 性情暴躁course n. 跑道，行程 on the course 按照軌道運行 eg:The ship is on course. off course 偏離軌道 eg:The plane was many miles off course. of course 當然 n. 課程 This term, I took seven courses. rival n. 對手=competior=opponent The book has no rival in its

5、field.鶴立雞群。speed（sped，sped） 1. v. 疾駛，急行 The police car sped past us. Slow down. Youre speeding.超速了 2. n. 速度 at the speed of 以的速度 The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour. speed up 加速 slow down 減速downhill adv. 下坡下坡 上坡上坡uphillWords Exercise1. The _(爆炸爆炸) sent us running in all directions. 2. John

6、 couldnt keep cool when he met his _(對對手手). 3. He tells a story which _(聽起來聽起來) not true. 4. You have to put your shoulder to the w_ if you want to finish your article by tomorrow. 5. Wed better s_ up if we want to get there in time. 6. He is as _(瀟灑的瀟灑的) as can be.7. Business has been going _(下坡下坡)

7、recently. 8. Our _(行程行程)was straight to the north. 9. She was unable to hold back her _(激激動動). downhill rivalpeedcourse heelhandsomesoundsexcitementexplosionQs of the text1.How often is a race held for old cars?2.Which was the most unusual car entering for the race ?3.What speed did the winning car

8、reach ?4.What did the writer say about the old car race in comparison with modern car races?TextOnce 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.Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of car

9、s entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.be held for 為為而舉而舉行行A meeting will be held for discussing the problem.每年一次每年一次old car race is held once a year. entered for 參加 eg:She will enter for a beauty contest.選美比賽。water+不可數(shù)n.apples+可數(shù)n.a great man

10、ya great number ofa great deal ofmany a1. 只加可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)只加可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)a great many， a great number of2. 只加不可數(shù)名詞只加不可數(shù)名詞a great deal of 3. 既可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)又可加不可數(shù)名詞既可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)又可加不可數(shù)名詞a lot of, plenty ofOne of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which hadonly three wheels. Buil

11、t in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.One of the most handsome . one of -1.直接作主語，作單數(shù)看待 eg: One of the answer is ture. 2.若在定語從句中為先行詞，關系代詞指代后面的復數(shù)n. He was one of the students who were late this morning. 關系代詞who代指先行詞the students,句意為“很多學生今早遲到,而他只是其中之一而已”. 3.only+one of 的情況關系代詞指代one這個詞，作單數(shù)。 He was

12、 the only one of the students who was late this morning. 他是學生中今早唯一一個遲到的. 關系代詞who代指先行詞the only one,Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. built引導的過去分詞短語起狀語的作用，說明動作發(fā)生的背景或情況。 =The car was built in 1885. take part in 參加某種活動 it was the oldest car taking part in the raceAfter a great many loud

13、explosions, the racebegan. Many of the cars broke down on the course andsome drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! many of the cars 車子中的許多 many students 許多學生 many of my students 我教過的許多學生 break down 車子拋錨，（機械等）出故障 eg:This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice. u

14、nder the car指在車下面修理 in the car指正常駕駛 eg:I spent almost 2 hours under the car, but only 15 minutes in the car!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. the winning car 獲勝車 reach a speed of +數(shù)詞 速度為. much faster

15、=a little faster 快一點 any of its rival=any rival 任何一個對手It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.at the end of 在在的末尾的末尾/最后部分最后部分He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting.It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of troubl

16、e trying to stop it.have trouble (in) doing sth. 干干有麻煩，做有麻煩，做很困難很困難They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.他們在找出火災的原因的時候遇到了他們在找出火災的原因的時候遇到了困難。困難。The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.give sb. pleasure 給某人帶來歡樂

17、給某人帶來歡樂It gave me great pleasure to meet you.give sb. a fright 嚇了某人一跳嚇了某人一跳give sb. a surprise 給某人一個驚喜給某人一個驚喜The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.be different from 和和不同不同be the same as 和和相同相同no less =the same/still仍然，依舊仍然，依舊It is no less good.這也一樣地好。這也一樣地好。phrase 令某人激動的是令某人激動的是 to ones excitement 以