新概念英语二册超详讲义笔记Lesson 72 A car called bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车 【New words and expressions】（7） racing n. 竞赛 per prep. 每 Utah n. 犹他（美国州名） horsepower n. 马力 burst v. 爆裂 average adj. 平均的 footstep n. 足迹 ★racing n. 竞赛 race [c] 速度竞赛 eg. a horse-race 赛马比赛 a boat-race 赛船比赛 a car race 汽车比赛 n. (广泛指)竞争，比赛 eg. a race for the championship 冠军之战 v. 和…赛跑（人，马，车）参加竞赛 eg. In the story a rabbit raced with a tortoise. 龟兔赛跑的故事。 Thirty cars will race for the prize. 为了这个奖品30辆汽车将参加比赛。 v. 疾走，使疾走；赶快 eg. He raced along the street on his bike. 他骑着自行车沿着这条路疾行。 n. 人种，种族/adj. 人种的，种族的 eg. the white race 白色人种 the yellow race 黄色人种 the black race 黑色人种 the brown race 棕色人种 the race problem 种族问题 the human race 人类 racing n.[u] 赛马或赛车的嗜好，运动或职业（做定语） eg. a racing man 赛马迷/赛车迷 a racing driver 赛车选手 a racing car 比赛用的汽车 ★per prep. 每，每一（用以表示比率，价格，时间，长度等） per 后接无冠词的单数名词 eg. per hour 每小时 per day 每天 per year 每年 per person 每个人 per cent 百分率 century 世纪，百年 as per (口)按 as per instruction 依照指示 ★horsepower n. 马力 意译： honeymoon 蜜月 White house 白宫 Oxford 牛津 音译： Coca Cola 可口可乐 coffee 咖啡 chocolate 巧克力 sofa 沙发 人名: Mary 地名：London ★burst v. 爆裂 (1) 爆炸，爆裂（burst burst burst） eg. We had to burst the door open. 我们必须破门而入。 = break into The ballon suddenly burst. 气球突然爆了。 The tyre burst. 轮胎爆了。 (2) 突然…起来，使突然…起来 eg. The door burst open. 门突然打开。 burst into tears 突然大哭起来 burst into laughter 突然大笑起来 burst into cheers 突然欢呼起来 ★average adj. 平均的 (1) adj. 平均的 eg. the average age 平均年龄 the average score 平均分数 the average temperature 平均温度 the average speed 平均速度 (2) adj. 一般的 eg. an average student 中等生 (3) n. 平均数 eg. The average of 7,8 and 9 is 8. 7,8,9的平均数是8。 Work out an average. 算出平均数。 (4) [u] 普通，标准 eg. above the average 高于平均 below the average 低于平均 on the average 平均地 （5） v. 求得平均数 eg. If you average 7,14 and 6, you will get 9. 假如算7，14和6的平均数，你能得到9。 ★footstep n. 足迹，脚步（声） eg. I heard her soft footsteps on the stairs. 我听到她走在楼梯上轻轻的脚步声。 follow in one’s footsteps = walk in one’s footsteps 继承（某人的）事业，效法某人 footprint 脚印 footnote 脚注 footsore 脚痛的 footwear 鞋类 【Text】 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 29 ... ...