裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第56课-课文讲解.

1、TextOnce a year,a race is held for old cars（. held 是 hold 的过去分词） be held, 被召 开，被举行once a yea 每年一次，一年一次once a week 一, 星期一次once a month，一个月一次 once（次-twice（两次-three times（三次）-four times（四次）once or twice 一两次once 曾经eg We on ce lived in San Fran cisco 我们曾经住在旧金山。A lot of cars entered for this race last yea

2、r and there was a great deal of excitementjust before it began.enter for 参加（比赛，考试）join in 参加take part in 参力卩handsome adj （指男子）好看的，漂亮的，英俊的，相貌堂堂的 egHe is a very han dsome young man 他 是一个非常清秀的年轻人。 pretty/beautifuladj（指妇女或儿童）很漂亮的 eg good-looking adj 好看的（复合 词），即可以修饰女子，也可以修饰男子eg one of +（pl. n.之一The most

3、unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.the most unu sua 最 不寻常的Built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part.tak ing part现在分词短语作定语修饰 car take part 参加take part in+（宾语）参力卩 比赛，同意短语有， join in/ enter foreg The professor took no small part inthedispute.在那次争论中，这位教授参与不少。take place （必要事件）发生be he

4、ld 被召开，举行occur/happen （偶然事件）发生egThe n ext race will take place in a years time 下 次比赛一年以后举行。After a great many loud explosi ons, the race began.阵轰鸣之后，比赛开始了。a great many +（ pl.许多，大量。修饰复数名词 break down,抛锚，出故障 eg The teleph one system has broken dowr 电话系统出故障了。eg We broke n dow n on the motorway 我 们在高速公路上

5、抛锚了。break v 休息 Many of the cars broke down on the couse and some drivers spent moretime under their cars than in them!excitement 是不可数名词，用 great deal 修饰The most unusual car was a Ben 是一辆什么样的 Benz 呢？ which had only threewheels 定语从句 （只有三个轮子），修饰 Benz.built in 1885, 过去分词短语做状语，表示原因。相当于 as it was built in

6、1885 （因为他建造于 1885 年） . 可以还原成一个原因状语从句。One of the most han dsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghos 最漂亮的汽车之 一是劳斯莱斯银铃系列的车 She used to be very pretty as a child. She is now a beautifulwoman. 孩提时代她很漂亮，现在她是一个漂亮的女子了。She is a very good-look ing girl, and her boy frie nds good-look ing too.她是个好看 的女孩子，她的男朋友也很

7、好看。Once a yea，r a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last yearand there was a great deal ofexcitement just before it began. One of the most handsomecars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusualcar was a Benz which had onlythree wheels. Built in 1885， it was the ol

8、dest car taking part. After a great manyloudexplosions， the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some driversspent more timeunder their cars than in them！A few cars，however，completed the race.The winning car reached a speed offorty miles an hour much faster than any of itsrivals

9、. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver hada lot of trouble trying to stopit. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncarraces but no less exciting.eg Give me a break!够了！住嘴!without a break 好不休息地同义词 brake breikn 刹车，闸put on the brake 骤杀 V 车spe

10、 nd v 花（钱，时间，精力）于spend sth on+n 把（时间，金钱，精力）花在 上eg He spe nt all his sav ing on a new caffe把所有的积蓄花光买了一辆新车。eg He spe nt 50 dollars at the supermarket.超市里面，他花了 50 美元。spend（in doing sth 花 （时间/金钱）做；度过eg I spe nt a mo nth in Switzerla nd last summer 去年夏天我在瑞士待了一个月。eg How did you spe nd your summer vacatio

11、n?尔的暑假时怎么度过的？eg I spent it （in reading and fishing.我看书和钓鱼了。 however 在中间做插入语.of forty miles an hour后置定语，修饰 speed. reach v 到达，达到，达成，伸出手；拿到eg We will reach Beijing ton ight.我们今晚将到达北京。 Reach 是及物动词，后 边直接加地点。eg He reached the end of the no ve 他读完这本小说了。eg I ca nt reach the shelf 我 够不到那个架子。arrive viat, arri

12、ve in/arrive ateg much faster than any of its rivals.much 修饰比较级 faster，表示快的多，表程度的much hotter 热的多much more expe nsive 远远贵的多much slower 慢的多eg She is much better today 她今天好多了。much 也能修饰最高级eg eg My favorite is usually much the most expe nsive 我最喜爱的通常是最贵的。much faster tha n any of its rivals. any 做代词，表示任何一

13、个，用于肯定句。eg I think any of his movies would in terest you.我想他的任何一部电影都会让你 感兴趣的。eg Any of you can apply for the job. 任何一个人都可以申请这份工作。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在结束时，在的尽头 at the begining of在开始时，在的开头 in the end,最后，终于 = at last

14、by the end of 在 结束之前 = before the end of have trouble in doing sth0做有困难 eg He has no trouble in operating the new machin他操作这台新机器 毫无困难。pleasure 是不可数名词，用 great deal of 修饰was different from 与 大不相同not less than 亚于，不少于eg no lessth 与 n一样，不比差（强调比较双方程度都很高）eg no less than 以上；至少，相当于 at least 用法some drivers sp

15、e nt more time un der their cars tha n in them 一 些司机花在车下面 的时间比在车里的时间还要多。under 和 in 在文中表示强烈的对比，有讽刺意味，要重读。A few cars；however；complete the race. The winning car reached a speed of fortymiles an hour-much faster thanany of its rivals.必须用介词 in 或 at,城市，国家，省份等大地方用 in,车站，港口，机场村庄 等小地方She is not less charmi n

16、g than her daughte 她的魅力不亚于她的女儿。 这句话暗含 Her daught may not be verycharmi ng.可能她的女儿不是很有魅力。That was much the best meal Ive ever taste（那是我吃过最好的一餐了。Best 表示最好的，用 much 起强调作用The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from moderncar races but no less excoting.We arrived in New York

17、 yesterday. We arrived at the stationin good time. 我们们昨天到达纽约，并赶到了车站。A dolphi n is no less a clever an imal than a dog is 海 豚和狗一样都是很聪明的动物.（这里表示 both are clever 都很聪明）no more than 以下,充其量，至多 ，相当于 at most 用法eg Exercises1A lot of cars entered for this rece. There were cars in it.A much 许多，只能修饰不可数名词B lot o

18、f 不是争取的表达方式，应该是 a lot of 或者是 lots ofC lots of 相当于题干中的 a lot of 用法D planty 充足， plenty of 是一个短语 “足够的 ”，可修饰可数名词及不可数名词A It built 意义不完整，不能构成一个独立的句子B Built 意义不完整，不能构成一个独立的句子C It was builtD Having built 意义不完整，不能构成一个独立的句子3lt went faster tha n any of its rivals. It went faster tha n its A opp onents r 对手， 敌 手，反对者；指同某人对立的敌方B enemies n 敌人C competitors n 竞争者，对手，指比赛中的竞争者D partners n 伙伴，合作者，舞伴A In the case of 在事件中B In the eve nt of 在事件中C In the course of 为固定词组， 在过程中，在期间”D In the wa