新概念英语第二册Lesson 56

1、Lesson 56Faster than sound!By:Lynn Automobile raceracing carsNew Wordssoundsound n. 任何可以听到的声音或声响eg:I could hear the sound of laughter.voice n. 人在说话或唱歌时所产生的声音，eg:She has a charming voice. noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音 v. 听起来 That sounds good. adj. 合理的, 有道理的= reasonable I have a piece of sound advice. excite

2、ment n. 激动, 兴奋 to ones excitement令某人激动的是令某人激动的是 eg：To everyones excitement, though it was very difficult, he won the prize. excitevt.使兴奋, 使激动 The most exciting thing is that 最令人激动的是 It excited me that 让我激动的是handsome 用于男性时, 指“相貌英俊、温文尔雅”; 用于女性时, 指“身材匀称, 仪表端正”; 用于儿童时, 指“外貌俊秀”; 用于其他事物时, 指“悦目或大方”。 eg:You

3、r husband is handsome. beautiful “漂亮的” 最普通用词, 可用于人、物、景色等。通过感官产生思想和灵魂的愉悦 。 pretty 美丽(多用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思,跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气，女性化。 good-looking adj. 很好看的，外貌美的 nice adj. 美好的(人，天气, 食物, 物品的品质等) lovely adj. 可爱的explosion n. 爆炸, 轰响 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,炸药 has/have an explosive temper 性情暴躁course n. 跑道，行程 on the course 按照轨道运行 eg:The ship is on course. off course 偏离轨道 eg:The plane was many miles off course. of course 当然 n. 课程 This term, I took seven courses. rival n. 对手=competior=opponent The book has no rival in its

5、field.鹤立鸡群。speed（sped，sped） 1. v. 疾驶，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 减速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 _(对对手手). 3. He tells a story which _(听起来听起来) 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 _(潇洒的潇洒的) 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 _(激激动动). 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 为为而举而举行行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 参加 eg:She will enter for a beauty contest.选美比赛。water+不可数n.apples+可数n.a great man

10、ya great number ofa great deal ofmany a1. 只加可数名词复数只加可数名词复数a great many， a great number of2. 只加不可数名词只加不可数名词a great deal of 3. 既可数名词复数又可加不可数名词既可数名词复数又可加不可数名词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.直接作主语，作单数看待 eg: One of the answer is ture. 2.若在定语从句中为先行词，关系代词指代后面的复数n. He was one of the students who were late this morning. 关系代词who代指先行词the students,句意为“很多学生今早迟到,而他只是其中之一而已”. 3.only+one of 的情况关系代词指代one这个词，作单数。 He was

12、 the only one of the students who was late this morning. 他是学生中今早唯一一个迟到的. 关系代词who代指先行词the only one,Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. built引导的过去分词短语起状语的作用，说明动作发生的背景或情况。 =The car was built in 1885. take part in 参加某种活动 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 车子中的许多 many students 许多学生 many of my students 我教过的许多学生 break down 车子抛锚，（机械等）出故障 eg:This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice. u

14、nder the car指在车下面修理 in the car指正常驾驶 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 获胜车 reach a speed of +数词 速度为. much faster

15、=a little faster 快一点 any of its rival=any rival 任何一个对手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. 干干有麻烦，做有麻烦，做很困难很困难They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.他们在找出火灾的原因的时候遇到了他们在找出火灾的原因的时候遇到了困难。困难。The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.give sb. pleasure 给某人带来欢乐

17、给某人带来欢乐It gave me great pleasure to meet you.give sb. a fright 吓了某人一跳吓了某人一跳give sb. a surprise 给某人一个惊喜给某人一个惊喜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，依旧仍然，依旧It is no less good.这也一样地好。这也一样地好。phrase 令某人激动的是令某人激动的是 to ones excitement 以