1、新二Lesson72教学课件 新二Lesson72教学课件 Lesson 72 A car called bluebird 蓝鸟 汽车 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音, 然后回答以下问题。 What mistake was made? 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
2、 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
3、the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 mi
4、les an hour. Following in his fathers footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolms son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. 参考译文 杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。 他于 1935 年 9 月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。 他驾驶的蓝鸟 牌汽车是专门为他制造的。 它的车身长 30 英尺, 有一个 2,500
5、 马力的发动机。 尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过 304 英里的速度, 但他很难把汽车控制住, 因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。 比赛结束后, 坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是 299 英里。 然而, 几天之后, 有人告诉他说弄错了。 他的平均时速实际是 301 英里。 从那时以来, 赛车选手已达到每小时 600英里的速度。 很多年之后, 马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹, 也创造了一项世界纪录。 同他父亲一样, 他也驾驶着一辆名叫蓝鸟 的汽车。 What mistake was made? Answer: A mistake was made in calculating Campbel
6、ls average speed. New words and expressions 生词和短语 racing res n. 竞赛 per p: prep. 每 Utah ju:t: n. 犹他(美国州名) horsepower h:spa n. 马力 burst b:st v. 爆裂 average v()rd adj. 平均的 footstep ftstep n. 足迹 词汇学习 Word study 1 burst (1) vi. 爆炸, 爆裂: A tyre burst during the second run. 在第二段赛程中一只轮胎爆了。 The balloon burst.
7、气球爆了。 Balloons make me nervous. I hate it when they burst. 气球总是让我紧张, 我最怕他们爆开。 As the comedian appeared, the audience burst into laughter. 喜剧演员一上台, 观众就爆发出一阵笑声。 (2) vt.,vi. 突然打开: While I was reading, the door burst open and John came in. 我正看书时, 门猛地开了, 约翰闯了进来。 We burst the door open. 我们猛然把门撞开。 2. avera
8、ge Adj. 平均的, 中等的 She is about average weight. 她不胖不瘦, 中等身材。 The average rainfall in 2003 was not much. 2003 年的平均降雨量不多。 n. 平均值 I expext to spend an average of $5 to $10 on a meal. 我希望每顿饭平均花 5 到 10 美金。 一般搭配: Above the average 在一般水平之上, 中上 Below the average 在一般水平之下, 中下, 在平均数以下 On the average 平均, 安平均数计算,
9、一般地说 Average out (at) 平均为 3. footstep 足迹; 脚步声 dog sbs footsteps (= dog sbs beels) 尾随某人, 盯梢; follow in sbs footsteps/ tread in sbs footsteps/ walk in sbs footsteps 仿效某人, 步某人后尘 语法焦点: although 与 though 用法比较 1. though 与 although 同义, 在一般情况下可以互换使用。 如: He didnt light the fire though/ although it was cold.
10、尽管天很冷, 但他没有点火。 2. although 比 though 语气较重, 常用以强调让步概念。 如: He insisted on doing it although I warned him not to. 尽管我警告他不要做, 他坚持要做。 3. though 能接受 even 的强调, 而 although 不可以。 比如可以说: I forgot my appointment even though my secrelary reminded me. 尽管我的秘书提醒了我, 我还是忘记了这个预约。 却不可以说: even although my secretary remin
11、ded me. 4. 让让步分句指一种臆想的情况时, 通常用 though, 而不用 although。 如: Though all the world were against me, I should still hold to my opinon. 即使全世界都反对我, 我依然坚持我的观点。 5. 引导某些倒装让步分句通常也只能用 though, 而不用 although。 如: Difficult though the task was, they managed to complete is in time. 尽管工作很难, 他们设法及时完成。 Clear though he was
12、, he failed the exam. 尽管他很聪明, 他考试还是不及格。 6. 再者, though 可在非正式语体中作连接性状语, 而 although 不可以。 如: He asid he would come; he didnt, though. 他说他回来, 尽管他没来。 He didnt tell me where he had been, but I knew it, though. 他没告诉我他去哪了, 尽管我知道这事儿。 课文讲解: 1.The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to
13、drive at over 300 miles per hour. 杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过 300 英里的速度驾车的人。 (1) 简单句, Sir Malcolm Campbell 作 The great racing driver 的同位语 (2)to引导的不定式短语为 the first man的定语。 类似的可用于这种句型的词语有 the second, the next/the last 以及表示最高级的如 the best, the most intelligent 等。 这些词语后面可以接名词或 one(s), 也可以不接: Shes always
14、the first to arrive and the last to leave. 她总是第一个来到, 最后一个离开。 Youre the best person to advise me about buying a house. 你是我买房子的最好顾问。 the only 后必须接一个名词或 one(s): Youre the only pereson/one to complain. 你是惟一抱怨的人。 (3) per 表示每一、每, 通常用于商业及技术用语, 日常用语大多用 a/an: You can stay at the hotel at 10 per person per ni
15、ght. 你们可以每人每晚花 10 英镑住在这家旅馆。 You must have been driving at seventy miles an/per hour. 你刚才一定是以每小时 70 英里的速度开车。 (4) drive at . 以.(的速度, 价格, 比率等); 意指, 打算: What do you driving at? 你什么意思? 2.He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 他于 1935 年 9 月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。 se
16、t up 设立, 竖立, 架起, 升起, 装配, 创(纪录), 提出, 开业 He set up a small business. 他自己做一些小生意。 A power station has been set up in my home town. 我的家乡 建起了发电站。 3.Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. 他驾驶的蓝鸟 牌汽车是专门为他制造的。 the car he was driving 是 Bluebird 的同位语, 强调他当时驾驶的车的名称, he was driving 为省略关系词的定语从句。 built . for
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