Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
·单词
sound n. 声音（好和不好都行）
·voice n. 人的声音
·noise n. 不好的声音
·sound v. 听起来
·That sounds like a good idea. 听起来是个好主意
excitement n. 激动，兴奋
·-ment 名词后缀
handsome adj. 漂亮的；美观的
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 劳斯莱斯银魅
Benz n. 奔驰
wheel n. 轮子
·at the wheel 在开车
explosion n. 爆炸，轰响
·explosive n. 炸药；adj. 易爆炸的
course n. 跑道；行程；课程；一道菜
·on/off the course 在/脱离 航线
rival n. (竞争)对手
speed v. 疾驶，加速
·speed sped sped
·The ambulance sped to the hospital. 救护车疾驰向医院
·speed up/slow down 加速/减速
·n. 速度
·reach/keep a speed (of ...) 达到/保持 (什么样的) 一个速度
·drive at the speed of ... 以 ... 的速度开车
downhill adv. 下破
·本课句型
加名词（也就是 of 后面接名词），修饰，不加名词（没有 of ），指代
修饰或指代不可数名词，表示 “许多,大量”
·much
·a great deal (of ...)
·a lot (of ...)
·There isn't much I can do to help him. 没有太多我能做的去帮助他，我帮不上他什么忙
修饰或指代可数名词，表示 “许多,大量”
·many a great many (of ...)
·a great number (of ...)
·a lot (of ...)
·Many of our products are sold overseas. 我们的许多产品远销海外
修饰或指代不可数名词，表示 “少”
·much a great deal (of ...) a lot (of ...)
·a little（有一点，肯定的感情色彩） little（没多少了，消极的，否定的）
·There isn't much whisky, but you can have a little.
·There is little I can do to help him. 我帮不了他什么忙
修饰或指代可数名词，表示 “少”
·many a great many (of ...) a lot (of ...)
·a great number (of ...) a few few
·There aren' t many apples, but you can pick a few. 苹果不多，但你可以摘几个
·There were few people in the shop. 商店里没有几个人
·课文
Once 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. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! 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. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
ocen a year 每年一次
·once/twice/ ... times 一次/两次/三次以上直接用times
a race 一个竞速比赛（race 特指比速度的）
be held 被举行
enter for 参加（竞赛，活动等）；报名参加（比赛）
more time ... than ... 更多的时间 … 比 …
break down 抛锚，出故障
under the car 在汽车下面，文中指在车下面修理
in the car 指正常形式
reach a speed 达到某速度
much faster than 比 … 快得多：用于比较两个事物的速度，表示一个事物比另一个事物快得多
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 ... 的末尾
·have trouble trying sth. 有麻烦有困难做某事
·try to do sth. 尝试做某事：努力去完成某个任务或实现某个目标
be different from ... 与……不同，不同于
·be the same as ... 与......相同：表示两个事物在某方面具有相同的特征或属性
·be similar to ... 与......相似：表示某物或某人在某种程度上与另一个物体或人类似，具有相似的特点或属性
It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
·but，并列举，相同的被省略，原句是 It was no less exciting. 它同样令人兴奋
a lot of 大量，很多，用于修饰可数名词和不可数名词
a great deal of 大量的，只能修饰不可数名词
a great many 许多，大量，用于修饰可数名词的复数
·知识拓展
区分易混淆词：
handsome 帅的，通常修饰男性
beautiful 美丽的，漂亮的，通常修饰女性
pretty （尤指女孩）漂亮的，标致的
good-looking adj. 好看的；美貌的（中性的）
区分易混淆词：
reach 到达 某地/某种程度，能勾的着
·The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour.
·Will you pass me that book please? Ican' t reach it.
·I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said...
arrive in/at 到达某地（in 里面，at 整体）
·We arrived in New York yesterday.
·We arrive at the station in good time.
区分易混淆词：
take part 参加
·It was the oldest car taking part.
take place 发生
·The next race will take place in a year' s time.
不规则变化的动词
原型 过去式 过去分词 动词ing
·speed sped sped
