【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.

【课文翻译】

旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车，而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手。它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛。

【生词汇总】

sound n. 声音

excitement n. 激动，兴奋

handsome adj. 漂亮的;美观的

Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯--罗伊斯

Benz n. 奔驰

wheel n. 轮子

explosion n. 爆炸，轰响

course n. 跑道;行程

rival n. 对手

speed v. 疾驶

downhill adv. 下坡

【短语汇总】

break down汽车抛锚

once a year一年一度

enter for报名参赛

【知识点讲解】

1，a great deal of 与a great many of的区别

都表示很多，但是deal of用语不可数名词(尤其是抽象名词)，many of用语可数名词。

例：I have gained a great deal of konwledge here.在这里学习我受益匪浅.

2，频率的表达

once a+时间段，表示“……一次”如，once an hour，一小时一次。

twice a+时间段，用法类推

隔天怎么表示呢?every two days就是隔天一次。

3，no less+形容词(It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting)

不比什么逊色

例：He is no less diligent than you=he is as diligent as you.他不比你少付出辛劳，他和你一样勤奋。

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