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文本和翻译
Lesson 56 Faster than sound!比声音还快！
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.
参考译文
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。
词汇和短语
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
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.
much修饰比较级
可修饰比较级的词语：
（1） a（little） bit，a little，slightly somewhat， any等常放在比较级前，表示两者差别不大，常译为一些、一点、稍微
，其中any一般用于疑问句，其他则多用于肯定句。
These tomatoes are a little cheaper than those．这些西红柿比那些稍便宜点。
Our garden is slightly bigger than yours．我们的花园比你们的稍大点。
Are you feeling any better today？你今天好点了吗？
（2）（very） much，（by） far， many， greatly， rather， a lot，lots， a great（good） deal等除by far外常放在比较级前表示差
别较大，常译为……得多， by far常用在比较级后；而 many只能修饰形容词比较级，且这个形容词必须修饰着可数名词复数。
eg：They are paid much less than white workers．他们挣的钱比白人工人少得多。
The girl runs a great deal faster than his brother．那女孩跑得比他弟弟快得多。
He has made far greater progress than his classmates．他比他同学的进步大得多。
She is by far more intelligent than her boss．她比她的上司要聪明得多。
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