[00:01.84]Lesson 56
[00:03.68]sound
[00:05.00]声音
[00:06.32]faster than sound
[00:08.10]比声音还快
[00:09.87]He opened the door without making a sound.
[00:12.36]他把门打开，没有发出一点声响。
[00:14.84]Light travels faster than sound.
[00:17.06]光比声音传播得快。
[00:19.28]excitement
[00:20.72]激动，兴奋
[00:22.15]A lot of cars entered for this race last year
[00:24.78]去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛
[00:27.40]and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
[00:30.97]比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。
[00:34.53]Critics welcome the new novel in excitement.
[00:37.21]评论家们激动万分地对这部新小说表示欢迎。
[00:39.89]She began to blush with excitement.
[00:42.12]因为激动她的脸开始变红。
[00:44.36]handsome
[00:45.73]漂亮的，美观的
[00:47.10]One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
[00:50.52]最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车。
[00:53.94]That is a handsome old building.
[00:56.22]那是一幢富丽堂皇的古代建筑。
[00:58.49]Rolls-Royce
[01:00.07]罗尔斯罗伊斯
[01:01.65]Benz
[01:02.97]奔驰
[01:04.29]The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
[01:07.71]最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3个轮子的奔驰汽车了。
[01:11.13]wheel
[01:12.41]轮子
[01:13.69]The automobile mechanic is oiling the wheels.
[01:16.26]汽车修理工正在给轮子上油。
[01:18.84]The United States is a country on wheels.
[01:21.50]美国是一个车轮上的国家。
[01:24.17]explosion
[01:25.60]爆炸，轰响
[01:27.04]After a great many loud explosions,the trace began.
[01:29.93]在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。
[01:32.81]The explosion was heard two kilometers away.
[01:35.18]爆炸声两公里都听得见。
[01:37.54]The building collapsed amid explosions.
[01:40.02]在爆炸声中，这栋房子坍塌。
[01:42.50]course
[01:43.78]跑道，行程
[01:45.06]Many cars broke down on the course
[01:47.44]很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，
[01:49.82]and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
[01:52.78]而有些驾驶员花在汽车站底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。
[01:55.75]They were navigating the course of a stream.
[01:58.11]他们正探测小河的水道。
[02:00.48]There were dangerous currents on the course.
[02:02.76]这条航道上有危险的水流。
[02:05.05]rival
[02:06.37]对手
[02:07.69]The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-
[02:10.47]获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里——
[02:13.25]much faster than any of its rivals.
[02:15.54]远远超过任何对手。
[02:17.82]The two families are rivals in business.
[02:20.30]这两个家族是生意上的竞争对手。
[02:22.79]Of recent years,Internet has become a great rival to the publishing industry.
[02:26.57]近年来，互联网已成为出版业强大的竞争对手。
[02:30.36]speed
[02:31.68]疾驶
[02:33.00]It sped downhill at the end of the race
[02:35.34]它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，
[02:37.68]and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
[02:40.46]驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。
[02:43.24]Without a word,Mary sped out of the room.
[02:45.86]玛丽一言未发，快步走出了房间。
[02:48.49]The police car sped away in haste.
[02:50.61]警车急速驶离。
[02:52.72]downhill
[02:54.15]下坡
[02:55.57]He lost his balance and rolled downhill.
[02:58.21]他失去平衡，滚下了山坡。
[03:00.85]She cautiously moved downhill.
[03:03.03]她小心谨慎地下坡。