Question

新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第56课(1)

Answer 1

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.

句子讲解：

本文语法：复习级和比较级及数量词的用法 (参考Lesson 8和Lesson 32的语法分析。)

1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
每年都举行一次旧式汽车的比赛。
语言点 old car旧式汽车；second-hand car 二手车

2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
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。
语言点 a great deal of后应接不可数名词。

3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯公司生产的银鬼汽车。
语言点 辨析：pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart, cute, handsome
pretty“美丽的”，多用于修饰女子或小孩；nice “可爱的”，多用于修饰小孩；lovely"可爱 的”，多指长得乖巧；good-looking “好看的”，可用来形容任何人和物；smart “聪明的”，
一般形容物小巧而美丽的，人时髦而美丽的；cute “漂亮的，可爱的”，常用来形容小孩 或物品；handsome“帅气的”，多用于赞美男子。