新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 72 A car called bluebird
1 . Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.同他父親一樣，他也駕駛著一輛名叫「藍鳥」的汽車。
2 . Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.很多年之後，馬爾科姆爵士的兒子唐納德踏著父親的足跡，也創造了一項世界紀錄。
3 . Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.從那時以來，賽車選手已達到每小時600英里的速度。
4 . The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.傑出的賽車選手馬爾科姆。坎貝爾爵士是第一個以每小時超過300英里的速度駕車的人。
5 . After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.比賽結束後，坎貝爾非常失望地得知他的平均時速是299英里。
6 . It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.它的車身長30英尺，有一個2，500 馬力的發動機。
7 . Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,儘管坎貝爾達到了每小時超過304英里的速度，
8 . However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.然而，幾天之後，有人告訴他說弄錯了。
9 . His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.他的平均時速實際是301英里。
10 . he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.但他很難把汽車控制住，因為在開始的行程中爆了一隻輪胎。
11 . He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.他於1935年9月在猶他州的邦納維爾鹽灘創造了一項新的世界紀錄。
12 . Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.他駕駛的「藍鳥」牌汽車是專門為他製造的。