--- url: https://gaojian.site/new-concept/book-2/72-a-car-called-bluebird.md description: 新概念英语第二册：A car called bluebird “。精读、词块回忆、双向译练、句法、逻辑与FSRS复习。 --- # 72 · 蓝鸟”火箭车 ### 第1段 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. 中文理解：著名赛车手马尔科姆·坎贝尔爵士，是首位时速超过三百英里的车手。1935年9月，他在美国犹他州邦纳维尔盐滩创造了新世界纪录。 他驾驶的“蓝鸟”号是专门为他制造的，车长超过三十英尺，发动机有两千五百马力。 虽然坎贝尔一度跑到时速三百零四英里以上，但第一次试跑时轮胎爆裂，让车很难控制。 尝试结束后，他得知平均时速只有二百九十九英里，十分失望。 不过，几天后有人告诉他，计算出了差错。他的平均时速其实达到了三百零一英里。 从那以后，赛车手们又跑出了每小时六百英里以上的速度。多年后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德也追随父亲的脚步，创造了世界纪录；和父亲一样，他驾驶的车也叫“蓝鸟”。 * **set up**：创立纪录；本课宾语是record，指创纪录；现代英语也常说set a record。与前面扎营的set up camp比较记。 * **in length**：长度为……；in length补充所测量的维度；区别at length详细地。 * **had great difficulty in**：在……上很吃力；difficulty在此不可数；in后用动名词，也可省in。 * **average speed**：平均速度；average强调全程平均值，不等于最高速度。 * **a mistake had been made**：已经出了差错；完成时被动突出错误本身，不指定犯错的人。 * **Following in his father's footsteps**：追随父亲的足迹；固定比喻指走相似人生道路或从事同样职业。 #### The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. 简单句，主系表结构，Sir Malcolm Campbell(1885-1948) 是英国赛车手，他创造了陆地和水上的最快驾驶记录，尤其是其蓝鸟赛车在1935年9月3日的这次，创造了 300英里时速的世界记录，从youtube 上的视频资料可知，当时是专门为了创造世界记录而驾驶的，并非是在某项比赛中创造的，所以教材的翻译我们有所修改. 日本Sarome 公司还以蓝鸟火箭车为原型，设计了蓝鸟火箭车打火机. #### He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 简单句，主谓宾结构. #### Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. 复合句，主句主谓结构，是过去完成时的被动语态，这里的同位语后面跟了个省略了that 的定语从句修饰car，主谓结构. #### It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. 并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主系表结构；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构. #### Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. 复合句，主句主谓宾结构，句首为让步状语从句，主谓宾结构，后面还有一个 because 引导的原因状语从句，主谓结构. #### After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. 简单句，本句主干是主系表结构，不过后面的不定式短语作原因状语可以额外细分，to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. 我们在文中已经额外划分了该宾语从句的具体情况：that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour 作 learn 的宾语，从句内部是主系表结构，不是修饰名词的定语从句。 #### However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. 复合句，主句主谓 + that 引导的宾语从句结构，宾语从句为主谓结构，用了过去完成时的被动语态，had been done. #### His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. 简单句，主系表结构. #### Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. 简单句，主谓宾结构. #### Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record. 简单句，主谓宾结构. #### Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird. 简单句，主谓宾结构，过去分词作后置定语修饰car. 单元复习 本课为复习课，教材P325的SD 难点栏目提供了复习例句，斜体为正确词汇. #### People \[often] come into our garden and pick flowers. 人们经常到我们的花园里来摘花. 9. \[Whenever I buy anything (new),] my father \[always] asks me the price. 每当我买新东西的时候，我爸总是问我价格. #### Who is going to dress up \[as Father Christmas]? 谁要装扮成圣诞老人？ 15. (How) many hours \[a day] do you practice? 你每天练习多少个小时？ ## 学完这一课 先沿这条线复述《蓝鸟”火箭车》：突破三百英里纪录 → 专门打造的蓝鸟 → 高速中遭遇爆胎 → 初报成绩让人失望 → 纠错后确认破纪录 → 纪录继续被后人推进。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。 [Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/) *译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第171—173页，2022年3月第1版。*