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[00:00.00]Lesson 56 sound
第56课 声音
[00:07.24]faster than sound
比声音还快
[00:09.17]He opened the door without making a sound.
他把门打开，没有发出一点声响。
[00:15.39]Light travels faster than sound.
光比声音传播得快。
[00:19.05]excitement
激动，兴奋
[00:22.55]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，在比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。
[00:35.09]Critics welcome the new novel in excitement.
评论家们激动万分地对这部新小说表示欢迎。
[00:40.30]She began to blush with excitement.
因为激动她的脸开始变红。
[00:43.83]handsome
漂亮的，美观的
[00:45.49]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生产的银鬼汽车。
[00:54.33]That is a handsome old building.
那是一幢富丽堂皇的古代建筑。
[00:58.53]Rolls-Royce
罗尔斯罗伊斯
[01:00.80]Benz
奔驰
[01:04.36]The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3个轮子的奔驰汽车了。
[01:10.38]wheel
轮子
[01:13.51]The automobile mechanic is oiling the wheels.
汽车修理工正在给轮子上油。
[01:19.03]The United States is a country on wheels.
美国是一个车轮上的国家。
[01:23.32]explosion
爆炸，轰响
[01:27.06]After a great many loud explosions,the race began.
在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。
[01:31.40]The explosion was heard two kilometers away.
爆炸声两公里都听得见。
[01:37.40]The building collapsed amid explosions.
在爆炸声中，这栋房子坍塌。
[01:41.31]course
跑道，行程
[01:44.58]Many cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，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。
[01:55.28]They were navigating the course of a stream.
他们正探测小河的水道。
[02:00.10]There were dangerous currents on the course.
这条航道上有危险的水流。
[02:03.35]rival
对手
[02:07.25]The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-much faster than any of its rivals.
获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里——远远超过任何对手。
[02:17.25]The two families are rivals in business.
这两个家族是生意上的竞争对手。
[02:22.13]Of recent years,Internet has become a great rival to the publishing industry.
近年来，互联网已成为出版业强大的竞争对手。
[02:28.64]speed
疾驶
[02:32.14]It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
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。
[02:42.33]Without a word,Mary sped out of the room.
玛丽一言未发，快步走出了房间。
[02:47.33]The police car sped away in haste.
警车急速驶离。
[02:50.74]downhill
下坡
[02:52.37]He lost his balance and rolled downhill.
他失去平衡，滚下了山坡。
[02:59.55]She cautiously moved downhill.
她小心谨慎地下坡。