TextThe great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.Sir 爵士，冠于爵士或准爵士的名字之前或名字与姓之前（但不可只用于姓之前）Sir Edward 爱德华爵士Sir John Jackson 约翰.杰克逊爵士Duke 公爵Marquis 侯爵Earl 伯爵viscount 子爵baron 男爵drive at 以…速度驾车 (at 介词， 以…（速度，价格，比率等）eg The train was traveling at 100 kilometers an hour. 火车以每小时一百公里的速度行驶。
eg We drove at top speed.我们急速行驶。
（top speed 最高的速度）eg drive at 意指，打算eg What are you driving at ? 你有什么打算？He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.set up a new world record / built up a new world record 创造新的世界纪录make a new world record / create a new world record 创造新的世界纪录(口）Bluebird, the car was driving , had been specially built for him.the car was driving 是 Bluebird 的同位语，意思是他所驾驶的蓝鸟汽车。
build 1v 建造be built for 为…建造被动结构build for 为…建造主动结构eg build up 树立，建立build up one`s 积累财富build …on/ build... upon 奠定基础,奠定…的基础于…eg Our business is built on trust. 我们的生意建立在信任的基础上。
2n 体格，造型a man of strong 体格健壮的男人builder n building n 建筑物a high-rise building 高楼建筑school building 校舍It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.in length 在长度上long adj 长的length n 长度in width 在宽度上width n 宽度wide adj 宽的in height 在高度上high adj 高的at full length 伸展全身egHe lay at full length on the grass.他伸展全身躺在草地上。
at length tell a story at length 详细地讲一个故事I bought these neckties at (the price of ) 10 dollars each. 我以每条10美元的价格买了这些领带。
（at the price of 以…价格）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 299miles 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.He built a doghouse for his dog. 他为他的狗搭建了一个狗窝。
最后/ 详细地，絮叨地建设者，建立者，创建者have great difficulty in doing sth 做某事有极大的困难，in 可以省略control 1v 支配，控制eg The police couldn`t control the mob. 警察无法控制暴乱的民众。
eg The government controls the price of rice. 政府控制米价。
2v control one`s anger 控制怒火control oneself 自制3n 控制，抑制beyond control 控制不住under control 控制之中lose control of sth 对某事失去控制eg He lost control of his car. 他的车失去了控制。
lose control of one`s temper 发脾气After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.attempt 1n 尝试，企图eg He made an attempt to learn to ski. 他尝试想学习滑雪。
eg He failed in his attempt to win the first prize. 他想得头奖的尝试失败了。
He failed in his attempt at winning the first prize. 他想得头奖的尝试失败了。
2v 尝试…attempt a difficult problem 试着解答难题attempt an escape 尝试逃跑/ 企图逃跑attempt to do sth企图做某事/ 尝试做某事eg However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.make a mistake 犯错误eg be told 被告诉I am told…我听说eg I am told that you caught a cold. 我听说你感冒了。
eg e ver can tell./ You can never tell. 谁也不敢说eg You`re telling me ! 还用你说！我早就知道了！since that time =since then 从那以后reach 1v eg I reached across the table for the jam. 我伸手到桌子的那一侧去拿果酱。
eg We must reach out tothose in need.我们应该伸出援助之手，帮助有困难的人。
2v eg Can you reach me my slippers? They are under the bed. 把拖鞋递给我好吗？它们在床下呢。
eg I can just about reach the apples on the top branch. 我只差一点就能够着最上面树上的苹果了。
3v eg Reach her at home on 689174. 打6894718到她家与她联系。
4v reach New York by one o`clock 一点钟到达纽约reach the end of the chapter 读到这一章的末尾eg Not a sound reached our ears. 我们一点声音都听不见。
reach a speed of 500 mph 达到500英里的时速（mph= miles per hour)5v reach a conclusion 做出结论reach a decision 做出决定reach for the stars 雄心壮志；野心勃勃（习语） 字面意思：伸手去摘星星following in…现在分词短语作状语Like his father, he was draving a car called Bluebird.like 1prep eg What`s he like ? 他像什么样的人？be disappointed to learn that… 很失望的得知某事（that 从句）mistake 的同义词：error, error 比较正式一些到达某人/某处那里；达到伸出（手）以触到，抓到或拿到某物伸手取某物，把某物递给某人与（某人）取得联系，（尤其）给（某人）打电话His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.Although Campbell reached a speed ofover 304 miles per hour,he had great difficulty controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.克制（情感），抑制They attempted to climb Mt. Everest. 他们尝试想攀登珠穆朗玛峰。
