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新概念第二册Lesson 56 Faster than sound一、单词精讲sound[saund] n.声音引申：在物理学中，“sound”也表示声波这种物理现象。
例如，“The study of sound is an important part of physics.”（对声音（声波）的研究是物理学的一个重要部分。
）词源：源自古英语“sund”，最初表示“海、海峡”，后来演变为表示声音的含义。
搭配：与动词搭配常与“make”（制造）、“hear”（听到）等动词搭配，如“make a sound”（发出声音）、“hear a strange sound”（听到一个奇怪的声音）。
与形容词搭配如“loud sound”（大声）、“soft sound”（轻声）、“strange sound”（奇怪的声音）。
excitement[ik'saitmənt] n.激动，兴奋引申：在一些语境下，也可表示令人兴奋的事物或事件，如“The news brought great excitement to the village.”（这个消息给村庄带来了极大的兴奋（令人兴奋的事）。
）词源：源于动词“excite”（使兴奋）加上名词后缀“-ment”。
搭配：与动词搭配与“feel”（感到）、“show”（表现出）等动词搭配，如“feel excitement”（感到兴奋）、“show excitement”（表现出兴奋）。
与形容词搭配如“great excitement”（极大的兴奋）、“wild excitement”（狂热的兴奋）。
handsome['hændsəm] a.漂亮的，美观的引申：在一些语境下，也可表示慷慨的、大方的，如“a handsome gift”（一份慷慨的礼物）。
词源：源自古英语“handsome”，由“hand”（手）和“-some”（有……倾向的）组成，最初可能表示易于操作的、方便的，后来演变为形容外表好看的。
Lesson 56 Faster than sound 比声音还快【一】lead-in1.Do you like cars?2.How many kinds of brands of cars do you know?3.Have you ever seen a car race? What do you think of it? 【二】Vocabulary★sound ① n. 声音sound n. 任何声音都可以voice n. 人的声音noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音② v. 听起来That sounds good.The news sounds real.③ adj. 合理的 , 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的（等于reasonable）I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一个合理的建议。
+ly 一般变副词时soundly adj. 香甜的sleep soundly★excitement n. 激动, 兴奋Everyone is in a state of great excitement.to one's excitement…令某人激动的是……To everyone’s excitement, though it was very difficult, he won the prize.exciting adj. 令人激动的（形容物）The most exciting thing is that…最令人激动的是……The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是……excited adj. 令人激动的（形容人）I was excited by the news.It excited me that…让我激动的是……★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美观的handsome adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如handsome 与人连用有阳刚的美，与物相连表示美观大方，并表示制作精良；与女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气，类似女侠的概念Your husband is handsome.This is a handsome car.beautiful adj.漂亮的，美丽的形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念You look beautiful.Flowers are beautiful.The picture is beautiful.pretty adj. 美丽(用于女孩或小孩)，有柔美的意思pretty跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气，女性化Your wife is pretty.pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty womannice adj. 美好的(人，天气, 食物, 物品的品质等)You are nice. 你长得不错lovely adj. 可爱的This is a lovely story. 这是一个可爱的故事good-looking adj. 很好看的smart adj. 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人)She is smart.cute adj.漂亮, 可爱的常用来形容小孩The baby is cute.What a cute baby! 多漂亮的宝宝啊!How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可爱啊!)★Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯-罗伊斯★Benz 奔驰★wheel 轮子★explosion n. 爆炸, 轰响a great many loud explosionsexplosive n. 爆炸物,炸药；adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)的, 暴露explode vt. 使爆炸；vi. 爆炸, 爆发, 破除, 推翻, 激发bomb n. 炸弹；vt. 投弹于, 轰炸The bomb exploded.★course n. 跑道，行程① n. 跑道，行程on the course 按照轨道运行off course 偏离轨道 of course 当然② n. 课程This term, I took/take seven courses. 这学期我学了七门课★rival n. 对手competition n. 竞争, 竞赛The person takes part in the competition.competitor n. 竞争者, 对手opposite n. 相反的事物；adj. 相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的opponent n. 对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的)enemy n. 敌人rival adj. 势均力敌的；n. 势均力敌的对手★speed（sped，sped）① v. 疾驶，急行The police car sped past us.The two men sped out of the room.② n. 速度 at the speed of 以……的速度The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.speed up 速度的增加, 加速；slow down 减速blow up 风力的增加 blow vt. & vi.（风）吹★downhill adv. 下坡downstairs 下楼；upstairs 上楼go downstairs go downhill 下山downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商业区（反意词uptown 远离商业区）I'll go to the downtown.【三】Listen1. How often is the race held? Did a lot of old cars enter for the race or not?2. Did many of the cars break down on the course or not?3. What happened when the winning car was at the end of therace?Answers:The race is held once a year. A lot of old cars entered for the race.Many of the cars broke down on the course. .It sped downhill at the end of the race.【四】Text1.Once a year, a race is held for old cars.Once ○1一次once +表示时间的名词每…一次once a year 一年一次once a month/week 一月/周一次twice a year 一年两次○2曾经The house where she lived was once the village post office.We once walked across the park at two in the morning. Be held 被动语态被举行hel d—hold vt. 举行，拿住，保留，保存He held the gun in his right hand.Please hold your paper.2. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there wasa great deal of excitement just before it began.enter for 报名参加a great deal of 大量的，许多（后接不可数）a great number of +可数名词a great many +可数名词a large amount of +不可数名词a lot of +可数/不可数just before :just 起强调的意思3.One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-RoyceSilver Ghost.One of 直接作主语时，它是做单数用One of the answers is true.One of the people is good.如果在定语从句中one of 作先行词时，后面的关系代词指代的是后面的复数名词。
新概念英语第二册英音版56：FasterThanSound!新概念英语第二册英音版56：Faster Than Sound! Lesson 56第56课Faster Than Sound!比声音还快！First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How fast did the winning car go?获胜的汽车有多快？Once a year, a race is held for old cars.旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。
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。
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，The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。
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。
Many of the 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底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。
2015.3.27L56 faster than sound一、本课短语1、be held for 为***举办 held原形hold2、a great deal of 大量的3、after a great many loud explosions 在一阵喧闹的爆炸声后4、many of the cars 许多车5、broke down 抛锚 broke 原形break6、 on the course 在跑道上7、a speed of forty miles an hour时速40英里8、any of its rivals 任何对手9、at the end of在***的结束10、have trouble trying to stop it 费很大劲把它（车）停下Have trouble (in) doing sth11、no less 不少于（双重否定为肯定）二、单词讲解★sound①n. 声音sound n. 任何声音都可以voice n. 人的声音noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音② v. 听起来Eg:这听起来不错。
That sounds good.③ adj. 等于reasonable 合理的, 有道理的我有一个合理的建议。
Eg: I have a piece of sound advicesound区别：soundly adj.香甜的 sleep soundly★excitement n. 激动, 兴奋短语：to one's excitement…令某人激动的是……Eg:令大家激动的是，尽管很难，但是他仍然赢得了那个奖项。
Eg:To everyone’s excitement, though it was very difficult, he won the prize.excite vt. 使兴奋, 使激动短语：The most exciting thing is that…最令人激动的是……短语：It excited me that…让我激动的是……★handsome用于男性, 指“相貌英俊、温文尔雅”; 用于女性时, 指“身材匀称, 仪表端正”（女汉子）; 用于儿童时, 指“外貌俊秀”; 用于其他事物时, 指“悦目或大方”。
