英语听力精选进阶版 6060
时间：2019-01-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
A young British Formula One racing 1 driver has made history by breaking records for the best ever debut 2 for a newcomer to the F1 drivers’ championship.
Lewis Hamilton is just 22 years old and has competed in only five F1 Grand Prix races, but is the only driver ever to finish in the top three in all five of his first races. He is also the youngest driver ever to lead the championship, breaking the record set in 1960 by Bruce McClaren.
Lewis is remarkable 3 in other ways too. He is the first driver of Caribbean descent 4 to compete in F1. Although he was born in Stevenage, England, his father’s parents came from the island of Grenada in the Caribbean.
His ambition and professional approach to racing from the earliest age is also the stuff of legend. He began racing go-karts at the age of six, quickly winning races and championships.
In 1995, at the age of ten, Lewis met Ron Dennis, the boss of the McClaren-Mercedes F1 racing team at an awards ceremony. Mr Dennis later said: "When I first met Lewis he was asking for my autograph. Without breaking eye contact, he told me how he was going to go about his career."
It really impressed him, and within a couple of years Lewis had joined the McClaren development programme and his journey to F1 stardom had begun.
Former F1 legends have been quick to spot the young racer’s potential. Triple 5 world champion Niki Lauda said he had been "stunned 6" by Lewis’s first season in world championship competition.
Lauda, who raced in F1 for three decades, told a British newspaper that Lewis had "a clear mind to face the challenge of F1".
"It may seem absolutely amazing, but, yes, I can see Lewis winning the championship at the first attempt," said Niki Lauda.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
Formula One racing driver F1方程式赛车手
breaking records 打破纪录
debut 首次露面
newcomer 新选手
Grand Prix 国际汽车大奖赛
Caribbean descent 加勒比人的后裔
lead the championship 在冠军赛中领先
go-karts 卡丁车
stuff of legend 象神话一般的
awards ceremony 颁奖仪式
F1 racing team F1方程式赛车队
eye contact 双目对视
autograph 签名
development programme 训练计划
impressed 给…留下印象
spot the young racer’s potential 发现年轻选手的潜能
Former F1 legends F1方程式赛事的传奇伟人
stunned 惊讶
at the first attempt 初次尝试
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来。
- Many Americans are of English descent.许多美国人的祖籍是英国。