时间:2019-02-13 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力精选进阶版


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1,000mph Target for British Car 英国制造时速达1000英里/小时的高速汽车


A British team has begun building a car designed to smash 1 all previous land speed records and go faster than even the speed of sound.


The supersonic 2 car, called Bloodhound, is expected to reach an awe-inspiring 1,000mph (1,610km/h), while sound travels at around 760mph (1,223km/h).


The car, which looks more like a plane without wings thanks to its sleek 3, aerodynamic frame, will also travel much faster than most passenger aircraft, which is why the man chosen to drive it is actually a pilot.


Wing Commander Andy Green will be in the hot seat for the car’s record attempt, and is hoping to break the present land speed record of 763mph (1,228km/h) which he himself set in 1997.


The time trial is scheduled for 2011 and will take place on a 10-mile-long track in a desert in South Africa.


But while achieving such speeds would undoubtedly 4 be a major accomplishment 5, Andy Green says the project is about more than this.


He said the aim was to “create an iconic project that can inspire the nation and the nation’s schools to have an interest in science and engineering.”


“If it gets kids from around the world motivated and we only get to 950mph (1,529km/h) then it’ll be worth it. If we get to 1,000mph and nobody cares then we’ll have failed.”


While you’re unlikely to have the chance to drive such a car yourself, you will be able to watch the attempt on television.


“It will be unmissable television,” said Green.


“It will be very hot and noisy with a violent acceleration 6 and deceleration which will feel pretty much like a crash.


“But as long as all four wheels stay on the ground, everything else we can deal with.”


Glossary 词汇表


land speed records 陆上速度的世界纪录 


supersonic 超音速的 


awe-inspiring 令人惊叹的 


sleek 光滑的 


aerodynamic frame 空气动力的构架 


passenger aircraft 客机 


Wing Commander 中校 


in the hot seat 承担重任 


time trial 计时检测 


desert 沙漠 


major accomplishment 重大成就 


iconic project 代表性的工程 


motivated 有动力的 


unlikely 不太可能的 


unmissable 不可错过的 


violent acceleration 急剧加速 


deceleration 减速 


pretty much 几乎 


crash 撞车 


deal with 应对处理



v.粉碎,打碎;n.轰动的演出,巨大的成功
  • We heard the smash of plates breaking in the kitchen.我们听到厨房里盘子破碎的声音。
  • The gifted author wrote one smash after another.这个天才作家创作了一篇又一篇轰动一时的作品。
adj.超声的,超声速的
  • These planes travel at supersonic speeds.这些飞机以超音速的速度飞行。
  • Supersonic methods for determining the q value of material.材料q值的超声波测定方法。
adj.光滑的,井然有序的;v.使光滑,梳拢
  • Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
  • The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。
adv.确实地,无疑地
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
n.加速,加速度
  • All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
  • He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。
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