新概念英语第二册72

72 A car called bluebird“蓝鸟”汽车 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 299 miles 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. 伟大的赛车手，马尔科姆爵士坎贝尔，谁是第一个男人开车时速超过300英里。他建立了一个新的世界纪录在九月1935邦纳维尔盐滩，犹他州。蓝鸟，他驾驶的车，是专门为他制造的。它长30英尺，有一个2500-horsepower引擎。尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时304英里的速度，但他很难控制汽车轮胎爆裂，因为在第一次运行。一番努力后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里。然而，几天之后，他被告知，一个错误发生了。他的平均时速是301英里。自那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。跟随父亲的脚步很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子，唐纳德，也创造了一项世界纪录。他的父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫蓝鸟。