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en’t many apples, but you can pick a few. 課文主要語言點 Once a year, a race is held for old cars 1)once a year,每年一次。once表示一次,twice表示兩次,三次以上都用times來表達(dá)。 2)hold,舉行、舉辦。其過去式和過去分詞都是held。 A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. 1)enter for,參加(比賽)。 2)a great deal of,許多、大量。注意只能用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞。 3)just before,就在...之前?! ne of the most handsome cars was a RollsRoyce Silver Ghost. 1)handsome,英俊的、漂亮的。 2)RollsRoyce Silver Ghost,勞斯萊斯銀魅。這款車享有“世界上的汽車”的美譽(yù)。silver,銀。ghost,魔鬼?! he most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. 1)Benz,奔馳車。 2)Built in 1885是過去分詞短語,作為伴隨狀語。 3)taking part用作car的定語,其完整原形為that took part?! fter a great many loud explosions, the race began. 1)a great many,許多、大量。與a great deal of只能用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞不同的是,a great many只能用來修飾可數(shù)名詞。 2)explosion,爆炸。源自動詞explode。 Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! 1)break down,拋錨。 2)on the course,在賽道上。 3)注意體會本句話中的幽默筆觸:一些司機(jī)選手花了更多的時間躺著車底下,而不是坐在車?yán)锩妫馑际擒囎訅牧?,得躺到車底去修車。注意under和in要重讀,以突出前后對比效果?! few cars, however, pleted the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour much faster than any of its rivals. 1)plete,完成。 2)winning,取勝的。 3)reach a speed of,達(dá)到...速度。 4)注意much常用來修飾比較級。 5)rival,競爭對手?! t sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. 1)speed,加速前進(jìn)。其過去式和過去分詞都是sped。 2