sound n 声音
excitement n 激动，兴奋
handsome adj 漂亮的，美观的
Rolls-Royce 罗乐斯-罗伊斯
Benz n 奔驰
wheel n 轮子
explosion n 爆炸，轰响
course n 跑道，行程
rival n 对手
speed v 疾驶
downhill adv 下坡
sound v 听起来
adj 合理的等于reasonable
i have a piece of sound advice
我有一个合理的建议
soundly香甜的
sleep soundly
voice人的声音
noise和周围不和谐的声音，躁音
to one's excitement令人激动的是
the most exciting thing is that
最令人激动的是
the most surprising thing about it is that
it excited me that
让我激动的是
you look beautiful
一般形容人，形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一
she is pretty
flowers are beautiful
picture is beautiful
pretty美丽（用于女孩或小孩）
pretty boy pretty girl pretty woman
nice
you are nice你长得不错
lovely可爱的
this is a lovely story这是一个可爱的故事
lovely girl
good-looking
smart小巧而美丽的（物）
时髦而美丽的（人）
cute漂亮，常用来形容小孩
the baby is cute
what a cute baby
how cute you are
handsome形容男孩
pretty跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气，女性化
handsome跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气
explode v
explosive n 炸药
bomb n 炸弹
the bomb exploded
on the course按照轨道运行
off course 偏离轨道
course n 课程
this term， i took seven courses这学期我学了七门课
competition n 竞争，竞赛
competitor：the person who takes part in the competition竞争者，对手
opposite相反的
opponent n 对手，持相反意见的人
enemy敌人
rival势均力敌的，势均力敌的对手
speed sped sped
speed 速度
at the speed of 以...的速度
the car goes at the speed of 40 miles/hour
在车后的3 speed/4 speed表示档位
blow up风力的增加
speed up速度的增加，加速
slow down减速
downstairs下楼
upstairs上楼
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown市中心的商业区
i'll go to the downtown

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Once a year a race is held for old cars. A
lot of cars entered for this race last year
and there was a great deal of excitement
just before it began. One of the most
handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver
Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz
which had only three wheels. Built in
1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
After a great many loud explosions, the
race began. Many of the cars broke down
on the course and some drivers spent
more time under their cars than in them !
A few cars, however, completed the race.
The winning car reached a speed of forty
miles an hour--much faster than any of
its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of
the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave every-
one a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no
less exciting.

how fast did the winning car go？

race车赛
enter for报名参加
a great deal of 大量的
a great number of
a great many
a large amount of
there was a great deal of excitement人们非常激动
break down车子抛锚
many cars许多车子
many of the cars 车子当中的许多
many students许多学生
many of my students 我叫过的许多学生
some pictures一些照片
some of the pictures那些照片中的一些
much faster快得多
a little faster快一点
any of its rival＝any rival
any 在比较级中一旦出现，它往往要加可数名词得单数
Beijing is bigger than any city
如果是不定代词，可以说someone else，anyone else
如果不是不定代词，要在名词前加otherany other competitor
have trouble doing sth干...有麻烦
give sb pleasure
give sb a fraight
give me a fright你吓了我一跳
give you a surprise给你一个惊喜
give sb＋n
be different from和...不同
no more和no less都表示和...一样，only，the same
there are no more than 100 students
表示不相同用
not more；not less
not less ＝ more
not more ＝ less
not less exciting更令人激动
no less exciting一样得激动
no more than you 和你