《新版新概念英语第二册(英音)Lesson (72)》歌词

歌手：朗文

时长： 02:02

--- lesson 72 a car called bluebird “[00:00:01]

--- first listen and then answer the question.[00:00:07]

--- what mistake was made?[00:00:13]

the great racing driver, sir malcolm campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.[00:00:18]

he set up a new world record in september 1935 at bonneville salt flats, utah.[00:00:28]

bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.[00:00:39]

it was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.[00:00:45]

although campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,[00:00:53]

he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.[00:01:00]

after his attempt, campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.[00:01:08]

however, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.[00:01:19]

his average speed had been 301 miles per hour.[00:01:25]

since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.[00:01:31]

following in his father's footsteps many years later, sir malcolm's son, donald, also set up a world record.[00:01:39]

like his father, he was driving a car called bluebird.[00:01:49]

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