课文
Faster than sound「比声音还快」
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 everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
译：
旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯–罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车，而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里–远远超过任何对手。它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛。
词
explosion：**n.爆炸，轰响**explosive「n.炸药/adj.易炸的」
course：**n.跑道，行程，课程，一道菜***on/off the course「在跑道上/脱离跑道」
speed：**n.速度**drive at the speed of…「以…的速度开车」
reach/keep a speed of…「达到/保持…速度」
v.疾驶，加速「speed/sped/sped」
The ambulance sped to the hospital.「救护车疾速驶向医院」
speed up「加速」/slow down「减速」
句子
修饰可数和不可数
修饰可数名词复数：
many/a great many「许多」
a number of/a large number of「许多大量」
修饰不可数名词：
much/a great deal of「许多大量」
两者都可以修饰：
a lot of「许多，大量」
课文
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-much faster than any of its rivals.「获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里-远远超过任何对手」
比较级表示最高级的含义：
比较级+than any…
比较级+否定
I can’t love you more.「我不能爱你更多（已经最爱你了）」