新概念英语第一册Lesson 69 The car race

（单词翻译）

　　Lesson 69 The car race

　　听录音，然后回答问题。Which car was the winner in 1995?
哪辆车在1995年的比赛中获胜？
There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995, there was a very big race.
There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends, Julie and Jack¹ were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing² on the left.
There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him.
On the way home, my wife said to me, “Don’t drive so quickly! You’re not Billy Stewart!”
New Word and expressions³ 生词和短语
year
n. 年
race
n. 比赛
town
n. 城填
crowd
n. 人群
stand
v. 站立
exciting
adj. 使人激动的
just
adv. 正好，恰好
finish
n. 结尾，结束
winner
n. 获胜者
behind
prep.在……之后
way
n. 路途
参考译文
在我们镇子附近每年都有一场汽车比赛。1995年举行了一次盛大的比赛。
许许多多人都去了赛场。我和我的妻子也去了。我们的朋友朱莉和杰克也去了。你可以在人群中看到我们。我们站在左面。
参加比赛的有20辆汽车。有英国、法国、德国、意大利、美国和日本的汽车。
比赛的结尾是激动人心的。获胜者是比利.斯图尔特。他在第15号车里，其他5辆汽车跟在他后面。
在回家的途中，我妻子对我说：“别开得这样快！你可不是比利.斯图尔特！”

　　练习答案  Key to written exercises
Lesson 70
A
1  We were at the stationer's on Monday.
2  We were there  at  four o'clock.
3  They were in Australia in September.
4  They were there in spring.
5  On November 25th, they were in Canada.
6  They were there in 1990.
B
1  Where were you and Susan on March 23rd?
We were at the office on March 23rd.
2  Where were Sam and Penny⁴ in 1986?
They were in India in 1986.
3  Where were you and Penny on Saturday?
We were at the baker's on Saturday.
4  Where were Sam and Penny in 1993?
They were in Canada in 1993.
5  Where were you and Penny in August?
We were in Austria⁵ in August.
6  Where were Sam and Penny on May 25th?
They were at home on May 25th.
7  Where were you and Penny in December?
We were in Finland in December.
8  Where were you and Sam on February 22nd?
We were at school on February 22nd.