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新概念英语第二册第56课 更加快 比 声音

Faster than sound

单词

声音 sound /saund/ voice 人的声音

激动 excitement /ɪk'saɪtmənt/

漂亮 handsome /'hænsəm/

劳斯莱斯 Rolls Royce

奔驰 Benz /benz/

轮子 wheel /wiːl/

爆炸 explosion /ɪk'spləʊʒən/

The explosion hurt the man.

跑道 course /kɔːs/

对手 rival /-rai vl/

急速行驶 speed /spiːd/

speeds sped sped speeding

下坡 downhill /daʊn'hɪl/

问题

多 快 did the 冠军车 行驶了？

1 一年一次，

Once a year,

一个 比赛 被 举行 for 旧的 汽车。

a race is held for old cars.

hold

2 许多的 车子 参加for 这个 比赛

A lot of cars entered for this race

去年 and 有 很多很多的 兴奋之事

last year and there was a great deal of

excitement

就在 它 开始之前。

just before it began.

3 其中一辆 最 帅的 汽车 就是

One of the most handsome cars was

一辆 劳斯莱斯 “银色的 幽灵”。

a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.

4 the 最不寻常的 车子 是 一辆 奔驰

The most unusual car was a Benz

Which 只拥有 3个 轮子s。

which had only three wheels.

5 被造于 1885年，

it was Built in 1885,

它 是 最古老的 汽车 参赛的 。

it was the oldest car taking part.

6 after 许多的 巨大的 轰鸣声s之后，

After a great many loud explosions

The 比赛 开始了。

the race began.

7 其中许多的 汽车s 抛锚了

Many of the cars broke down

在the 跑道 and 一些 司机s

on the course and some drivers

花费了 更加多的 时间

spent more time

在他们的 汽车下面 比 在它里面。

under their cars than in them.

8 一些 汽车s，可是，

A few cars ,however,

完成了 the 比赛。

completed the race.

9 the 冠军 车

The winning car

达到了 一个 速度of

reached a speed of

40 英里 一个小时

40 miles an hour

—远远 更加快 比 任何一个 它的 对手s。

much faster than any of its rivals.

10 它 急速行驶 下坡

It sped downhill

在比赛的结尾 and 它的 司机

at the end of the race and its driver

有 很多的 麻烦 试图 to 停下 它 。

had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.

11 the 比赛 给了 大家 很多的 快乐 。

The race gave everyone

a great deal of pleasure.

12 它 是 非常 不同于 现代的 汽车 比赛

It was very different from modern car

races

但是 并不缺少 兴奋度。

but no less exciting.

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获得227.7k好评的回答@Andrew Ferebee：

1. Exercise锻炼

Regular exercise can increase brain function, improve memory, speed up cognitive processes, and fight off diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia.有规律的锻炼能提升大脑功能，改善记忆力，加快认知过程，并且战胜疾病，如阿尔兹海默症和痴呆。

2. Get 8–9 Hours of High Quality Sleep

8-9小时高质量睡眠

If you do NOTHING else except improve your sleep, I promise you that your brain will be faster and sharper than ever before.除了改善睡眠其他什么都不做，我也能保证你的大脑会比以前反应更快、思维更敏捷。

3. Meditate for 10–30 Minutes a Day

3.一天冥想10-30分钟

Meditation has been shown to help rebuild gray matter in the brain and increase cognitive performance significantly.研究表明冥想有助于重建大脑灰质，有效提高认知表现。

4. Play a Variety of Different Games

4.玩各种不同的游戏

5. Pick up a Musical Instrument

学一种乐器

Not only is music an amazing hobby that will do wonders for your social life, but it will literally rewire your brain and make you a faster and better learner.音乐这个神奇的爱好不仅会给你的社交带来惊人的影响，而且竟然能重新激活你的大脑，使你学得更快更好。

6. Eat a Diet High In Healthy Fats and Low in Processed Sugars

饮食应富含健康脂肪，少含工业制糖。

8. Habits You Must Avoid

必须改掉的习惯

1) Drugs and Alcohol

1)吸毒酗酒

2) Eating Sugar

2)吃糖

3) Stressing Out

3)压力过大

4) Operating from a Fixed Mindset

4)思维模式固定

获得342.5k好评的回答@Joel Kaplan：

Back in 2015, Red Bull took their athletes through a series of “fear exercises” to help them perform better under pressure.

回顾2015年，红牛车队（奥地利一级方程式车队之一）带领队员经历了一系列“恐惧训练”以帮助他们在压力下激发更好的表现。

They had to drive racing cars on a dirt track, hold their breath under water as long as possible, and even crawl through a tunnel filled with snakes. At the end of the “fear training”, the athletes measured their heart rate, blood pressure, and mental comfort.他们要在一条很脏的赛道上开赛车，在水下尽可能长时间憋气，甚至要爬过满是蛇的地道。“恐惧训练”结束后，队员测了心率、血压和精神舒适度。

Guess what happened?猜猜结果怎样？

They were able to move faster, they were able to think faster, and they were able to act faster. Most importantly, their brain and body adapted under pressure. What was first a mentally exhausting and stressful activity, became something that they could do with ease and much more quickly.他们移动速度更快，思维更敏捷，反应也更迅速。最重要的是，他们的大脑和身体适应了压力下的状态，原本是耗费脑力和施加压力的活动，反倒让他们能轻松应对，并且完成速度更快。

So what can you take away from this little experiment?那么你从这个小实验中了解到了什么？

Do the things that scare you the most… and you will become sharper, smarter, and faster than ever.做你最害怕的事，你就能比以往思维更敏捷、更聪明、反应更快。

翻译：菲菲

审校：董静

来源：沪江英语

来源：沪江英语

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