1. A few cars, however, completed the race.
然而,还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。
知识点:a few cars指为数不多的几辆车。
2. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯公司生产的银鬼汽车。
知识点:辨析:pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart, cute, handsome
pretty“美丽的”,多用于修饰女子或小孩;nice“可爱的”,多用于修饰小孩;lovely"可爱的”,多指长得乖巧;good-looking“好看的”,可用来形容任何人和物;smart“聪明的”,
一般形容物小巧而美丽的,人时髦而美丽的;cute“漂亮的,可爱的”,常用来形容小孩或物品;handsome“帅气的”,多用于赞美男子。
3. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hourmuch faster than any of its rivals.
获胜的邺辆车达到了时速40英里——远远超过其他对手。
知识点:reach /go up a speed of +数量,表示“达到……速度”。
4.Afler a great many loud explosions, the race began.
在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后,比赛斤始了。
知识点:a great many后加可数名词。