第72课

[00:00.00]The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. #
杰出的赛车选手马尔科姆.坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。#

[00:10.46]He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. #
他于1935年9月在犹他州的邦纳维尔盐滩创造了一项新的世界纪录。#

[00:20.74]Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him. #
他驾驶的“蓝鸟”牌汽车是专门为他制造的。#

[00:28.08]It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. #
它的车身长30英尺，有一个2,500 马力的发动机。#

[00:35.58]Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, #
尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，#

[00:42.57]he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. #
但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。#

[00:50.74]After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. #
比赛结束后，坎贝尔非常失望地得知他的平均时速是299英里。#

[01:01.67]However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made. #
然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。#

[01:08.08]His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. #
他的平均时速实际是301英里。#

[01:13.08]Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. #
从那时以来，赛车选手已达到每小时600英里的速度。#

[01:21.61]Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record. #
很多年之后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德踏着父亲的足迹，也创造了一项世界纪录。#

[01:31.33]Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.#
同他父亲一样，他也驾驶着一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。