Lesson 72

The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
伟大的赛车手马尔科姆·坎贝尔爵士是第一个以超过每小时300英里速度驾驶的人。
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下了一项新的世界纪录。
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
蓝鸟号，那辆他驾驶的汽车，是专门为他建造的。
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
它的长度超过30英尺，并且拥有一台2500马力的发动机。
Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
虽然坎贝尔达到了超过每小时304英里的速度，但他在控制汽车方面感到非常困难，因为在第一次行驶时一个轮胎爆裂了。
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
在他的尝试之后，坎贝尔失望地得知他的平均速度仅为每小时299英里。
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
然而，几天后，他被告知犯了一个错误。
His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
他的平均速度曾达到每小时301英里。
Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
自那时起，赛车手们的时速已经超过了600英里。
Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
多年以后，在追随他父亲的脚步时，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德也创造了一项世界纪录。
Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
像他父亲一样，他驾驶着一辆名为“蓝鸟”的赛车。