蓝鸟赛车创纪录：马尔科姆·坎贝尔的极速挑战

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Lesson 72 A car called Bluebird 第72课 一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车

The great racing driver Sir Malcolm Campbell was the first man 伟大的赛车手马尔科姆·坎贝尔爵士是第一个

to drive at over 300 miles per hour. 以每小时超过300英里的速度驾驶的人。

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

Bluebird, “蓝鸟”

the car he was driving, 就是他当时驾驶的汽车，

had been specially built for him. 是专门为他打造的。

It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500 horsepower engine. 车长超过30英尺，配备了一台2500马力的发动机。

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，

he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tire burst during the first run. 但他控制这辆车非常困难，因为在第一次试跑中爆了一个轮胎。

After his attempt, 尝试之后，

Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. 坎贝尔得知自己的平均速度是每小时299英里，感到很失望。

However, 然而，

a few days later, 几天后，

he was told that a mistake had been made. 他被告知搞错了。

His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. 他的平均速度实际上是每小时301英里。

Since that time, 自那以后，

racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour. 赛车手们已经达到了每小时超过600英里的速度。

Following in his father's footsteps many years later, 多年后，马尔科姆爵士的儿子唐纳德

Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, 子承父业，

also set up a world record. 也创造了一项世界纪录。

Like his father, 和他父亲一样，

he was driving a car called Bluebird. 他驾驶的也是一辆名叫“蓝鸟”的汽车。