第3课 (290字 3分钟)

Passage Three

（K4 level）

1.Ralph Depalma had won many races.

2.But he was at his best in a race that he lost.

3.The race was the 1912 “Indy”500.

4.That’s one of the biggest car races in the United States.

5.Depalma was driving a large German car.

6.As soon as the race started,he pulled out in front.

7.As the race went on,he kept the first place.

8.And he was far ahead of Dawson,the man in the second place.

9.When the race was almost over,some people got up and left.

10.Why stay?They thought they were sure they knew who would win.

11.But things did not go as they thought.

12.A strange noise came from Depalma’s car.

13.It slowed down.Something was wrong.

14.Depalma knew his car wouldn’t go far.

15.His only hope was that he would make it to the finish.

16.But on his last lap,the car stopped.

17.Dawson’s car roared by.

18.Depalma saw it go by.

19.He knew he couldn’t win now.

20.But he thought he can finish the race.

21.And he got out of his car.

22.So did his assistant.

23.They began to push the car to the finish.

24.Dawson went by them again and again.

25.He was on his last lap.He was going to win.

26.The people shouted.Depalma and his friend didn’t care.

27.They went on pushing.

28.At first all eyes were on Dawson.

29.He crossed the line.

30.And the race was over.He won!

31.Then people saw a car crawing up to the track,they began to yell and shout.

32.Depalma and his friend pushed on.

33.At last the car crossed the line.

34.By then the people at the track were yelling for them.

35.They shouted more than they had for Dawson.

36.This was a different kind of winner—one who would not quit.

生词表（New Words）

1. won 赢得 races 比赛  

2. best 最好 race 比赛 lost 输掉  

3. race 比赛  

4. biggest 最大 car 汽车 races 比赛  

5. driving 驾驶 large 大型 car 赛车  

6. started 开始 pulled 冲到 front 前面  

7. going 进行 kept 保持 first 第一  

8. ahead 领先 second 第二 place 位置  

9. almost 快 people 人 left 离开  

10. stay 留下 thought 以为 win 赢  

11. go 去 thought 想 things 事情  

12. strange 奇怪 noise 声音 came 来自

car 车  

13. slowed 慢 down 速度 wrong 错误  

14. knew 知道 far 远  

15. hope 希望 make 达到 finish 终点  

16. lap 圈 stopped 停 car 车  

17. roared 咆哮 by 经过  

18. saw 看到 go 走  

19. knew 知道 win 赢  

20. finish 完成 race 比赛 thought 想  

21. got 下 car 车  

22. assistant 助手 got 下车  

23. began 开始 push 推 finish 终点  

24. went 走 by 经过  

25. lap 圈 win 赢  

26. shouted 喊 care 在意  

27. pushing 推  

28. eyes 目光  

29. crossed 穿过 line 终点线  

30. over 结束 won 赢  

31. saw 看到 car 车 track 赛道  

32. pushed 推 on 继续  

33. crossed 穿过 line 终点线  

34. yelling 喊 them 他们  

35. shouted 喊 more 更多  

36. winner 胜利者 quit 放弃

1. 拉尔夫·德帕尔玛赢得了许多比赛。

2. 但他在一场他输掉的比赛中表现得最好。

3. 那场比赛是1912年的“印第500”比赛。

4. 那是美国最大的汽车比赛之一。

5. 德帕尔玛驾驶着一辆大型德国赛车。

6. 比赛一开始，他就冲到了前面。

7. 随着比赛的进行，他一直保持在第一位。

8. 他远远领先于排在第二位的道森。

9. 当比赛快结束时，一些人站起来离开了。

10. 为什么还要留下？他们以为自己已经知道谁会赢了。

11. 但事情并没有按他们想的那样发展。

12. 一阵奇怪的声音从德帕尔玛的车上传来。

13. 车速慢了下来，出了问题。

14. 德帕尔玛知道他的车开不了多远了。

15. 他的唯一希望是能坚持到终点。

16. 但在最后一圈，他的车停了下来。

17. 道森的车轰鸣着超过了他。

18. 德帕尔玛看着它从旁边驶过。

19. 他知道自己现在赢不了了。

20. 但他认为他可以完成比赛。

21. 于是他下了车。

22. 他的助手也下了车。

23. 他们开始推着车向终点走去。

24. 道森一次又一次地从他们身边驶过。

25. 他正跑最后一圈，他即将赢得比赛。

26. 人群在欢呼，但德帕尔玛和他的朋友并不在意。

27. 他们继续推车前进。

28. 一开始所有人的目光都集中在道森身上。

29. 他冲过终点线。

30. 比赛结束了，他赢了！

31. 然后人们看到一辆车慢慢地爬上赛道，他们开始欢呼呐喊。

32. 德帕尔玛和他的朋友继续推车。

33. 最后这辆车越过了终点线。

34. 此时赛道上的人群为他们大声欢呼。

35. 他们的呐喊比为道森的还要热烈。

36. 这是另一种胜利者，一个不会放弃的人。