[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:Faster Than Sound!] [by:更多学习内容，请到chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:12.98]How fast did the winning car go? [00:18.91]Once a year, a race is held for old cars. [00:24.58]A lot of cars entered for this race last year [00:28.24]and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. [00:33.55]One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. [00:40.72]The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, [00:49.18]it was the oldest car taking part. [00:53.10]After a great many loud explosions, [00:56.53]the race began. [00:58.81]Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time [01:04.44]under their cars than in them! [01:07.96]A few cars, however, completed the race. [01:12.33]The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour--much faster than any of its rivals. [01:21.19]It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. [01:29.14]The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. [01:32.91]It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.