72 A Car Called Bluebird

A car called Bluebird

“蓝鸟”汽车

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。

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。

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。

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。

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,