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Unit 3 Racing Against Time
第3單元 和時間賽跑
Roy's dream was to win the Grande Pri. His dream came true on his 26th birthday, when after years of training he entered the race. The race began at noon. Roy and four other cars revved their engines at the starting line, and then they were off.
羅伊的夢想便是贏得一級方程式賽車大賽。他的夢想在他二十六歲生日那年終于實現了，因為經過多年的訓練，那年他進入了決賽。比賽于中午開始，羅伊和其他四部車都在起跑線加速發動機，接著全力沖出。
Roy had a slow start. There were two cars ahead of him and he needed to catch up if he wanted to win the race. As they neared the finish line, the car in front of Roy took a corner too quickly and flipped over blocking the track.
羅伊起步比別人慢，有兩部車在他前面，要贏得比賽一定要趕上才行。就在他們接近終點線時，羅伊前面那部車因為轉彎。
The car burst into flames. The driver was stuck. Roy pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to the other driver. He was unconscious. Roy smashed the window and dragged the driver out of the car.
車子突然起火，駕駛員則被卡在車內。羅伊把車開到路邊，從車子里跳出來跑到翻車的那名車手那里，發現他已經不省人事了。羅伊打破車窗，把駕駛員從車子里拖 了出來。
Just when they were a safe distance away the car exploded. If it weren't for Roy, the man would have died. Roy didn't win the Grand Prix that year, but he didn't care. He knew he did the right thing.
就在他們離開車子一段安全距離時，車子爆炸了。如果不是羅伊，這名賽車手便難逃一死。雖然羅伊那年沒有贏得一級方程式大賽冠軍，但他并不在乎，因為他知道 他做的事情是對的。
【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陳怡芬 譯
上海交通大學出版社出版
