Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
兩船于1872年6月18日同時從上海啟航駛往英國，途中展開了一場激烈的比賽。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 使人興奮的，令人激動的;
v. 刺激（excite的現在分詞）;
?? excit興奮+ing...的→使人興奮的
"Riding bulls is always an exciting event at a rodeo."
騎公牛總是放牧人競技會上激動人心的表演.
近義：heady, inflaming, moving, sensational, stimulating, tantalizing
反義：humdrum, insipid, insufferable, irksome, irritating, lethal
n. 六月;[女子名]瓊，來源于拉丁語，含義是“年輕氣盛的六月”（youthful from the name of the month）;
?? 六月居(ju)哪呢？(ne) 網友：yqy 補充：六月多jiong(二聲,方言,跳的意思。june的諧音)一下,到七月八月就跳不起來了。
"London is full of visitors during May and June."
五六月間倫敦擠滿了游客.
近義：jun, jun.
n. 賽跑;人種;競爭;民族;
v. 參加比賽;快速移動;空轉;
?? 比賽跑（r=run）第一（ace，撲克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大為懊惱的是他賽跑沒獲勝.
近義：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反義：pace
Shanghai
[???'hai]
vt. （以暴力或不正當手段 ）劫掠（某人）去作水手;（以武力或武力威脅）強行拘留；誘拐;上海（中國東部港市）;
"I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai."
我在上海的一家書店里碰到了他.
n. 英格蘭;英國;
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
據說這個芭蕾舞團不久將訪問英國.
近義：blighty