Eat my dust! Henry Ford's First Race

 

 

Henry Ford에 대해서는 자동차 회사와 관련된 인물 정도로만 알고 있었다. 그러나 이 짧은 책을 통해서 자동차에 대한 그의 열정, 상금을 얻기 위해 자동차 경주에 참가한 그의 도전정신, 자동차를 대중화 시키기 위한 그의 노력을 엿볼 수 있었다. 성공하기 위해서는 정말 자신이 좋아하는 일을 해야 하며, 이타적인 동기가 있어야 한다는 생각을 다시 한번 하게 되었다. 

인상 깊었던 문장들

Only the rich could afford to own a car. _ 과거의 세상

Henry had built a car everyone could own. _ Henry가 바꾼 세상

익히고 싶은 표현들 

Men leaped for cover. 천 위로 뛰어 오르다?

Dogs barked.

Horses reared. 말들은 뒷발로 섰다. 자리를 박차고 일어났다.

Henry liked driving into town.

 

 

It ran on gas. Gas로 작동되다?

 

Everyone wished Henry would go back to driving a horse and buggy.

 

Their cars cost a lot of money.

Only the rich could afford to own a car.

 

People dressed up for a day at the races. 옷을 잘 차려입었다.

They cheered the fastest car to victory. 그들을 가장 빠른 자동차가 승리하기를 응원했다.

 

One horsepower equaled the pulling power of one horse.

That meant Henry’s car could beat any horse – in seconds flat!

 

People laughed at Henry.

 

“I can beat him,” said Henry.

“My car is built better.”

 

Henry gripped the steering wheel.

Spider cranked the engine. 시동을 거는 것 같다?

Henry’s racer roared to life.

 

Bang!

The starter’s pistol went off. 출발신호를 알리는 사람의 권총이 울렸다. 터졌다.

Henry and Winton shot down the track!

 

The crowd cheered.

Most were cheering for Winton.

They were sure he would win.

 

Up ahead lay the first curve.

 

Henry did not.

He had to cut the engine.

 

He leaned out.

Henry took the curve.

Spider’s weight kept the racer from tipping over.

*tip over: 넘어뜨리다. 뒤집다.

 

Henry stepped on the gas.

He sped down the track.

His car caught up with Winton’s.

 

The racers were on their last lap.

It was burning oil.

Suddenly the engine stalled. 멎다.

Winton’s car rolled to a stop.

Henry roared past in a cloud of dust!

*roar: 부릉부릉 하는 소리를 내다. 크고, 길고, 깊은 소리를 내다.

“Yippee!” he shouted with glee. 기뻐하며

 

Henry had built a car everyone could own.