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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISELECTRICRUNABOUTorTheSpeediestCarontheRoadTOMSWIFTANDHISELECTRICRUNABOUTorTheSpeediestCarontheRoadVICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISELECTRICRUNABOUTorTheSpeediestCarontheRoadCHAPTERITOMHOPESFORAPRIZE"Father,"exclaimedTomSwift,lookingupfromapaperhewasreading,
2、"IthinkIcanwinthatprize!""Whatprizeisthat?"inquiredtheagedinventor,gazingawayfromadrawingofacomplicatedmachine,andpausinginhistaskofmakingsomeintricatecalculations."Youdon'tmeantosay,Tom,thatyou'regoingtohaveatryforagovernmentprizeforasubmarine,afterall.""No,"notasub
3、marineprize,dad,"andtheyouthlaughed."ThoughourAdvancewouldtaketheprizeawayfromalmostanyotherunder-waterboat,Iimagine.No,it'sanotherprizeI'mthinkingabout.""Whatdoyoumean?""Well,IseebythispaperthattheTouringClubofAmericahasofferedthreethousanddollarsforthespeediestelec
4、triccar.Thetestsaretocomeoffthisfall,onanewandspeciallybuilttrackonLongIsland,andit'stobeanendurancecontestfortwenty-fourhours,oraracefordistance,theyhaven'tyetdecided.ButI'mgoingtohaveatryforit,dad,and,besideswinningtheprize,IthinkI'lltakeAndyFogerdownapeg."What'sAn
5、dybeendoingnow?""Oh,nothingmorethanusual.He'salwaysmean,andlookingforachancetomaketroubleforme,butIdidn'trefertoanythingspecialHehasanewauto,youknow,andheboaststhatit'sthefastestoneinthiscountry.I'llshowhimthatitisn't,forI'mgoingtowinthisprizewiththespeediestcaronthe
6、road.""But,Tom,youhaven'tanyautomobile,youknow,"andMr.Swiftlookedanxiouslyathisson,whowassmilingconfidently."Youcan'tbegoingtomakeyourmotor-cycleintoanauto;areyou?""No,dad.""Thenhowareyougoingtotakepartintheprizecontest?Besides,electriccars,asfarasIknow,aren'tspecial
7、lyspeedy.""Iknowit,andonereasonwhythisclubhasarrangedthecontestistoimprovethequalityofelectricautomobiles.I'mgoingtobuildanelectric2TOMSWIFTANDHISELECTRICRUNABOUTorTheSpeediestCarontheRoadrunabout,dad.""Anelectricrunabout?Butitwillhavetobeoperatedwithastoragebattery,
8、Tom,andyouhaven't--""Iguessyou'regoingtosayIhaven'tanystoragebattery,dad,"interruptedMr.Swift'sson."Well,Ihaven'tyet,butI'mgoingtoh
