新标准大学英语第二册Unit 6 教案

第二册

Unit 6 Sporting Life

Active reading (1) My dream comes true

Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: Predicting

Identifying features of a formal writing style through reading

Organizing Students’ oral discussion by showing them how to present information and opinions

Analyzing trends by using patterns observed and researched Background Information Denise Lewis, the writer, is a British athlete, born in 1972, who won the gold medal for the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. After her 2000 Olympic gold medal event, she was given an OBE, an honor given by the Queen, to recognize her contribution to sports and other championships. In the 2004 Olympic Games she had to withdraw due to injuries. She retired from sports in 2005. Warming-up Questions 1. Which is more important for you: taking part in sport, or winning? 2. Why is an Olympic medal prized more highly than other sports trophies? 3. Can spectators help an athlete to win?

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Is it important to support your favorite player, your team or your country?

Teaching procedures While-reading Task Answer the questions

Which phrases in the passage tell us that: 1. the race took place in the evening?

2. the writer felt very nervous before the race?

3. the writer had decided to use the strategy she had worked out earlier? 4. the writer was going to put all her effort into the race?

5. nothing except winning or losing would be important after the race?

6. the writer stopped thinking about one thing and started thinking about

something else?

7. the writer refused to allow herself to think that she’d won? 8. the writer worried that she might have lost? Language points 1. gently ad. carefully, without a lot of force or sudden change in movement 轻柔地；轻轻地 e.g.

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1. She kissed her baby gently on the cheek. 她温柔地吻了吻她孩子的脸颊。

2. Rain dropped gently on the roof above. 雨轻轻地落在屋顶上。

2. illuminate vt.

1) make a place bright with light, or to shine a light on something 照明；照亮；照射

2) make something much clearer and easier tounderstand 阐明；解释；使易懂 e.g.

1. The room was illuminated by the glow of the fire. 房间被炉火照得通明。

2. His lecture illuminated and explained many scientific phenomena. 他的讲座阐明并解释了许多科学现象.

3. deafening a. so loud that you can hear nothing else 震耳欲聋的 Word family: deaf a. deafen v.

Translate the following into Chinese: 1. None so deaf as those who won’t hear. 拒听之人耳最不聪。

2. The operation deafened him for life. 那次手术使他终身耳聋。

3. The noise of jets taking off was deafening. 喷气式飞机起飞时发出的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

4. tantalisingly ad. (BrE) adverb of the adjective tantalising 挑逗性地；逗引性地

Word family: tantalising a. making you feel excited or hopeful about having something that you want, often

something that you never get 挑逗性的；逗引性的 e.g.

1. I have smelt the tantalizing fragrance of fried bacon. 我已经闻到了诱人的炸熏肉的香味。 2. She smiled at him tantalizingly. 她挑逗地朝他笑。

5. exhilarating a. making you feel extremely happy, excited, and full of energy 使人异常高

兴的；让人极度兴奋的；令人精力充沛的

e.g. Racing down the ski slope for the first time was an exhilarating experience.

第一次急速滑下滑雪坡道真是万分刺激

6. terrifying a. extremely frightening 极其恐怖的；令人恐惧的

e.g. The hostages suffered a terrifying ordeal. 人质遭受了极其可怕的折磨。

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Cf. terrified a. very frightened 非常害怕的；极度惊恐的

7. composed a.

1) calm and relaxed 镇定的；镇静的 e.g.

1. He was pale but perfectly composed. 他脸色苍白，却十分镇静。

2. Anger appeared on her usually composed face. 她平素安详的脸上出现了怒容

8. stretch n. [C]

1) the straight (last) part of the track in a race（跑道的） (终点)直道 e.g.

1. The horses entered the final stretch shoulder to shoulder. 马儿并排着进入终点直道。

2. I looked out along the first stretch of the 400m track and caught my breath.

我望着四百米跑道的起跑点/直道，屏住了呼吸。

2) a movement or exercise in which you make a part of your body as straight as possible so that your muscles become long and tight（肢体）伸展；伸懒腰 e.g.

1. He had a good stretch on the bed. 他在床上痛快地伸了个懒腰。

2. He entered the room with a stretch and a yawn. 他伸着懒腰打着呵欠进了房间

9. flutter v. move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light

movements, or to make

something move in this way（使）挥动；（使）晃动 e.g.

1. The coloured flags are fluttering in the breeze.

彩旗在微风中飘扬。

2. The girl fluttered a handkerchief.

女孩挥舞着手帕。

10. bandage vt. (also bandage up) bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material 用绷带包扎 e.g.

1. The doctor bandaged up his wounds. 医生用绷带把他的伤口包扎起来。

2. A nurse cleaned the wound and bandaged my foot. 一个护士给我的脚清洗了伤口并用绷带包扎起来

11. incur vt. experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done 招致（不快之 事）；遭受

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e.g.

1. He incurred a heavy loss through you. 他因为你而遭受重大损失。

2. Each stage of the process incurs an additional risk. 这个过程的每一步都招致额外的危险。

12. vocal a.

1) using the voice to express something 充满声响的；响声 回荡的 e.g. Public opinion at last became vocal. 终于哗然。

2) relating to the voice, or done with the voice 嗓音的；发音的

e.g. They can send out non-linguistic vocal effects like laughs and sobs. 它们可以发出像笑声和呜咽这些非语言的声音效果

13. eclipse vt. & n.

1) vt. make someone or something seem less successful or important, by becoming more successful or

important than they are 使黯然失色；使蒙上阴影；使相 形见绌；光芒盖过…… e.g.

1. Their happiness was soon eclipsed by the terrible news. 他们的幸福很快被这可怕的消息蒙上一层阴影。 2. Napoleon eclipsed other generals of his time. 拿破仑使与他同时代的其他将军黯然失色。

2) n. a short period when all or part of the sun or moon becomes dark, because of the positions of the sun,

moon, and earth in relation to each other (日、月）食 e.g.

1. a solar eclipse 日食 2. a lunar eclipse 月食

3. a partial / total eclipse of the sun 日偏/全食

14． gruelling a. (BrE) very difficult and involvinga lot of continuous effort 艰苦的；使人精疲力竭的 e.g.

1. In those gruelling training days, she was a big support to him. 在那些艰苦的受训的日子里，她对他非常支持。 2. Marathon is a gruelling contest. 马拉松是非常累人的比赛

15. stamina n. [U] the ability to work hard or to make a lot of effort over a long period of time without getting tired 耐力；持久力；毅力 e.g.

1. I don’t have the stamina to work all night. 我没有毅力工作一个晚上。

2. I don’t have the stamina to run long distances. 我没有跑长距离的耐力

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16. tingle n. [C] a feeling in part of your bodywhen it stings slightly 刺痛感 e.g. She felt a tingle in the back of her neck. 她觉得颈后有刺痛感。 Word family: tingle v.

e.g. My cheeks tingled with the cold. 我的脸颊冻得有点刺痛。

17. a sea of sth.: a large amount of something 大量的某物 e.g.

1. I don't want to add you a sea of troubles. 我不想给您添麻烦。

2. If you had attended to my advice, you would not be in a sea of troubles now.

要是当时你听了我的劝告，你现在就不至于苦恼了。

18. shut out: if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it, hearing it, or thinking about it 把（某物）挡在外面；排除（干扰） e.g.

1. You really can't shut him out so easily. 你确实不能那样轻易地把他排除在外。 2. I tried to shut the incident out of my mind. 我尽量不去想那件事情

19. set the pace：

1) run at a speed that other runners try to match, especially at the beginning of a race 领跑；定跑速（尤指在赛跑之初）

e.g. The coach asked him to set the pace for his teammates. 教练要求他给队友领跑。

2) establish a rate or standard that others have to achieve 确定速度；制定标准

e.g. The deal will set the pace for the company’s expansion over the next decade Difficult sentences 1. …and the adrenaline was pumping. (Para 2)

Adrenaline is a chemical produced by your adrenal glands that makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy when you are excited, frightened, or angry. The adrenaline was pumping means she felt full of sudden energy and excitement as she was ready to start the race.

2. I had to finish this race fewer than ten seconds behind the Russian

athlete Yelena Prokhorova. If I could do that, the title would be mine. (Para 3)

The heptathlon has seven events and is judged with a system of points:

Points are given according to the time of the 100m hurdles, 200m and 800m and the distance in the high jump, shot put, long jump and javelin. The winner is the athlete with the most points overall. The passage is about the final event, the 800m. Because Lewis has scored the highest number of points in the previous six events, she does not need to win the gold medal

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and the title of the Olympic Champion.

3. At the bell I was 2.3 seconds behind her.(Para 9)

In track events in athletics a bell rings to signal to the athletes that there is only one lap left in their race.

4. I could do it, but it would be close. (Para 10)

When Lewis sees the clock, she knows she can finish within the time she needs ( she can do it), but the time will be very close ( it will be a narrow victory, she knows that every second can make the difference to win or lose the gold medal.)

5. …my name in lights. (Para13)

If you see your name in lights (e.g. in the streets, such as in street signs or advertisements), it means you are famous. In sports when an athlete’s name is in lights on a digital screen in the stadium, it is to announce that this athlete is a winner.

6. I felt a tingle through the whole of my body. (Para 13)

A tingle is a feeling in part of your body when it stings slightly. Here it shows a small amount of an exciting ( or uncomfortable) feeling of emotion. Developing Critical Thinking Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1. Do you think the writer is successful in describing her feelings? 2. How do you think her supporters in Stadium Australia felt?

3. What do you think the original spirit of the Olympic Games was?

Active reading (2) Blowing the whistle on soccer Warming-up Questions 1. What are the most popular sports in China? 2. Do you think foreigners can understand Chinese sports?

3. Do you understand foreign sports, such as baseball and cricket? 4. How much do you think national culture is reflected in sports?

Culture points 1. The World Cup Soccer Tournament is a world-wide competition for

international football, held every four years. A tournament is a series of matches in which the winner of each match plays again in the next round until there is a final with only two teams, one of which will be the winner. The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany: The qualification process involved 198 national football associations and 31 teams, plus the host nation, went on to the final stages; the final was won by Italy.

2. Thierry Henry is a French football player who has been an outstanding

striker in England (for Arsenal) and Spain (for Barcelona) and for the

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French national team.

3. John Motson commented on football for BBC radio and television for

30 years, covering well over 1,000 matches including all major

championships in Britain, Europe and the World. He was very popular with football fans and was regarded as the BBC’s “voice of soccer”.

4. A yellow card is shown to a football player by the referee as a warning

for reckless or illegal play. A red card means that the player has

infringed the rules more severely and he is sent off the field and cannot continue to play. A second yellow card automatically means a red card.

5. Injury time is time which, because of stopped play with injuries, is

added at the end of the game. This time, perhaps several minutes, can be crucial win-or-lose moments in a close game. Language points

1. collide vi. 1) (~ with) come into conflict or opposition 出现矛盾；发生冲突 e.g.

1. When truths collide, compromise becomes the first casualty. (Henry A. Kissinger)

当事实相互抵触时，首当其冲的受害者是妥协。（亨利 A.基 辛格）

2. His religious beliefs often collided with the realities of his life. 他的宗教信仰与他的现实生活之间经常出现矛盾 2) hit by accident when moving （偶然）碰撞 e.g.

1. His car nearly collided with a bus.

他的汽车几乎与一辆公共汽车相撞。

2. In running round the corner, he collided with another man. Words & Phrases

在跑过拐角时，他撞上另一个人

2. mournful a. very sad 悲痛的；忧伤的

e.g.

1. Mournful news came from the front. 前方传来了令人悲痛的消息。 2. She sighed and looked mournful. 她叹了口气，显得很伤心。

Word family: mourn v. mournfully ad. mournfulness n.

3. reminiscent a. (~ of) reminding you of people or experiences in your past 追忆往事的；怀旧的

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e.g.

1. The sights were reminiscent of my childhood. 这些景象勾起了我对童年的回忆。

2. This painting is strongly reminiscent of Da Vinci’s “Annunciation”. 这幅画使人立即联想到达·芬奇的《天使报喜》

4. chorus n. [C]

1) a piece of music that is sung by a large group of people 合唱曲 e.g. It is a famous chorus in the opera. 这是这部歌剧中一首著名的合唱曲。

2) a simultaneous utterance of something by many people 齐声 e.g. “Good morning, sir.” we replied in chorus.

我们齐声回答：“早安，先生”

5. standoff n. [C] a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can

do anything to win or achieve their aim 僵持；均衡 e.g.

1. It’s very difficult to maintain a standoff between two superpowers. 要保持两个超级大国之间的均衡非常困难。

2. Sally and Jeff both have excellent arguments so the debate ended in a standoff.

萨莉和杰夫口才都非常棒，因此辩论结果不分胜负。

6. suspense n. [U] excitement or worry that you feel when you are waiting

to find out what has

happened or what will happen 悬念；焦虑 e.g.

1. The movie was a masterpiece of suspense. 这部电影是一部悬念片杰作。

2. Don’t keep us in suspense—did you get the job or not?

别卖关子了，你到底得到那份工作了没有？

6. whack vt. (infml) hit someone or something with a lot of force 重击；猛打 e.g.

1. He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon. 他用一把调羹猛打他妹妹的头。

2. I whacked my knee getting out of the car. 下车的时候我的膝盖重重地撞了一下。 3. His attacker whacked him on the head.

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攻击者猛击他的头部

7. cranium n. [C] (medical) the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain（头）颅

e.g. The largest part of the brain immediately beneath the bones of the cranium is the cerebral cortex.

紧贴在头盖骨下方的大脑的最大的部分就是大脑皮层。

8. hairy a. with a lot of hair 多毛的；毛茸茸的 e.g.

1. hairy arms

2. The leaves are soft and hairy. 树叶儿柔软，毛茸茸的。 Word formation: n. + y → a.

sun → sunny wind → windy fog → foggy

rain → rainy cloud → cloudy snow → snowy

9. shooter n. [C] (infml) a player who shoots the ball（球类运动中的）射手，投球手，击球手

e.g. Twenty-eight is not an old age for a shooter. 28岁对一个射击运动员来说年龄并不算大。

10. striker n. [C] a football player whose main job or skill is scoring goals

（足球队的）前锋，射手 Words & Phrases

Some football terms for reference: football, soccer, association football足球 field, pitch 足球场 midfield 中场

goalkeeper, goaltender, goalie 守门员 back后卫 left左后卫 right back右后卫 centre half back中卫 half back前卫 left half back左前卫 right half back右前卫 forward, striker (Br.E) 前锋

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centre forward, centre中锋 kickoff开球

corner ball, corner角球 ground ball, grounder地面球

hand ball手触球

11. sprint

1) vi. run, swim etc at a very fast speed for a short period 冲刺；短跑 e.g. He had to sprint to catch the bus. 他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。

2) n. a short race at a fast speed 冲刺；短跑

e.g. The runners broke into a sprint a few hundred yards from the finish. 选手们在离终点几百码的地方开始冲刺。

12. writhe vi. move by twisting and turning,

especially when you feel a lot of pain（尤指因痛苦而） 扭动身体，翻滚 e.g.

1. He writhed in agony on the ground. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

2. The family could only cry and watched this dog twisted and writhed in its death agonies.

一家人只能嚎啕大哭，眼睁睁地看这只狗在扭曲翻滚中痛苦地死去

13. phony a. (also phoney) not real and intended to trick people 虚假的；不可信的 e.g.

1. a phony ID card

2. I thought your accent was a bit phony. 我认为你的腔调有点假。

3. The best way to make friends is to be yourself. No one likes a phony personality.

交友的最佳方式是自然大方。没有人喜欢虚伪的人格

14. reprimand

1) n. [C] a rebuke, especially an official one （正式而严厉的）训斥；斥责 e.g. His boss gave him a reprimand for being late.

他的老板因他迟到而训了他一顿。

2) vt. tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong 训斥, 斥责 e.g.

1. She was severely reprimanded for accepting the money.

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她因收受了这笔钱而受到严厉斥责。 2. He was reprimanded for playing truant.

他因逃学而受严斥。

15. offside n. [C] in the wrong position according to the rules in a game such as football（足球

等比赛中的）越位

e.g. The home side were caught offside.

主队被抓到越位犯规。

The offside rule is a soccer rule that limits how far forward the attacking players may be when they are

involved in play. A player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opponents’ goal: There must be at least two opponents between him and the goal. The rule can be complex and controversial in its interpretation, but it is important because if the referee signals offside, the opposing team gets an indirect free kick, which can be a great advantage.

16. deem vt. (fml) (never progressive) consider that someone or something has a particular quality认为 e.g.

1. These buildings are deemed to be of architectural importance and must be protected.

这些建筑被认为在建筑学意义上非常重要，必须得到保护。 2. The event was deemed a great success.

大家认为该项活动很成功。

17. touchdown n. [C] the act of scoring points in American football by taking the ball over the

other team’s goal line（美式橄榄球运动中）持球过底线（得分） e.g.

1. Jeremy scored three touchdowns. 杰罗姆三次触地得分

18. infraction n. [C, U] a situation in which someone breaks a law or rule 违法；违规 e.g.

1. He was fined for committing minor infractions. 他因轻微犯规而受罚。

19. blow the whistle on sth.: (infml) bring an illicitactivity to an end by informing on the person

responsible (非正式)终止不合法活动；向（公众或当局）告发；揭发 e.g.

1. If your father finds out about this, he'll soon blow the

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whistle on what you're doing.

要是你父亲知道了这事，他一定会马上阻止你去做下去的。

20. put a good face on sth.：pretend to be happy or satisfied when this is not the case 掩饰某事物；装出不在意的样子 e.g.

1. She hadn’t passed the exam but she tried to put a good face on it. 她考试没考及格，但她装得若无其事的样子。

21. take (the) credit for sth.: praise for something you have done or achieved 把……归功于自己 e.g.

1. He always takes the credit for my ideas.

他总是把我出的主意归功于他自己。

22. at a loss for words: not knowing what to say, especially because you are very surprised or shocked（尤指由于吃惊或震惊而）不知道说什么好 e.g.

1. A good salesman is never at a loss for words.

一个好推销员永远不会找不到话说的。

2. Your remarks were so unexpected that I find myself at a loss for words.

你的话太出乎意料了，以致我简直无言以对。 Difficult sentences 1. Blowing the whistle on soccer (Title) ? Literally, a referee blows a whistle in different sports or games in order to start or stop the game (such as soccer, here). Metaphorically (as here), to tell the public or someone in authority about something wrong that you know someone is doing. A person who does this – a “whistle-blower” – might call attention to corruption, crime or incompetence or, simply, some truth that people don’t seem to see.

翻译： 揭足球的短

2. … indicating that games tend to be standoffs …

? A standoff is a situation in a game or fight in which neither side can do anything to win or achieve their aim, a deadlock or failure to settle an argument.

翻译： 这意味着球赛结果倾向于平局……

3. Unlike baseball or basketball, precision ballhandling …

? Precision ball-handling here means exact and accurate kicking of the ball which shows great control and skill (not using the hands, except the goalkeeper).

足球与垒球或篮球不一样，对足球来说准确的控球并不 是最重要

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的…… Reading and Interpreting

Decide if the sentences from the passage are main ideas or examples. 1 I understand – it's hard to get excited about a foreign sport if you didn't grow up with it. (main idea)

2 It seems a good time to blow the whistle on the so called beautiful game. (main idea)

3 What we have here, it would seem, is a game of chance. (main idea) 4 For an hour and a half, the field is a scene of sheer chaos as the ball sails back and forth and the fans hum some mournful tune reminiscent of \"The Slaves‘ Chorus\" from Nabucco . (example)

5 If the ball happens to be aimed about right and slips through the forest of hairy legs, it's sheer luck. (example)

6 How can you have a sport in which strategies and regulations are so obscure? (main idea)

7 Besides the mystery of \"injury time\rule\" …(example)

8 The BBC's voice of soccer, John Motson, notes that there is no \"universal interpretation\" of the offside rule. (example) Language in use 1. the uses of could could or was/ were able to 2. expressions with it It’s not that… It’s just that… Take it easy Homework Do the translations on Page 81.

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Unit 6 Sporting Life

Active reading (1) My dream comes true

Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: Predicting

Identifying features of a formal writing style through reading

Organizing Students’ oral discussion by showing them how to present information and opinions

Analyzing trends by using patterns observed and researched Background Information Denise Lewis, the writer, is a British athlete, born in 1972, who won the gold medal for the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. After her 2000 Olympic gold medal event, she was given an OBE, an honor given by the Queen, to recognize her contribution to sports and other championships. In the 2004 Olympic Games she had to withdraw due to injuries. She retired from sports in 2005. Warming-up Questions 5. Which is more important for you: taking part in sport, or winning? 6. Why is an Olympic medal prized more highly than other sports trophies? 7. Can spectators help an athlete to win?

8. Is it important to support your favorite player, your team or your country?

Teaching procedures While-reading Task Answer the questions

Which phrases in the passage tell us that: 11. the race took place in the evening?

12. the writer felt very nervous before the race?

13. the writer had decided to use the strategy she had worked out earlier? 14. the writer was going to put all her effort into the race?

15. nothing except winning or losing would be important after the race?

16. the writer stopped thinking about one thing and started thinking about something

else?

17. the writer refused to allow herself to think that she’d won? 18. the writer worried that she might have lost? Language points 2. gently ad. carefully, without a lot of force or sudden change in movement 轻柔地；轻轻地 e.g.

1. She kissed her baby gently on the cheek. 她温柔地吻了吻她孩子的脸颊。

2. Rain dropped gently on the roof above. 雨轻轻地落在屋顶上。

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2. illuminate vt.

1) make a place bright with light, or to shine a light on something 照明；照亮；照射 2) make something much clearer and easier tounderstand 阐明；解释；使易懂 e.g.

1. The room was illuminated by the glow of the fire. 房间被炉火照得通明。

2. His lecture illuminated and explained many scientific phenomena. 他的讲座阐明并解释了许多科学现象.

3. deafening a. so loud that you can hear nothing else 震耳欲聋的 Word family: deaf a. deafen v.

Translate the following into Chinese: 1. None so deaf as those who won’t hear. 拒听之人耳最不聪。

2. The operation deafened him for life. 那次手术使他终身耳聋。

3. The noise of jets taking off was deafening. 喷气式飞机起飞时发出的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

4. tantalisingly ad. (BrE) adverb of the adjective tantalising 挑逗性地；逗引性地

Word family: tantalising a. making you feel excited or hopeful about having something that you want, often

something that you never get 挑逗性的；逗引性的 e.g.

1. I have smelt the tantalizing fragrance of fried bacon. 我已经闻到了诱人的炸熏肉的香味。 2. She smiled at him tantalizingly. 她挑逗地朝他笑。

5. exhilarating a. making you feel extremely happy, excited, and full of energy 使人异常高

兴的；让人极度兴奋的；令人精力充沛的

e.g. Racing down the ski slope for the first time was an exhilarating experience. 第一次急速滑下滑雪坡道真是万分刺激

6. terrifying a. extremely frightening 极其恐怖的；令人恐惧的

e.g. The hostages suffered a terrifying ordeal. 人质遭受了极其可怕的折磨。 Cf. terrified a. very frightened 非常害怕的；极度惊恐的

7. composed a.

1) calm and relaxed 镇定的；镇静的 e.g.

1. He was pale but perfectly composed. 他脸色苍白，却十分镇静。

2. Anger appeared on her usually composed face. 她平素安详的脸上出现了怒容

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8. stretch n. [C]

1) the straight (last) part of the track in a race（跑道的） (终点)直道 e.g.

1. The horses entered the final stretch shoulder to shoulder. 马儿并排着进入终点直道。

2. I looked out along the first stretch of the 400m track and caught my breath. 我望着四百米跑道的起跑点/直道，屏住了呼吸。

2) a movement or exercise in which you make a part of your body as straight as possible so that your muscles become long and tight（肢体）伸展；伸懒腰 e.g.

1. He had a good stretch on the bed. 他在床上痛快地伸了个懒腰。

2. He entered the room with a stretch and a yawn. 他伸着懒腰打着呵欠进了房间

19. flutter v. move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light

movements, or to make

something move in this way（使）挥动；（使）晃动 e.g.

1. The coloured flags are fluttering in the breeze.

彩旗在微风中飘扬。

2. The girl fluttered a handkerchief.

女孩挥舞着手帕。

10. bandage vt. (also bandage up) bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material 用绷带包扎 e.g.

1. The doctor bandaged up his wounds. 医生用绷带把他的伤口包扎起来。

2. A nurse cleaned the wound and bandaged my foot. 一个护士给我的脚清洗了伤口并用绷带包扎起来

11. incur vt. experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done 招致（不快之 事）；遭受 e.g.

1. He incurred a heavy loss through you. 他因为你而遭受重大损失。

2. Each stage of the process incurs an additional risk. 这个过程的每一步都招致额外的危险。

12. vocal a.

1) using the voice to express something 充满声响的；响声 回荡的 e.g. Public opinion at last became vocal. 终于哗然。

2) relating to the voice, or done with the voice 嗓音的；发音的

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e.g. They can send out non-linguistic vocal effects like laughs and sobs. 它们可以发出像笑声和呜咽这些非语言的声音效果

13. eclipse vt. & n.

1) vt. make someone or something seem less successful or important, by becoming more successful or

important than they are 使黯然失色；使蒙上阴影；使相 形见绌；光芒盖过…… e.g.

1. Their happiness was soon eclipsed by the terrible news. 他们的幸福很快被这可怕的消息蒙上一层阴影。 2. Napoleon eclipsed other generals of his time. 拿破仑使与他同时代的其他将军黯然失色。

2) n. a short period when all or part of the sun or moon becomes dark, because of the positions of the sun,

moon, and earth in relation to each other (日、月）食 e.g.

1. a solar eclipse 日食 2. a lunar eclipse 月食

3. a partial / total eclipse of the sun 日偏/全食

14． gruelling a. (BrE) very difficult and involvinga lot of continuous effort 艰苦的；使人精疲力竭的 e.g.

1. In those gruelling training days, she was a big support to him. 在那些艰苦的受训的日子里，她对他非常支持。 2. Marathon is a gruelling contest. 马拉松是非常累人的比赛

15. stamina n. [U] the ability to work hard or to make a lot of effort over a long period of time without getting tired 耐力；持久力；毅力 e.g.

1. I don’t have the stamina to work all night. 我没有毅力工作一个晚上。

2. I don’t have the stamina to run long distances. 我没有跑长距离的耐力

16. tingle n. [C] a feeling in part of your bodywhen it stings slightly 刺痛感 e.g. She felt a tingle in the back of her neck. 她觉得颈后有刺痛感。 Word family: tingle v.

e.g. My cheeks tingled with the cold. 我的脸颊冻得有点刺痛。

17. a sea of sth.: a large amount of something 大量的某物 e.g.

1. I don't want to add you a sea of troubles. 我不想给您添麻烦。

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2. If you had attended to my advice, you would not be in a sea of troubles now.

要是当时你听了我的劝告，你现在就不至于苦恼了。

18. shut out: if you shut something out, you stop yourself from seeing it, hearing it, or thinking about it 把（某物）挡在外面；排除（干扰） e.g.

1. You really can't shut him out so easily. 你确实不能那样轻易地把他排除在外。 2. I tried to shut the incident out of my mind. 我尽量不去想那件事情

19. set the pace：

1) run at a speed that other runners try to match, especially at the beginning of a race 领跑；定跑速（尤指在赛跑之初）

e.g. The coach asked him to set the pace for his teammates. 教练要求他给队友领跑。

2) establish a rate or standard that others have to achieve 确定速度；制定标准

e.g. The deal will set the pace for the company’s expansion over the next decade Difficult sentences 7. …and the adrenaline was pumping. (Para 2)

Adrenaline is a chemical produced by your adrenal glands that makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy when you are excited, frightened, or angry. The adrenaline was pumping means she felt full of sudden energy and excitement as she was ready to start the race.

8. I had to finish this race fewer than ten seconds behind the Russian athlete

Yelena Prokhorova. If I could do that, the title would be mine. (Para 3)

The heptathlon has seven events and is judged with a system of points: Points are given according to the time of the 100m hurdles, 200m and 800m and the distance in the high jump, shot put, long jump and javelin. The winner is the athlete with the most points overall. The passage is about the final event, the 800m. Because Lewis has scored the highest number of points in the previous six events, she does not need to win the gold medal and the title of the Olympic Champion.

9. At the bell I was 2.3 seconds behind her.(Para 9)

In track events in athletics a bell rings to signal to the athletes that there is only one lap left in their race.

10. I could do it, but it would be close. (Para 10)

When Lewis sees the clock, she knows she can finish within the time she needs ( she can do it), but the time will be very close ( it will be a narrow victory, she knows that every second can make the difference to win or lose the gold medal.)

11. …my name in lights. (Para13)

If you see your name in lights (e.g. in the streets, such as in street signs or

advertisements), it means you are famous. In sports when an athlete’s name is in

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lights on a digital screen in the stadium, it is to announce that this athlete is a winner.

12. I felt a tingle through the whole of my body. (Para 13)

A tingle is a feeling in part of your body when it stings slightly. Here it shows a small amount of an exciting ( or uncomfortable) feeling of emotion. Developing Critical Thinking Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 4. Do you think the writer is successful in describing her feelings? 5. How do you think her supporters in Stadium Australia felt?

6. What do you think the original spirit of the Olympic Games was?

Active reading (2) Blowing the whistle on soccer Warming-up Questions 8. What are the most popular sports in China? 9. Do you think foreigners can understand Chinese sports?

10. Do you understand foreign sports, such as baseball and cricket? 11. How much do you think national culture is reflected in sports? Culture points 6. The World Cup Soccer Tournament is a world-wide competition for international

football, held every four years. A tournament is a series of matches in which the winner of each match plays again in the next round until there is a final with only two teams, one of which will be the winner. The 2006 World Cup was held in

Germany: The qualification process involved 198 national football associations and 31 teams, plus the host nation, went on to the final stages; the final was won by Italy.

7. Thierry Henry is a French football player who has been an outstanding striker in

England (for Arsenal) and Spain (for Barcelona) and for the French national team.

8. John Motson commented on football for BBC radio and television for 30 years,

covering well over 1,000 matches including all major championships in Britain, Europe and the World. He was very popular with football fans and was regarded as the BBC’s “voice of soccer”.

9. A yellow card is shown to a football player by the referee as a warning for reckless

or illegal play. A red card means that the player has infringed the rules more severely and he is sent off the field and cannot continue to play. A second yellow card automatically means a red card.

10. Injury time is time which, because of stopped play with injuries, is added at the

end of the game. This time, perhaps several minutes, can be crucial win-or-lose moments in a close game. Language points

1. collide vi.

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1) (~ with) come into conflict or opposition 出现矛盾；发生冲突 e.g.

1. When truths collide, compromise becomes the first casualty. (Henry A. Kissinger) 当事实相互抵触时，首当其冲的受害者是妥协。（亨利 A.基 辛格）

2. His religious beliefs often collided with the realities of his life. 他的宗教信仰与他的现实生活之间经常出现矛盾 2) hit by accident when moving （偶然）碰撞 e.g.

1. His car nearly collided with a bus.

他的汽车几乎与一辆公共汽车相撞。

2. In running round the corner, he collided with another man. Words & Phrases

在跑过拐角时，他撞上另一个人

2. mournful a. very sad 悲痛的；忧伤的

e.g.

1. Mournful news came from the front.

前方传来了令人悲痛的消息。 2. She sighed and looked mournful.

她叹了口气，显得很伤心。

Word family: mourn v. mournfully ad. mournfulness n.

3. reminiscent a. (~ of) reminding you of people or experiences in your past 追忆往事的；怀旧的 e.g.

1. The sights were reminiscent of my childhood. 这些景象勾起了我对童年的回忆。

2. This painting is strongly reminiscent of Da Vinci’s “Annunciation”. 这幅画使人立即联想到达·芬奇的《天使报喜》

4. chorus n. [C]

1) a piece of music that is sung by a large group of people 合唱曲 e.g. It is a famous chorus in the opera. 这是这部歌剧中一首著名的合唱曲。

2) a simultaneous utterance of something by many people 齐声 e.g. “Good morning, sir.” we replied in chorus. 我们齐声回答：“早安，先生”

12. standoff n. [C] a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything

to win or

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achieve their aim 僵持；均衡 e.g.

1. It’s very difficult to maintain a standoff between two superpowers.

要保持两个超级大国之间的均衡非常困难。

2. Sally and Jeff both have excellent arguments so the debate ended in a standoff. 萨莉和杰夫口才都非常棒，因此辩论结果不分胜负。

13. suspense n. [U] excitement or worry that you feel when you are waiting to find out

what has

happened or what will happen 悬念；焦虑 e.g.

1. The movie was a masterpiece of suspense.

这部电影是一部悬念片杰作。

2. Don’t keep us in suspense—did you get the job or not?

别卖关子了，你到底得到那份工作了没有？

6. whack vt. (infml) hit someone or something with a lot of force 重击；猛打 e.g.

1. He whacked his little sister on the head with a spoon. 他用一把调羹猛打他妹妹的头。

2. I whacked my knee getting out of the car. 下车的时候我的膝盖重重地撞了一下。 3. His attacker whacked him on the head.

攻击者猛击他的头部

14. cranium n. [C] (medical) the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain（头）颅 e.g. The largest part of the brain immediately beneath the bones of the cranium is the cerebral cortex.

紧贴在头盖骨下方的大脑的最大的部分就是大脑皮层。

8. hairy a. with a lot of hair 多毛的；毛茸茸的 e.g.

1. hairy arms

2. The leaves are soft and hairy. 树叶儿柔软，毛茸茸的。 Word formation: n. + y → a.

sun → sunny wind → windy fog → foggy

rain → rainy cloud → cloudy snow → snowy

9. shooter n. [C] (infml) a player who shoots the ball（球类运动中的）射手，投球手，击球手

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e.g. Twenty-eight is not an old age for a shooter. 28岁对一个射击运动员来说年龄并不算大。

20. striker n. [C] a football player whose main job or skill is scoring goals（足球队的）前锋，射手 Words & Phrases

Some football terms for reference: football, soccer, association football足球 field, pitch 足球场 midfield 中场

goalkeeper, goaltender, goalie 守门员 back后卫 left左后卫 right back右后卫 centre half back中卫 half back前卫 left half back左前卫 right half back右前卫 forward, striker (Br.E) 前锋 centre forward, centre中锋 kickoff开球

corner ball, corner角球 ground ball, grounder地面球

hand ball手触球

11. sprint

1) vi. run, swim etc at a very fast speed for a short period 冲刺；短跑 e.g. He had to sprint to catch the bus. 他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。

2) n. a short race at a fast speed 冲刺；短跑

e.g. The runners broke into a sprint a few hundred yards from the finish. 选手们在离终点几百码的地方开始冲刺。

12. writhe vi. move by twisting and turning,

especially when you feel a lot of pain（尤指因痛苦而） 扭动身体，翻滚e.g.

1. He writhed in agony on the ground.

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他痛苦地在地上打滚。

2. The family could only cry and watched this dog twisted and writhed in its death agonies.

一家人只能嚎啕大哭，眼睁睁地看这只狗在扭曲翻滚中痛苦地死去

13. phony a. (also phoney) not real and intended to trick people 虚假的；不可信的 e.g.

1. a phony ID card

2. I thought your accent was a bit phony. 我认为你的腔调有点假。

3. The best way to make friends is to be yourself. No one likes a phony personality. 交友的最佳方式是自然大方。没有人喜欢虚伪的人格

14. reprimand

1) n. [C] a rebuke, especially an official one （正式而严厉的）训斥；斥责 e.g. His boss gave him a reprimand for being late.

他的老板因他迟到而训了他一顿。

2) vt. tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong 训斥, 斥责 e.g.

1. She was severely reprimanded for accepting the money. 她因收受了这笔钱而受到严厉斥责。 2. He was reprimanded for playing truant.

他因逃学而受严斥。

15. offside n. [C] in the wrong position according to the rules in a game such as football（足球

等比赛中的）越位

e.g. The home side were caught offside.

主队被抓到越位犯规。

The offside rule is a soccer rule that limits how far forward the attacking players may be when they are

involved in play. A player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opponents’ goal: There must be at least two opponents between him and the goal. The rule can be complex and controversial in its interpretation, but it is important because if the referee signals offside, the opposing team gets an indirect free kick, which can be a great advantage.

16. deem vt. (fml) (never progressive) consider that someone or something has a particular quality认为 e.g.

1. These buildings are deemed to be of architectural importance and must be protected. 这些建筑被认为在建筑学意义上非常重要，必须得到保护。

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2. The event was deemed a great success.

大家认为该项活动很成功。

17. touchdown n. [C] the act of scoring points in American football by taking the ball over the

other team’s goal line（美式橄榄球运动中）持球过底线（得分） e.g.

1. Jeremy scored three touchdowns.

杰罗姆三次触地得分

18. infraction n. [C, U] a situation in which someone breaks a law or rule 违法；违规 e.g.

1. He was fined for committing minor infractions.

他因轻微犯规而受罚。

19. blow the whistle on sth.: (infml) bring an illicitactivity to an end by informing on the person

responsible (非正式)终止不合法活动；向（公众或当局）告发；揭发 e.g.

1. If your father finds out about this, he'll soon blow the whistle on what you're doing.

要是你父亲知道了这事，他一定会马上阻止你去做下去的。

20. put a good face on sth.：pretend to be happy or satisfied when this is not the case 掩饰某事物；装出不在意的样子 e.g.

1. She hadn’t passed the exam but she tried to put a good face on it. 她考试没考及格，但她装得若无其事的样子。

21. take (the) credit for sth.: praise for something you have done or achieved 把……归功于自己 e.g.

1. He always takes the credit for my ideas. 他总是把我出的主意归功于他自己。

22. at a loss for words: not knowing what to say, especially because you are very surprised or shocked（尤指由于吃惊或震惊而）不知道说什么好 e.g.

1. A good salesman is never at a loss for words.

一个好推销员永远不会找不到话说的。

2. Your remarks were so unexpected that I find myself at a loss for words.

你的话太出乎意料了，以致我简直无言以对。

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Difficult sentences 1. Blowing the whistle on soccer (Title) ? Literally, a referee blows a whistle in different sports or games in order to start or stop the game (such as soccer, here). Metaphorically (as here), to tell the public or someone in authority about something wrong that you know someone is doing. A person who does this – a “whistle-blower” – might call attention to corruption, crime or incompetence or, simply, some truth that people don’t seem to see. 翻译： 揭足球的短

2. … indicating that games tend to be standoffs …

? A standoff is a situation in a game or fight in which neither side can do anything to win or achieve their aim, a deadlock or failure to settle an argument.

翻译： 这意味着球赛结果倾向于平局……

3. Unlike baseball or basketball, precision ballhandling …

? Precision ball-handling here means exact and accurate kicking of the ball which shows great control and skill (not using the hands, except the goalkeeper). 足球与垒球或篮球不一样，对足球来说准确的控球并不 是最重要的…… Reading and Interpreting

Decide if the sentences from the passage are main ideas or examples. 1 I understand – it's hard to get excited about a foreign sport if you didn't grow up with it. (main idea)

2 It seems a good time to blow the whistle on the so called beautiful game. (main idea) 3 What we have here, it would seem, is a game of chance. (main idea)

4 For an hour and a half, the field is a scene of sheer chaos as the ball sails back and forth and the fans hum some mournful tune reminiscent of \"The Slaves‘ Chorus\" from Nabucco . (example)

5 If the ball happens to be aimed about right and slips through the forest of hairy legs, it's sheer luck. (example)

6 How can you have a sport in which strategies and regulations are so obscure? (main idea)

7 Besides the mystery of \"injury time\rule\" …(example)

8 The BBC's voice of soccer, John Motson, notes that there is no \"universal interpretation\" of the offside rule. (example) Language in use 2. the uses of could could or was/ were able to 2. expressions with it It’s not that… It’s just that… Take it easy Homework

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