UNIT 8 Celebrating Me! Lesson 58:Georgia Plays Basketball

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[0:00.703]UNIT 8 第八单元
[0:02.224]Celebrating Me! 赞美我！
[0:04.448]Lesson 58: 第58课：
[0:06.204]Georgia Plays Basketball 乔治亚打篮球
[0:09.013]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:11.002]Do you enjoy playing basketball? Why or why not?
[0:17.362]Who are the most famous³ Chinese basketball players⁵?
[0:22.004]Can you think of any famous basketball players from other places in the world?
[0:27.271]Want a game? 想比赛吗？
[0:28.832]Hi! I'd like to tell you about myself⁶. 大家好！我想向大家介绍自己。
[0:32.148]My name is Georgia. 我叫乔治亚。
[0:34.059]I am thirteen years old and in Grade Eight. 我13岁，上八年级。
[0:37.259]What makes me unique⁷? Let's see. 是什么使我独一无二呢？让我们来看看。
[0:40.068]My family comes from Greece⁸. 我家来自希腊。
[0:42.720]Greece is a country in Europe⁹. 希腊是欧洲的一个国家。
[0:45.295]I was¹⁰ born¹¹ there. 我出生在那儿。
[0:47.168]Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! 我们学校其他人没有来自希腊的！
[0:50.523]That makes me different from other people. 那使我和其他人不同。
[0:53.215]That makes me unique. 那使我是独一无二的。
[0:55.439]I've been in Canada seven and a half years. 我来加拿大已经七年半了。
[0:59.106]My grandma, aunt, uncle and two cousins still live in Greece. 我奶奶、阿姨、叔叔和两个堂兄弟仍住在希腊。
[1:04.061]My sister and mother visited them last year. 我姐姐和妈妈去年去看望了他们。
[1:07.494]My sister returned¹² to Greece to play for the Greek¹³ basketball team. 我姐姐返回到希腊为希腊篮球队打球。
[1:12.137]My sister is a very good basketball player⁴. 我姐姐是一个很棒的篮球运动员。
[1:15.648]Basketball is my main¹⁴ talent¹⁵, too. 篮球也是我的主要的才能。
[1:18.769]When I was in Grade Six, 当我在六年级时，
[1:20.993]I played on the junior¹⁶ high basketball team. 我在高中篮球队打球。
[1:24.153]I was the youngest player. 我是最小的球员。
[1:26.572]We only lost two games last year. 去年我们仅输了两场比赛，
[1:29.498]Our team was the second best in the city. 我们的球队在我们市里位居第二名。
[1:32.775]One time, I won¹⁷ a game for our school. 一次，我为我们学校赢了一场比赛。
[1:36.169]The score¹⁸ was fifty-one to fifty-one. 比分当时是51比51。
[1:39.251]The game was almost¹⁹ over. 比赛即将结束。
[1:41.514]A player on my team passed me the ball. 我队一个球员把球传给了我。
[1:44.596]I didn't think I could²⁰ put the ball in the basket. 我想我不可能把球投进球篮内。
[1:47.678]I thought²¹ I was too far from the basket. 我认为我离球篮太远了。
[1:50.643]But I tried and the ball went in! 但是我尝试了，球进篮了！
[1:53.218]Then the score was fifty-three to fifty-one. 之后比分是53比51。
[1:56.768]I was very proud²² of myself! 我为自己感到非常自豪！
[1:59.343]What does Georgia mean by "the game was almost over"? 乔治亚说“比赛即将结束”是什么意思？
[2:03.401]A basketball game is usually one hour. 篮球比赛通常是一小时。
[2:06.717]After one hour, the game is "over." 一小时后，比赛“结束”。
[2:09.955]Everyone stops playing. 大家都停止打球。
[2:12.179]When is the game "almost" over? 什么时候是比赛“即将”结束？
[2:14.754]When the players have played fifty-nine minutes! 当球员已经打了59分钟时！
[2:18.538]My ambition²³ is to play basketball in the Olympics²⁵. 我的志向是在奥运会上打篮球。
[2:22.361]I'd like to go to university²⁶ and study P.E². 我想上大学学习体育。
[2:25.951]What sport would²⁷ I study? 我要学哪一门体育运动项目呢？
[2:28.175]Basketball, of course²⁸! 当然是篮球了！
[2:30.944]LET'S DO IT!
[2:32.622]Work in a small group.
[2:34.534]Imagine you and your groupmates are members of the Chinese Olympic²⁴ basketball team.
[2:41.712]You are playing against²⁹ the United³⁰ States³¹ in the gold medal³² game.
[2:46.589]Who wins the game? What is the score?
[2:50.334]Who scores³³ the most important³⁴ points?
[2:41.840]Write your story and tell it to the rest of the class.
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1 celebrating   

庆祝（现在进行时 ing形式）

参考例句：

• People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob. 庆祝停战的人们象一群狂欢的暴民。
• The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. 这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

2 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

4 player   

n.运动员，做游戏的人，选手，队员，比赛者；演员，演奏者，自动演奏装置，戏子

参考例句：

• She is our best player.她是我们最好的运动员。
• He is quite a good player.他是一个满不错的选手。

5 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

6 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

7 unique   

adj.独一无二的，独特的；罕见的

参考例句：

• The paths must be unique.路径必须是唯一的。
• This stamp is unique;there are no others like it.这张邮票是独一无二的，再也没有象这样的了。

8 Greece   

n.希腊

参考例句：

• Both children have been to Greece.两个孩子都去过希腊。
• Have you been to Greece before?你以前去过希腊吗？

9 Europe   

n.欧洲

参考例句：

• Have you traveled in Europe?你到欧洲旅行过吗？
• We're planning to visit Europe this summer.我们正打算今年夏天去欧洲旅行。

10 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

11 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

12 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

13 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

14 main   

adj.主要的；重要的

参考例句：

• The building is the main object of his interest.他最感兴趣的是这栋建筑物。
• This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。

15 talent   

n.天才，天资；才能，才干；有才能的人

参考例句：

• The child has musical talent.这孩子有音乐天才。
• There was a lot of talent in this city.在这个城市里有很多人才。

16 junior   

adj.年少的，较年幼的；资历较浅的；三年级的；n.年少者；等级较低者；三年级学生

参考例句：

• Mary,a junior,will graduate next year.玛丽，一名三年级的中学生，明年将毕业。
• We could give the job to somebody junior.我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。

17 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

18 score   

n.(比赛中)得分，分数；(测验中)成绩

参考例句：

• The score is four to three.比分是四比三。
• Her score on the test was 95.她的考试成绩是95分。

19 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

20 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

21 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

22 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

23 ambition   

n.大志，雄心；野心

参考例句：

• He achieved his ambition in the end.他最终实现了他的抱负。
• Her ambition was to be a film star.她的志向是当电影明星。

24 Olympic   

adj.奥林匹克的；n.奥林匹克运动会

参考例句：

• The 1984 Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles.1984年奥林匹克运动会在洛杉矶举行。
• In the Olympic Games the winner will get a gold medal.在奥运会上优胜者得到一枚金牌。

25 Olympics   

n.奥林匹克世界运动会(=Olympic Games)

参考例句：

• Which events is he going in for at the Olympics? 他将在奥运上参加什么项目？
• I think the Olympics will be a great success.我想奥运会将会是非常成功的。

26 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

27 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

28 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

29 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

30 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

31 states   

国家( state的名词复数 )； 州； [the states][口语]美国； 心态

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters. 他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。

32 medal   

n.奖章，勋章，纪念章

参考例句：

• He has won a gold medal.他获得了一枚金质奖章。
• When did china win the first medal at olympic games?中国首次获得奥运奖牌是在哪一年？

33 scores   

n.大量，众多；二十( score的名词复数 )；（游戏或比赛中的）得分；大量；百分数

参考例句：

• We have fought scores of battles in order to win victory. 为赢得胜利，我们进行了数十次战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her five-year-old daughter likes to act up before scores of visitors. 她那五岁的小女儿喜欢在很多的客人面前逞能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。