UNIT 1 The Olympics Lesson 2 Swimming for Gold

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[0:02.457]UNIT 1 第一单元
[0:03.946]The Olympics 奥运会
[0:06.231]Lesson 2: 第二课：
[0:07.713]Swimming for Gold 游泳金牌
[0:10.017]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:11.562]Have you ever³ gone swimming?
[0:14.308]Where do you like to swim?
[0:17.117]List some other sports you are good at.
[0:21.518]Barcelona, August 8, 1992 巴塞罗那，1992年8月8日
[0:26.581]China's First Gold in Swimming 中国的第一枚游泳金牌
[0:30.024]Zhuang Yong swam her way to a gold medal⁴ today. 庄泳今天游出了她的一枚金牌。
[0:34.124]It was⁵ the first gold medal in an Olympic¹ swimming event⁷ for our country. 那是我们国家获得的首枚奥运游泳金牌。
[0:39.187]Zhuang Yong won⁸ the women's 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.64 seconds. 庄泳以54.64秒的成绩获得女子100米自由泳比赛冠军。
[0:48.075]It was a very close race. 这是一场势均力敌的比赛。
[0:50.207]When it was over, no one knew who had⁹ won. 比赛结束时，没人知道谁会获胜。
[0:53.824]It seemed¹⁰ that Zhuang Yong and Jenny Thompson, an American swimmer¹¹, had finished¹² at the same time. 庄泳和一名美国游泳运动员珍妮·汤普森似乎同时到达终点。
[1:00.923]Was it a tie? 这是平局吗？
[1:02.598]When it showed: "First, Zhuang Yong, China. Second, Jenny Thompson, U.S.A." 当结果显示：“第一名，中国的庄泳。第二名, 美国的珍妮·汤普森”时，
[1:09.755]the Chinese spectators¹³ at the swimming pool¹⁴ jumped up and down, cheering¹⁶. 游泳池看台上的中国观众跳跃着，欢呼着。
[1:14.532]They were very excited¹⁷! 他们非常兴奋！
[1:17.083]Zhuang Yong surprised¹⁸ everyone. 庄泳令每一个人吃惊。
[1:19.861]Before the Olympics, her best time had been slower than Miss Thompson's. 在奥运会前，她最快的时候都要比汤普森慢。
[1:24.658]Miss Thompson had set¹⁹ a world record²⁰ in the 100-metre event, with a time of 54.48 seconds. 汤普森曾在100米项目中创造了54.48的世界记录。
[1:32.785]But today Zhuang Yong beat²¹ the American swimmer. 但是今天庄泳战胜了这位美国游泳运动员。
[1:36.744]She also won two silver²² medals²³. 她还获得了两枚银牌。
[1:40.265]Zhuang Yong began swimming when she was eight years old. 庄泳八岁开始游泳。
[1:44.529]She is one of the four Chinese women to win Olympic medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games. 她是在1992年奥运会上获得奥运奖牌的四名中国女选手之一。
[1:52.238]The others²⁴ are Qian Hong, Lin Li and Yang Wenyi. 其他三人是钱红、林丽、杨文意。
[1:57.954]Spectators watch sports events²⁵. 观众观看比赛。
[2:01.937]When their favourites win, they cheer¹⁵! 当他们喜欢的运动员获胜时，他们就会欢呼！
[2:05.917]In a 100-metre race, the swimmers²⁶ go up the pool once and down the pool once. 在一百米比赛中，游泳运动员要在游泳池里游一个来回。
[2:13.597]They go as⁶ fast as they can! 他们要尽可能快地游！
[2:17.090]Learning Tips²⁷ 学习贴士
[2:18.809]Barcelona: a city in the northeast²⁸ of Spain²⁹ 巴塞罗那：西班牙东北部的一个城市
[2:25.009]LET'S DO IT!
[2:26.556]With a partner³⁰, summarize³¹ the information³² about Zhuang Yong and the other swimmers.
[2:34.359]Of these famous³³ Chinese swimmers, who is your favourite?
[2:39.584]Why do you admire³⁴ him or her?
[2:42.750]Describe him or her to your partner.
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1 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。

2 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。

3 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

4 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？

5 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。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 event   

n.事变，大事件

参考例句：

• I'm surprised that you didn't know of such an important event.这么大的事你竟会不知道？
• He is the center of this event.他是这次事件的核心人物。

8 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。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

11 swimmer   

n.游泳者

参考例句：

• He is not a good swimmer.他不是一个棒游泳者。
• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。

12 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

13 spectators   

n.观众，旁观者( spectator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。
• The policemen asked the spectators to stand well back. 警察要求旁观者靠后站。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

15 cheer   

n.愉快，激励，欢呼；v.加油，鼓舞，快活起来

参考例句：

• A cheer went up in the room.房间里响起了欢呼声。
• Cheer up!The news isn't too bad.振作起来吧！消息还不算太坏。

16 cheering   

n.喝彩，欢呼v.喝彩( cheer的现在分词 )；鼓励；鼓舞

参考例句：

• The audience thereupon rose cheering to their feet. 观众随即起立欢呼。
• Sounds of cheering filtered in through the closed window. 欢呼声透过关闭的窗户传了进来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

18 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

19 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

20 record   

n.记录，唱片；v.记录，记载

参考例句：

• She broke the former record.她打破以前的记录。
• All the important events are on record.重大事件都有记载。

21 beat   

n.打，敲打声，拍子；v.打，打败

参考例句：

• You can fight him,but can you beat him?你可以打他，但是你能击败他吗？
• The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out.干草着火了，但我们将它扑灭了。

22 silver   

adj.银色的，银的；n.银，银币，银器；vt.镀银，变成银白色

参考例句：

• I like taking a walk under the silver moon.我喜欢在银色的月光下散步。
• The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。

23 medals   

n.奖章，奖牌( medal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• African runners swept the medals in the distance events. 在中长跑比赛中，非洲选手囊括了所有的獎牌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chinese good athletes won 148 gold medals in the 11th Asian Games. 中国运动健儿在第11届亚运会上获得148枚金牌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

24 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

25 events   

n.事件；事件，大事( event的名词复数 )；运动项目

参考例句：

• Recent events had no bearing on our decision. 近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。
• She beguiled them into believing her version of events. 她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。

26 swimmers   

n.游泳者( swimmer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• To help themselves learn, they filmed other swimmers in action. 他们拍了其他游泳运动员游泳时的影片，以帮助自己学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. 游泳的人看见鲨鱼靠近时一片惊慌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

27 tips   

abbr.Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划；to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务（赏金）；topical information packages 论题信息包n.顶端( tip的名词复数 )；倾斜；末端；（鸟或飞机的）翼尖v.（使）某物侧边提高，倾斜，翻倒( tip的第三人称单数 )；给小费；将（所盛之物）倒出；轻打

参考例句：

• the tips of your fingers 手指尖
• See Tips&Tricks for an exploit. 参见Tips&Tricks章节。 来自互联网

28 northeast   

n.东北；adj.东北的，向东北的，来自东北的；adv.向东北，来自东北

参考例句：

• I was born in the northeast.我出生于东北部。
• A northeast wind is blowing strongly.东北风刮得呼呼响。

29 Spain   

n.西班牙

参考例句：

• Spain lies in the south of Europe.西班牙位于欧洲的南部。
• I spent a week in Spain this summer.今年夏季我在西班牙度过了一星期。

30 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？

31 summarize   

vt.概括，概述，总结

参考例句：

• I will summarize what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。
• They need to find information quickly and be able to summarize it in clear language.他们需要快速找到信息并能用清晰的语言概述。

32 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

33 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。

34 admire   

vt.钦佩，赞赏，羡慕；称赞，夸奖

参考例句：

• Don't forget to admire the baby.不要忘了夸奖那孩子。
• I admire him for what he has done.我对他所做的事很钦佩。