新目标初中英语八年级下Unit 6--A3a

3a Read the passage
[00:05.94]and then complete the table.
[00:07.72]I'm talking to you from the Hilltop School
[00:11.64]Skating Marathon¹,
[00:13.68]here students are skating to
[00:15.82]raise money for charity².
[00:17.54]For every hour they skate,
[00:20.55]each student raises ten yuan for charity.
[00:24.16]The skating marathon has been going
[00:26.05]for five hours now,
[00:28.08]and several skaters are still skating.
[00:31.49]Alison was the first one to start,
[00:34.03]and has been skating for the whole five hours.
[00:37.86]Next is Sam,and he has been
[00:40.55]skating for four hours.
[00:43.51]Lu Ning has been skating for four hours too,
[00:46.91]and Li Chen just started an hour ago.
[00:49.93]

1 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

2 charity   

n.慈悲，博爱，慈善团体，施舍

参考例句：

• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
• He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.他向慈善团体捐了一笔相当可观的钱款。