普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修2 Unit2 The Olympic Games

1 The kind Norwegian
There is a cross-country skiing¹ race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier², Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen, the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman³ should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport.
 
2 The Special Olympic athlete
For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship⁴ is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, "I've been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It's really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends." John Corbett, an organizer⁵ of the Special Olympics said, "He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the process. He truly appreciates (感激) all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation⁶ known⁷." Let's hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics!
 
3 The stubborn⁸ African
In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1,500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided⁹ at first not to take part. However, just before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track¹⁰ a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance¹¹ (毅力) can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine “Sports Illustrated”.

    

1 skiing   

n.滑雪运动

参考例句：

• I'm a complete novice at skiing. 滑雪我完全是个新手。
• to go skiing 去滑雪

2 skier   

n.滑雪运动员

参考例句：

• She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。
• The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。

3 sportsman   

n.运动员

参考例句：

• His brother is a sportsman of our school.他弟弟是我校的运动员。
• Everybody thinks he is an all-round sportsman.大家认为他是一个全能运动员。

4 sportsmanship   

n.体育道德

参考例句：

• We identify sportsmanship with good character. 我们认为体育道德与良好品质是一致的。
• He told Shane that they were going to learn about good sportsmanship. 他告诉夏恩他们要来学学何谓良好的运动家精神。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年5月号

5 organizer   

n.组织者，编制者，创立者

参考例句：

• A good organizer pays attention to detail.善于组织者考虑问题无微不至。
• She was the organizer of the meeting.她是会议的组织者。

6 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

7 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

8 stubborn   

adj.难以移动，去除的，固执的，顽固的

参考例句：

• I can not cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子，他很固执。
• When he's in his stubborn mood,he isn't easily talked round.他那股牛劲上来了，一时不容易说服。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

11 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。