Module 5 The Great Sports Personality
Section Ⅲ Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner
Ⅰ.重点单词
1.score vi. & vt. 得分 2.ministry n. (政府的)部 3.champion n. 冠军 4.ultimate adj. 最后的 5.borough n. (自治)区
6.final n.决赛 adj.最后的,最终的→finally adv.最终,最后 7.quality n.特性;品德;品性→quantity n.数量 8.victory n.胜利→victor n.胜利者
9.drama n.戏剧→dramatic adj.戏剧性的→dramatically adv.戏剧性地 10.protest vi.抗议
11.declare vt.宣布→declaration n.宣告;声明;布告
12.compete vi.竞争,竞赛→competition n.竞争,竞赛→competitor n.竞争者;对手
13.tough adj.费力的;棘手的;困难的 Ⅱ.核心短语
1.vote_for 投票赞成 2.after_all 终究;毕竟 3.of_all_time 有史以来 4.be_up_to_sb. 由某人决定 5.rise_to_one's_feet 站起身 6.according_to 根据;按照 7.at_first 起初 8.in_the_end 终于,最后 9.not the point 不是问题的关键 10.So what? 那又怎么样呢? 11.pick sb. up 把某人扶起来 Ⅲ.经典句式
1.他没有其他人出名。
He isn't as famous as the others.
2.自从1896年现代奥林匹克运动会开始以来,马拉松比赛一直是奥运会的一个项目。 The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896. 3.但也许最精彩最特别的马拉松比赛之一是长城马拉松,大多数参赛者认为它是最难跑的路程。
But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon,which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.
4.马拉松是奥运会的最后一项赛事,因为它被看作是最艰难的。
The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest.
课文预读
Marathon:the Ultimate Olympic Event
The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.
The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896. At first the distance was 40 kilometres—the distance between Marathon and Athens. In 1908, however, at the London Olympics, it was changed. The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London. The distance was 26 miles—about 42 kilome-tres. In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically. When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line, just as the second runner, an American, entered the stadium. The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner. Since then, there have been many more
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①ultimate/'?lt?m?t/adj.最后的 ②event n.比赛项目
③marathon/'m?r?θ?n/n.马拉松 ④as引导时间状语从句。 ⑤rise to one's feet站起身 ⑥come from来源于,来自
⑦according to根据,由其构成的短语在句中作状语。 ⑧the scene of the battle战场 ⑨victory/'v?kt?ri/n.胜利
⑩since引导时间状语从句,从句用一般过去时,主句用现在完成时。 ?at first首先,起初