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Exercise I
1. Spelling 1. assignment 2. spectacular 3. appearance 4. mystery 5. search 6. knockout 7. concern 8. involve 9. permanent 10. referee 11. supreme 12. prevail
2. Dictation
Tom King could feel Sandel growing stronger against him. He saw youth recuperate. From instant to instant Sandel grew stronger. His punches, weak at first, became strong. Tom King saw the gloved fist driving at his jaw, and wanted to guard it by raising his arm. But the arm was too heavy. It would not lift itself. Then the gloved fist landed home. Tom felt a sharp snap and blacked out.
When he opened his eyes again he was in his corner, and he heard the audience screaming and cheering. His second was blowing cold water over his face and chest. His gloves had already been removed, and Sandel, bending over him, was shaking his hand. He bore no ill will toward the man who had put him out, and he returned the grip with heartiness. King felt hungry. He remembered back into the fight to the moment when he almost defeated Sandel. Ah, that piece of steak would have done it! He had lacked just that for the decisive blow, and he had lost. It was all because of the piece of steak.
3. Listening Comprehension A. True (T) or False (F)?
For false statements, write the facts.
1. In a wrestling contest, each wrestler tries to knock his opponent down and keep him lying on the ground with his face downward for one second. F
In a wrestling contest, each wrestler tries to throw his opponent down to the ground and pin his shoulders to the mat or the ground for one second.
2. Wrestling contests are usually held on a hard floor and the participants easily get injured. F
Wrestling contests are usually held on soft mats to protect wrestlers from serious injury. 3. Wrestling was part of the ancient Greek Olympic Games. T
4. The Greeks adopted and formalized Roman wrestling. F
The Romans adopted and formalized Greek wrestling.
5. Wrestling was a popular sport in Egypt as far back as 5000 B.C. F
It was more than 5000 years ago that wrestling was a popular sport, so it was about 3000 B.C.
B. Complete the following sentences to show the main characteristic of each of the four main types of organized wrestling.
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1. Greco-Roman wrestling: the wrestler is not allowed to use his legs on his opponent and cannot hold him below the waist. 2. Catch-as-catch-can: holds are allowed on all parts of the body but kicking, striking and other such injurious tactics are strictly prohibited.
3. Sumo: the object of a sumo contest is to push an opponent out of the ring or force him to the floor.
4. Professional wrestling: professional wrestlers perform stunts and muscular feats for the benefit of an audience.
Script:
Wrestling
Wrestling is a body-contact sport between two athletes in which each tries to throw the other down and pin his shoulders to the mat or ground for one second. At the beginning of a standard wrestling contest the participants approach each other and begin to attack each other. Each wrestler tries to surprise the other with a takedown, a movement designed to throw the opponent off balance and to the ground. To perform a takedown, the wrestler darts behind his opponent by ducking under his arm, grabbing his opponent’s arms or legs and throwing him to the ground. Once a wrestler has been thrown down, his opponent tries to keep him down. Meanwhile, the
fallen wrestler uses many defensive movements to free himself and to gain the top position. Wrestling contests are usually held on soft mats to protect wrestlers from serious injury.
Wrestling is one of the oldest sports known to man. It undoubtedly had its beginnings in man’s early struggle for survival, and it developed independently in widely separated civilizations of the ancient world. Paintings found on the walls of Egyptian tombs indicate that wrestling was a popular sport in Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. In ancient Greece, wrestling contests were important events at victory celebrations and, later, at the Olympic Games. Greek wrestling was adopted and then formalized by the ancient Romans.
Although competitive athletics were generally neglected after the termination of the Olympic Games in 394 A.D., wrestling contests remained popular amusements during the Middle Ages, particularly at the courts of England and France.
Today there are four main types of organized wrestling: Greco-Roman, catch-as-catch-can, sumo, and professional wrestling. Although they all have characteristics in common, each differs considerably from the others in style and rules.
In Greco-Roman wrestling the wrestler is not allowed to use his legs on his opponent and cannot hold him below the waist. Patterned after older English wrestling forms, the Greco-Roman style is practised mainly in Europe.
Catch-as-catch-can, also known as freestyle wrestling, is probably the most popular form of modern wrestling. In general, holds are allowed on all parts of the body, but kicking, striking, and other such injurious tactics are strictly prohibited.
Sumo is a traditional form of wrestling that has been practised in Japan for more than 2,200 years. Sumo matches are held in small sanded rings bound by rice straw. The object of a sumo contest is to push an opponent out of the ring or force him to the floor. Sumo wrestlers often weigh more than 136 kilogrammes.
Professional wrestling, which is sometimes classified as sport, has become more of a staged
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entertainment than a spontaneous competition. Professional wrestlers perform stunt and muscular feats for the benefit of an audience.
4. Translation
A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.
1. 电视转播了那个初出茅庐的新闻记者成功地采访好莱坞电影明星的节目。
The fledgling news reporter’s successful interview with the Hollywood movie star was telecast.
（这里的“初出茅庐”可以用“fledgling”表示；这句话翻译成英文时用被动语态。）
2. “有志者，事竟成，没有秘诀可言。”杰克伯博士说。
“Where there is a will, there is a way. There is no mystery to it,” Dr. Jacob said.
（这里的“有志者，事竟成”是谚语，就是“Where there is a will, there is a way.”。）
3. 李教授以一段幽默故事结束了讲课。
Prof. Li wound up his lecture with a humorous story.
（这里的“以……结束某事”可以用“wind up sth. with …”表示。）
4. 组委会主席说：“不论怎样，运动会都将如期举行。”
The chairman of the organizing committee declared, “In any event, the sports meet will be held as scheduled.”
（这里的“不论怎样”可以用“in any event”表示；“如期”可以用“as scheduled”表示。）
5. 我校的外貌无惊人之处，可是它拥有一支优秀的教师队伍。
Although there is nothing spectacular in its physical appearance, our university has an excellent teaching faculty.
（这里的“无惊人之处”可以用“nothing spectacular”表示；“教师队伍”可以用“teaching faculty”表示。）
6. 中央政府对洪灾地区可能爆发的疾病流行深表关切。
The central government of the country expressed its deep concern over a possible epidemic of diseases in the flood-stricken areas.
（这里的“洪灾地区”可以用个“the flood-stricken areas”表示；“对……深表关切”可以用“express deep concern over sth.”表示。）
7. 当《泰坦尼克号》两名男女主角出现在舞台上时，观众们顿时一片欢腾。
The audience came alive when the leading actor and actress of the Titanic appeared on the stage.
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（这里的“观众们顿时一片欢腾”可以用“the audience came alive”表示。）
8. 输了球的主队不自找原因，却把失败归咎于裁判。
The host team that lost the match put the blame on the referee rather than on themselves.
（这里的“主队”可以用“host team”表示；“把……归咎于”可以用“put the blame on”表示。）
9. 我的报告中列举了几种实施方案，至于选择哪一种方案得由董事会决定。
My report includes several implementation plans. It lies with the board of directors to decide which one to use.
（这里的“列举”可以用“include”表示；“实施方案”可以用“implementation plan”来表示；“董事会”的英文是“the board of directors”。）
10. 被告律师着手调查每种可能导致三人被害的原因。
The attorney of the defendant set about looking into every possible cause of the killing that involved the death of three people.
（这里的“被告律师”是“the attorney of the defendant”；“着手做某事”可以用“set about doing sth.”来表示。）
B. Translate the following into English.
刚苏醒过来，我就伸出双臂，摸索着寻找我的马，我叫着马的名字。马呜咽着（whimper）回答了我，这使我站了起来。我摇摇晃晃地朝马走（stagger）去，将手放在马的身上。
Having just come out of the coma, I threw out my arms, searching for my horse; I called him by name. A low whimper answered me and I was brought to my feet. I staggered towards the spot and laid my hands upon him.
我倚着马头站了将近半个小时，一面擦去眼睛里的灰沙，一直等到热风（simoon）平息（settle），因为我一点儿也忍受不了这种风。终于空气开始清新了，天空也可见了，但使我失望的是黄沙仍在山脊（ridge）上飘扬（drift），我根本看不清平原的地面。
I stood by his head for nearly half an hour, rubbing the dust from my eyes, and waiting until the simoom, which I could hardly withstand, settled. At last the atmosphere grew clearer and I could see the sky, but to my disappointment the sand still drifted along the ridges, and I could not distinguish the surface of the plain.
还是没有艾伦的影子，他也许仍在我附近的什么地方，我大声呼叫他的名字。停下来听听，没有回音。我再一次提高嗓门呼叫，仍然没有人答应。除了风的呼啸声外什么声音也没有。
There were no signs of Allan. He might still be near me somewhere, and I shouted loudly, calling him. I listened, but there was no answer. Again I raised my voice, and again no one responded. There was no sound but the singing of the wind.
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5. Sentence Rewriting
A. Using must / should (not) / could not + have + ed participle.
Example:
He sounded the way Napoleon would most likely have sounded when he reviewed a battle. He sounded the way Napoleon must have sounded when he reviewed a battle.
1. (Benny Paret was killed in the ring). It was quite certain that he had been hit hard on the head. He must have been hit hard on the head.
2. (Benny Paret had never come out of the coma.) People strongly believed that there had been serious damage to his brain.
There must have been serious damage to his brain.
3. (His opponent continued to smash at him with poleax impact when he was badly hurt.) It was certain that he died of a massive hemorrhage to the brain. He must have died of a massive hemorrhage to the brain.
4. People had expected the referee to intervene and stop the fight earlier but he didn’t.
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