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Thinkaboutthefineneckadjustmentsneededtokeepafullbottleofmilkonyourheadwhileyouarewalking.Youcanstoptorestoreatbutthebottlehastostayonyourhead.
WhileAshritamakesstandingontopofa75cmSwissballlookeasy,itisnot.Ittakesalotofconcentrationandagreatsenseofbalancetostayonit.Youhavetostruggletostayontopespeciallywhenyourlegsstartshaking.
Andwhataboutsomersaultingalongaroadfor12miles?
Somersaultingisatougheventasyouhavetoovercomedizziness,extremetirednessandpain.Youarepermittedtorestforonlyfiveminutesineveryhourofrollingbutyouareallowedtostopbrieflytovomit.
CoveringamileinthefastesttimewhiledoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesisyetanothereventinwhichAshritaisoutstanding.Lungesareextremelyhardonyourlegs.Youstartbystandingandthenyoustepforwardwiththefightfootwhiletouchingtheleftkneetotheground.Thenyoustandupagainandstepforwardwiththeleftfootwhiletouchingthefightkneetotheground.Imaginedoingthisforamile!
Yetthistalentedsportsmanisnotanaturalathlete.Asachildhewasveryunfitandwasnotatallinterestedinsports.However,hewasfascinatedbytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.
HowAshritacametobeasportsmanisaninterestingstory.Asateenager,hebegansearchingforadeepermeaninginlife.HestudiedEasternreligionsand,aged16,discoveredanIndianmeditationteachercalledSriChinmoywholivedinhisneighbourhoodinNewYorkCity.Sincethattimeintheearly1970s,AshritahasbeenoneofSriChinmoy'
sstudents.SriChinmoysaysthatitisjustasimportantforpeopletodeveloptheirbodiesasitistodeveloptheirminds,heartsandspiritualselves.Hebelievesthatthereisnolimittopeople'
sphysicalabilities.
WhenAshritacamethirdina24-hourbicyclemarathoninNewYork'
sCentralParkin1978,heknewthathewouldonedaygetintotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Hehadbeenurgedbyhisspiritualleadertoenterthemarathoneventhoughhehaddonenotraining.So,whenhewonthirdplace,hecametotheunderstandingthathisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespiritandthatheseemedtobeabletousehisspirittoaccomplishanything.Fromthenon,Ashritarefusedtoacceptanyphysicallimitation.
Withthisnewconfidence,AsharitabrokehisfirstGuinnessrecordwith27,000jumpingjacksin1979.ThemotivationtokeeptryingtobreakrecordscomesthroughhisdevotiontoSriChinmoy.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapointwherehefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.Atthatmoment,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteacher.
Ashritaalwaysacknowledgeshisteacherinhisrecord-breakingattempts.Infact,heoftenwearsaT-shirtwithSriChinmoy'
swordsontheback.Thewordsare:
Thereisonlyoneperfectroad.Itisaheadofyou,alwaysaheadofyou."
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LanceArmstrong
DateofBirth:
8thSeptember,1971
Country:
USA
LanceArmstrong'
sGuinnessrecordforthefastestaveragespeedattheTourdeFrancewassetin1999withanaveragespeedof40.27km/hr.Inhisteenshewasatriathletebutat16hebegantoconcentrateoncycling.Hewasanamateurcyclistbeforethe1992OlympicGamesbutturnedprofessionalafterhehadcompetedintheGames.Inthefollowingfewyears,hewonnumeroustitles,andby1996hehadbecometheworld'
snumberone.However,inOctober1996,hediscoveredhehadcancerandhadtoleavecycling.Successfullyfightinghisillness,Armstrongofficiallyreturnedtoracingin1998.In1999hewontheTourdeFranceandin2003heachievedhisgoalofwinningfiveToursdeFrance.
MichellieJones
9thJune,1969
Australia
In1988MichellieJoneshelpedestablishthemulti-sportevent,thetriathlon,inAustralia.Aftercompletingherteachingqualificationsin1990,sheconcentratedonthetriathlon.In1991,shefinishedthirdattheworldchampionships.In1992and1993,shewastheInternationalTriathlonUnionWorldChampion.Sincethen,shehasneverfinishedlowerthanfourthinanyoftheworldchampionshipsshehascompetedin.AttheSydneyOlympicsin2000shewonthesilvermedalintheWomen'
sTriathlon,thefirsttimetheeventhadbeenincludedintheOlympicGames.Recently,forthefirsttimein15years,Joneswasnotselectedaspartofthenationalteamandthereforedidnotcompeteinthe2004OlympicsinAthens.
FuMingxia
16thAugust,1978
China
FuMingxiafirststoodontopofthe10-metredivingplatformattheageofnine.At12yearsoldshewonaGuinnessRecordwhenshebecametheyoungestfemaletowinthewomen'
sworldtitleforplatformdivingattheWorldChampionshipsinAustraliain1991.Atthe1992BarcelonaOlympicGames,shetookthegoldmedalinthewomen'
s10-metreplatform,becomingtheyoungestOlympicdivingchampionofalltime.Thiswasfollowedbygreatsuccessatthe1996AtlantaOlympicGameswhereshewongoldforboththe10-metreplatformandthethree-metrespringboard.ThismadeherthefirstwomaninOlympicdivinghistorytowinthreegoldmedals.SheretiredfromdivingafterAtlantaandwenttostudyeconomicsatuniversity.WhilethereshedecidedtomakeacomebackandwentontocompeteattheSydneyOlympicGames,whereshewonherfourthOlympicgold,againmakingOlympichistory.
MartinStrel
1stOctober,1954
Slovenia
Strelwastrainedasaguitaristbeforehebecameaprofessionalmarathonswimmerin1978.Hehasapassionforswimmingtheworld'
sgreatrivers.In2000,hewasthefirstpersonevertoswimtheentirelengthoftheDanubeRiverinEurope-adistanceof3,004kilometresin58days.Forthis,heattainedhisfirstentryintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Thenin2001hebroketheGuinnessrecordfornon-stopswimming-504.5kilometresintheDanubeRiverin84hoursand10minutes.MartinwonhisthirdentryintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsin2002whenhebeathisownrecordforlongdistanceswimmingbyswimmingthelengthoftheMississippiRiverinNorthAmericain68days,atotalof3,797kilometres.Thenin2003hebecamethefirstmantohaveswumthewhole1,929kilometresofthedifficultParanaRiverinSouthAmerica.In2004,StrelagainbrokehisownGuinnessrecordbyswimmingthelengthofthedangerousChangjiangRiver(4,600km),thethirdlongestfiverintheworld.
选修9Unit2Sailingtheoceans-Reading
SRILINGTHEOCERNS
Wemaywellwonderhowseamenexploredtheoceansbeforelatitudeandlongitudemadeitpossibletoplotaship'
spositiononamap.Thevoyagesoftravellersbeforethe17thcenturyshowthattheywerenotatthemercyoftheseaeventhoughtheydidnothavemodernnavigationalaids.Sohowdidtheynavigatesowell?
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UsingnaturetohelpKeepingalongsidethecoastline
Thisseemstohavebeenthefirstandmostusefulformofexplorationwhichcarriedtheminimumamountofrisk.
Usingcelestialbodies
NorthStar
AttheNorthPoletheNorthStarisatitshighestpositioninthesky,butattheequatoritisalongthehorizon.Soaccomplishednavigatorswereabletouseittoplottheirpositions.
Sun
Onacleardayespeciallyduringthesummerthesailorscouldusethesunoverheadatmiddaytonavigateby.Theycanusetheheightofthesuntoworkouttheirlatitude.
Clouds
Seacaptainsobservedthecloudsoverislands.Thereisaspecialcloudformationwhichindicatesthereislandcloseby.
Usingwildlife
Seaweed
Sailorsoftensawseaweedintheseaandcouldtellbythecolourandsmellhowlongithadbeenthem.Ifitwasfreshandsmelledstrongly,thentheshipwasclosetoland.
Birds
Seabirdscouldbeusedtoshowthewaytolandwhenitwasnowheretobeseen.Intheeveningnestingbirdsreturntolandandtheirnests.Soseamencouldfollowthebirdstolandeveniftheywereoffshoreandintheopensea.
Usingtheweather
Fog
Foggathersatseaaswellasoverstreamsorrivers.Seamenusedittohelpidentifythepositionofastreamorriverwhentheywereclosetoland.
Winds
Wiseseamenusedthewindstodirecttheirsailing.Theycouldacceleratethespeed,buttheycouldalsobedangerous.SotheVikingswouldobservethewindsbeforeandduringtheiroutwardorreturnjourneys.
Usingthesea
Certaintidesandcurrentscouldbeusedbyskillfulsailorstocarryshipstotheirdestination.Theseskillshelpedsailorsexploretheseasanddiscovernewlands.Theyincreasedtheirabilitytonavigatenewseaswhentheyusedinstruments.
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Usingnavigationalinstrumentstohelp
Findinglongitude
Therewasnosecuremethodofmeasuringlongitudeuntilthe17thcenturywhentheBritishsolvedthistheoreticalproblem.Nobodyknewthattheea