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学年高中英语Unit2TheOlympicGamesSectionⅠ
Unit2TheOlympicGames
ManyOlympiansfaileddrugtestsatthe2004gamesinAthens.Takingdrugsinsportsisaglobalproblem.Somepeopleask,“What'swrongwithOlympiansusingdrugstohelpthemcompetebetter?
”Theysay,“Evenifdrugsaredangerous,theathleteschoosetotaketherisk.”Inotherwords,athletesshouldhavecompletecontrolovertheirownbodies.,Thereareseveralproblemswiththisargument.Themostimportantoneisthatdoping服用兴奋剂createsanunfairenvironment.ImaginethatyouandIarerunners.ItakedrugstohelpmerunfasterandIwin.Youthinkthatyoumustalsotakedrugstohaveafairchance.,Onecaneasilyseehowdopingwouldsoongetoutofcontrol.Ifyoustartdoping,Ihavetofindawaytokeepup.Perhaps,Iwilldecidetotakemoredrugs.MaybeIwilllookfordifferent,strongerdrugstogivemeabetterchance.Bothofuswouldcontinuetakinggreaterandgreaterrisks.,Expand扩展itfromOlympianstoamateurs业余选手,includingchildren.Youmaybethinking,“Children?
Wholetstheirchildrentakedrugs?
”Weallknowparentswhowanttheirchildrentowinatallcosts.Forthem,thereisnocoachthatistooexpensive;noamountofpracticethatistoomuch;nocostthatistoogreat.Theseparentsmightlettheirchildrentakedrugstoimprovetheirchances.Afterall,theymighthaveacareer职业,makinglotsofmoney,etc.,Intheend,ofcourse,therealproblemisnotthedoping.Itisthewinatallcostsattitude.Withthehighvalueplacedonwinning,dopingisunavoidable不可避免的.Wecantestathletes.Wecanevenstopthemfromcompeting,butwewillneverclearuptheproblemuntilwechangeourattitudes.
Section_Ⅰ
WarmingUp&Reading—Prereading
ANINTERVIEW
Pausanias,whowasaGreek①writerabout2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagical②journeyonMarch18th,2007tofindout③aboutthepresentday④OlympicGames.HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteer⑤forthe2008OlympicGames.
P:
MynameisPausanias.Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece⑥”andIusedto⑦writeabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.I'vecometoyourtime⑧tofindoutaboutthepresentdayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomeland⑨.MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympics?
L:
Goodheavens!
⑩Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?
Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyoulike⑪.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?
①Greek/ɡriːk/adj.希腊(人)的;希腊语的n.希腊人;希腊语
②magical/'mædʒIkl/adj.巫术的;魔术的;有魔力的
③findout查明;弄清
动词不定式短语tofindout...作目的状语。
④presentday(复合形容词)当前的;现在的
⑤volunteer/ˌvɒlən'tIə/n.志愿者;志愿兵adj.志愿的;义务的vt.&vi.自愿
volunteertodosth.自愿做某事
⑥Greece/ɡriːs/n.希腊
what引导名词性从句,作介词in的宾语。
⑦usedtodo...过去常常做……
be/getusedtodoingsth.习惯于做某事
beusedtodosth.被用来做某事
⑧timen.时代;时期 inancienttimes在古代
⑨homeland/'həʊmlænd/n.祖国;本国
because引导原因状语从句;该从句中又含有一个that引导的宾语从句。
⑩Goodheavens!
天哪!
⑪youlike为question的定语从句。
采访
帕萨尼亚斯是大约2000年前的一位希腊作家,他于2007年3月18日作了一次魔幻旅行,来打听当代奥林匹克运动会的情况。
现在他正在采访一位2008年奥林匹克运动会的志愿者李燕。
帕:
我叫帕萨尼亚斯。
我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”。
我曾经写过很久以前奥林匹克运动会的情况。
现在我来到你们这个时代,想了解有关当代奥运会的情况,因为我知道2004年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。
我可以问你几个有关现代奥林匹克运动会的问题吗?
李:
天啊!
你真的来自那么久远的年代?
但是当然你可以问你想问的任何问题。
你想知道什么呢?
P:
Howoften⑫doyouholdyourGames?
L:
Everyfouryears⑬.TherearetwomainsetsofGames—theWinterandtheSummerOlympics⑭,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregular⑮basis⑯.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames.Onlyathletes⑰whohavereachedtheagreedstandard⑱fortheireventwillbeadmittedas⑲competitors.Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.
P:
WinterGames?
Howcantherunnersenjoycompeting⑳inwinter?
Andwhataboutthehorses?
L:
Ohno!
Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.That'swhy
they'recalledtheWinterOlympics.It'sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavethe
runningraces
,togetherwith
swimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.
P:
Isee.
Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?
OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustfor
thehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen
!
⑫howoften多久一次
⑬everyfouryears每四年;每隔三年(=everyfourthyear)
⑭theWinterandtheSummerOlympics是twomainsetsofGames的同位语。
⑮regular/'reɡjʊlə/adj.规则的;定期的;常规的
⑯basis/'beIsIs/n.(pl.bases)基础;根据
onaregularbasis例行地;有规律地;定期地
onthebasisof以……为基础
⑰athlete/'æθliːt/n.运动员;运动选手
athleticadj.体育运动的
⑱reachtheagreedstandard达到统一的标准
⑲beadmittedas作为……被接受
admit/əd'mIt/vt.&vi.容许;承认;接纳
⑳enjoydoingsth.喜欢做某事
That'swhy...中why引导表语从句。
It'sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhave...为强调句,强调了地点状语intheSummerOlympics。
togetherwith意为“和;连同”,相当于with。
有类似用法的还有alongwith。
Isee.(口语)我明白了。
competeagainst...for为……同……竞争(=competewith...for)
competein参加……比赛