学年高中英语Module5TheGreatSportsPersonalitySectionⅠIntroduction.docx

1、学年高中英语Module5TheGreatSportsPersonalitySectionIntroductionModule 5 The Great Sports Personality Section Introduction & Reading-Pre-readingFor the first time, a Chinese player, Andong Song, has been picked by the New York Islanders in the NHL (National Hockey League) draft (选秀大会)Andong Song starte

2、d playing hockey (冰球) in Beijing when his mother was trying to find him a sport. Once his talent was found, his family moved to Canada and he quickly improved after he began playing there as a 10yearold.The fact that hes made it this faris something in itself.When his family moved to Ontario and coa

3、ches there heard that a Chinese boy was trying out, there was plenty of doubt. He proved himselfat each level.18yearold Andong plays on one of Chinas national teams. “Im really honored to bethe first Chinese player to be drafted，” he said.“Being the first Chinese player, theres been a lot of pressur

4、e from people back home, but good pressure，” Andong said.“I hope it will motivate (激励) me to become a better player and hopefullyIll make them proud.”“When I started playing, there werent a lot of people playing hockey in China and not much support for the game，” said Andong, whose brother still pla

5、ys in Beijing.“But last year when I went back, itd been like eight years since Id seen Chinese hockey, and it was amazing. Im sure China will keep trying to catch up withNorth America and Europe and Russia, but theres still a little gap (差距)”Section_Introduction_&_Reading_Prereading 原文呈现 读文清障A Life

6、in SportThey called him the prince of gymnasts. When he retired at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world. They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (as well as two silver and a b

7、ronze). Li Ning was the best. When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Nings name was on it, together with footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad Ali. But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his spor

8、t， Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed. He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.call sb.把某人叫做；称某人为gymnast/dImnst/n.体操运动员retire/rItaI/vi.退休major adj.主要的；重大的它没有比较级和最高级形式。include v包括，包含out of表示“多少中的多少”，如six out of ten十个当中的六个，即十分之六。make a list列表to

9、gether with .和一起；加之连接两个名词或代词作主语时，由第一个名词或代词确定谓语动词的单复数形式。even though引导让步状语从句，而该让步状语从句又包含一个定语从句：it was possible to win in his sport，修饰everything，省略了引导词that。that引导同位语从句，解释说明feeling的内容。disappointed adj.(人)感到失望的disappointing adj.(事/物)令人失望的perform/pfm/vi.表现performance n表演体育人生第1段译文人们称他为体操王子。当他26岁退役的时候，他已经在世

10、界范围内的大型比赛中获得了106枚金牌。它们(金牌)包括1982年世界锦标赛总共七枚金牌中的六枚，1984年洛杉矶奥运会上的三枚金牌(以及两枚银牌和一枚铜牌)。李宁是最优秀的。1999年，当体育记者们在评选20世纪最杰出的男女运动员时，李宁和球王贝利、拳王穆罕默德阿里一起名列其中。但即使是已经赢得了自己在体育运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役。他感到很失望，因为他在1988年汉城奥运会上表现不佳。But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life. A

11、year after his retirement， Li Ning began a new career as a businessman. But he didnt forget his sporting background. He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear， competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas. He made the unusual choice, for a Chinese person, of choosing his own name as the br

12、and mark. The bright red logo is made up of the first two pinyin letters of Li Nings name, L and N(a) sense of .意为“的感觉”。make sb. determined to do sth.使某人决心做某事succeed in在方面取得成功画线部分为强调句型。retirement/rItaImnt/n.退休background/bkrand/n.背景launch vt.把(新产品、新书)投放市场brand/brnd/n.商标；牌子sportswear/sptswe/n.运动服装；休闲服

13、装compete with和竞争giant n大人物；大公司choose .as .选为logo/l/n.(公司或组织的)标识；标志be made up of由组成、构成 第2段译文 但就是这种失败感使他决心在新的生活中取得成功。退役一年后，李宁开始了他新的事业经商。但是，他并没有忘记他的体育背景。他决定推出一种新品牌的运动服，和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。对一个中国人而言，他做出了异乎寻常的选择，那就是用自己的名字做商标。那个明亮的红色标志是由“李宁”拼音的两个首字母L和N组成的。Li Nings sports clothes came onto the market at just t

14、he right time . The number of young people with money to spend was onthe increase and sport had never been so popular. Li Nings designs were attractive, and they had a major advantage over their betterknown rivals they were cheaper. A pair of Nike trainers， for example, could cost up to five times a

15、s much as a similar Li Ning product. Success for Li Ning was guaranteed， and it came quickly.In just a few years, Li Ning won more than fifty per cent of the national market. Today a Li Ning product is purchased every ten seconds. But the clothes are not only worn on the athletics track or the football pitch. If you go into a school or university anywhere, the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo. The company has also grown internationally. The Spanish and French gymnastics teams wear Li Ni