学年高中英语 Unit 2 The Olympic Games Section ⅠWord文档下载推荐.docx

1、AN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out about the presentday Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P：My name is Pausanias. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greec

2、e” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. Ive come to your time to find out about the presentday Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L：Good heavens！ Have you really come from so long ago

3、? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know？Greek/rik/adj.希腊（人）的；希腊语的n.希腊人；希腊语magical/mdIkl/adj.巫术的；魔术的；有魔力的find out 查明；弄清动词不定式短语to find out .作目的状语。presentday（复合形容词）当前的；现在的volunteer/vlntI/n.志愿者；志愿兵 adj.志愿的；义务的vt.&vi.自愿volunteer to do sth.自愿做某事Greece/ris/n希腊what引导名

4、词性从句，作介词in的宾语。used to do .过去常常做be/get used to doing sth.习惯于做某事be used to do sth.被用来做某事time n时代；时期in ancient times在古代homeland/hmlnd/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。Good heavens！天哪！you like为question的定语从句。采访帕萨尼亚斯是大约2 000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

5、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？How often do you hold your Games?Every four years. There are two main sets of Games the Winter and the Summer Olympics， and both are hel

6、d every four years on a regularbasis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athleteswho have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world.Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing

7、in winter? And what about the horses?Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. Thats why theyre called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races， together with sw

8、imming, sailing and all the team sports.I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor couldslaves or women！how often多久一次

9、every four years每四年；每隔三年（every fourth year）the Winter and the Summer Olympics是two main sets of Games的同位语。regular/rejl/adj.规则的；定期的；常规的basis/beIsIs/n.（pl.bases）基础；根据on a regular basis例行地；有规律地；定期地on the basis of以为基础athlete/lit/n.运动员；运动选手athletic adj.体育运动的reach the agreed standard达到统一的标准be admitted as作为被接受admit/dmIt/vt.&vi.容许；承认；接纳enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事Thats why .中why引导表语从句。Its in the Summer Olympics that you have .为强调句，强调了地点状语in the Summer Olympics。together with意为“和；连同”，相当于with。有类似用法的还有along with。I see.（口语）我明白了。compete against .for为同竞争（compete with .for）compete in参加比赛