翻译

　　花样滑冰是1924年首届冬季奥运会的比赛项目之一。在那之前，早在1908年的夏季奥运会，花样滑冰选手们就曾较量过。冰上舞蹈则是奥运会中一个比较新的比赛项目，于1976年在奥地利因斯布鲁克冬季奥运会中首次登场。从史前时代起，冰鞋在寒冷的北国就被当作一种交通工具使用。不过滑冰作为一项运动则起源于荷兰。它从那儿传到北欧的其它地区和北美洲。大约在17世纪末，全世界第一家滑冰俱乐部在苏格兰爱丁堡成立。虽然滑冰是一项技术性很高的运动，欣赏起来却很容易。即使不知道运动员采用的那些特殊旋转或跳跃动作的名称，全世界数百万的人也乐于欣赏一对滑冰选手表演的和谐动作。他们仅仅是被这项高娱乐性的运动所展现的奇妙美感所吸引。

　　Language Focus

　　Pattern A

　　Before that, figure skaters had competed at the Summer Games as early as 1908.

　　句型：... as + Adj/Adv + as ...

　　解析：本句型是表示肯定的原级比较，意思是“和…一样…”。

　　例1：Since my foot injury, I haven’t been able to move my feet as quickly as I used to.自从我的脚受伤后，我就没法像以前那样活动自如。

　　例2：It feels like this winter hasn’t been as cold as last winter.

　　今年的冬天感觉不像去年冬天那样冷。

　　Pattern B

　　Though ice-skating is a highly technical activity, it is easy to appreciate.

　　They are simply attracted by the graceful beauty of this highly entertaining sport.

　　句型：Adv + Adj

　　解析：副词修饰形容词时，原则上放在形容词之前。但要注意：enough后面若接不定式，则要放在所修饰的形容词之后。如：

　　Timmy is rich enough to buy a private jet.

　　例1：The woman standing over there is amazingly tall.

　　站在那儿的那个女人高得吓人。

　　例2：Please obey the no-smoking rule here. It is strictly enforced.

　　请遵守这里的禁烟规定。它是被严格执行的。

　　句子合并(用“as + Adj/Adv + as”将两句合并成一句)

　　1. The last test was pretty hard.

　　This test wasn’t very hard.

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　　2. My mother used to let me play my guitar loudly.

　　My mother won’t let me play my guitar loudly anymore.

　　_____________________________________________

　　句子改写(请将括号内的副词插入适当位置)

　　1. I am sorry for the delay. (terribly)

　　___________________________________________________

　　2. In spite of his illness, he is cheerful. (relatively)

　　___________________________________________________

　　造句练习(用提示的短语，造出语法正确、内容具体、意思清楚的句子。)

　　1. take place

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　　2. in contrast

　　_________________________________________________

　　3. in harmony

　　_________________________________________________

　　Language Focus_答案:

　　句子合并

　　1. This test wasn't as hard as the last one.

　　2. My mother won't let me play my guitar as loudly as she used to.

　　句子改写

　　1. I am terribly sorry for the delay.

　　2. In spite of his illness, he is relatively cheerful.

　　造句练习

　　1. The Winter Olympics will take place in Salt Lake City.

　　2. Sally is shy. Her brother Mike, in contrast, is loud and funny.

　　3. In a perfect world, animals and humans would live in harmony together.

　　Reading Question

　　After reading the article, choose the best answer to each question.

　　1.What are the two separate events for pair figure skating?

　　(A) Male and female individual skating.

　　(B) Mixed and unmixed pair skating.

　　(C) Technical and creative skating.

　　(D) Pair skating and ice dancing.

　　2.What is one of the differences between pair skating and ice dancing?

　　(A) Ice dancing involves dances such as tangos and waltzes.

　　(B) Pair skating involves two people. Ice dancing only involves one person.

　　(C) In ice dancing, a couple performs a program of movements in harmony.

　　(D) In pair skating, the couple must interpret the rhythm of the music.

　　3.When andswheresdid ice dancing debut in the Winter Olympics?

　　(A) 1924 - Tokyo, Japan.

　　(B) 1908 - Sydney, Australia.

　　(C) 1976 - Innsbruck, Austria.

　　(D) 1964 - New York City, U.S.A..

　　4.Where was the world’s first ice-skating club formed?

　　(A) Holland.

　　(B) Northern Europe and North America.

　　(C) Innsbruck, Austria.

　　(D) Edinburgh, Scotland.

　　Reading Questions_答案:

　　1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D)