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第八课:运动
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课文翻译

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

奥林匹克运动会

  Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic

  世界各地的运动员每四年参加一次奥林匹克运动会。

  Games. Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every four

  夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会都是每四年一次。

  years. The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Sum-

  冬季奥运会通常是在夏季奥运会之前

  mer Olympic Games.

  两年举行。

  The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece.

  古代奥林匹克运动会创始于公元前776年左右,

  Many of the sports were the same as they are now. Some of the games in

  是在希腊召开的。过去的许多项目同

  which the young men competed were: running, jumping and wrestling. Women

  现在的都一样。那时青年男子参加的竞赛项目有赛跑、跳远和摔跤。妇女

  were not allowed to take part in the games. After about the year 393 AD the

  是不允许参加运动会的。大约在公元393年之后,

  Olympic Games stopped. For centuries there were no Olympic Games. But

  奥林匹克运动会停止举办了。连续几百年没有召开过。但是,

  they were not forgotten.

  它们并没有被人们遗忘。

  The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. They were

  首届现代奥运会于1896年举行。是在

  held in Greece—the country in which the Games were born. In the Games

  奥运会的发源地——希腊举行的。在这次奥运会上

  there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries. After that more and more

  只有来自13个国家的311名参赛者。此后,越来越多的

  countries joined in the games. In 2000, over 10, 000 athletes from 227 coun

  国家参加了奥运会。2000年,有来自227个国家的10, 000多名运动员

  tries went to Sydney, Australia, for the 27th Olympic Games! There are 300

  参加了在澳大利亚悉尼举行的第27届奥运会。这次奥运会上有300种

  different events in the Games. Horseriding, hammer throw and shooting are

  不同的比赛项目,赛马、掷链球和射击是

  some of the more unusual events.

  几项比较不常见的项目。

  The Olympic motto is“Faster, Higher, Stronger.”It means that every

  奥林匹克的箴言是:“更快、更高、更强。”它意味着每个

  athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and throw further. They do their

  运动员都应该争取跑得更快,跳得更高,掷得更远。运动员都尽

  best to win medals.In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from the USA won

  最大努力去夺取奖牌。在1984年的奥运会上,美国队的卡尔·刘易斯

  four gold medals in track and field and became one of the best sportsmen in the

  在田径场上夺得四枚金牌,成为20世纪最优秀的运动员之一。

  20th century. In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals, ranking third

  在悉尼,中国队获得了28枚金牌,列所有参赛国家的第三位。

  of all the competing countries. Many of the Chinese medals were won in diving

  中国队的很多奖牌来自跳水

  and gymnastics and also in events such as weightlifting and shooting.

  和体操以及其他一些项目像举重、射击等。

  Following the historymaking success in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games,

  继2000年在悉尼奥运会上取得历史性的胜利之后,

  China won another great competition in 2001 which was not for a medal. It was

  中国于2001年赢得了另一项不是为了争夺奖牌的重大竞赛。这就是

  the competition between countries to host the Olympic Games. In 2008, the 29th

  各国之间为了争取奥运会的承办而展开的竞争。2008年,第29届

  Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. To make it the best ever Games, the

  奥运会将在北京举行。为了把它办成一届历史上盛况空前的运动会,

  capital city will make several changes. New buildings and sports venues will

  这座首都城市将有几项大的变化,将兴建一些新的建筑物和

  be built. More trees will be planted and new roads will be built. The people of

  运动场,将种植更多的树,开辟新的交通道路。北京人民,

  Beijing, and of the whole country, will be preparing to light the Olympic

  包括全国各族人民正准备点燃奥运圣火

  torch to welcome athletes and sports fans from all over the world.

  欢迎来自世界各地的运动员和体育爱好者。

 

 重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

  1.know about意为“了解,知道……的情况”。

  I know about her but I don’t know her.我知道有关她的情况,但我不认识她。

  2. stand for意为“代表,代替;为……的缩写,象征”(不可用被动语态)。

  GNP stands for gross national product. GNP代表国民生产总值。

  Our flag stands for our country.我们的旗帜代表我们的国家。

  3. take part in意为“参加”,指参加会议或参加某一项活动,这个短语动词不能使用被动语态。

  John takes an active part in many school activities.

  约翰积极参加学校的许多活动。

  4. the same as意为“和……一样”。

  Your opinion is the same as mine.你的意见和我的一样。

  She did the same as her mother had done.

  她做的和她妈妈从前做的一样。

  Is the price the same as before liberation?价格和解放前相同吗?

  5.adj./adv.(比较级) + and + adj./adv.(比较级)是一种双重比较的结构,表示持续不断的变化,意为“越来越……”。

  She is getting thinner and thinner.她变得越来越瘦了。

  She felt more and more nervous.她感到越来越紧张不安了。

  The kite is flying higher and higher.风筝飞得越来越高了。

  6.do one’s best意为“尽最大努力”,后面通常跟不定式短语,意为“尽力干某事”。其中best是well的最高级。

  I will do my best to help you.我愿意尽最大努力帮助你。

  I am going to do my best this year.今年我将尽自己的最大努力。

  7.have effects on或have an effect on,意为“对……起作用/有影响”。

  The medicine had a good effect on me.那种药对我有良好功效。

  What he said had great effects on his son.他的话对他儿子影响极大。

  8.make sure意为“确定,弄清楚,查明;确保,安排妥,务必”,后面可以接of短语、不定式或从句。

  He looked behind to make sure he was not being followed.

  他往后看了看确保没有人跟踪。

  Will you make sure of his return?请你查明他是否真的回来了,好吗?

  Make sure to turn off the radio before you go out.

  出去之前一定要关掉收音机。

 

 语法:将来时的被动语态

  将来时的被动语态由“will/shall + be +过去分词”构成,表示将来要进行的被动动作。

  New buildings and sports venues will be built.

  将兴建新的建筑物和运动场。

  More trees will be planted and new roads will be built.

  更多的树木将被种植、新路将被修建。

  The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.

  29届奥运会将在北京举行。

INTEGRATING SKILLS

课文翻译

  Reading and writing

YAO MING

姚明

  Born:Sep. 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China

  出生:1980年9月12日,中国上海

  Height:2.26 m(7.5 feet)

  身高:2.26米(7.5英尺)

  Weight:134 kg

  体重:134公斤

  Position:Centre

  位置:中锋

  Club:Shanghai Sharks, the Houston Rockets

  俱乐部:上海大白鲨职业篮球队,休斯顿火箭队

  In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, Chinese superstar basketball

  在上海大白鲨队的最后一个赛季里,中国超级篮球

  player Yao Ming scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China

  明星姚明平均每场比赛得32.4分。现在,这个来自中国的大个子

  is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Yao Ming has more than just size:

  在NBA的休斯顿火箭队效力。姚明不只是个子高:

  he also has great skill and speed and he is a team player. Yao Ming is the

  他的技巧和速度也很了得,而且是一个有团队精神的球员。姚明是

  son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play one of the world’s

  两位著名篮球运动员的儿子,小时候就学打篮球——世界上

  most popular games when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA,

  最流行的运动之一。现在,作为NBA的明星之一,

  Yao Ming is working hard to live his dream and show the world that Chinese

  姚明正努力工作以实现自己的梦想并向世界表明中国

  basketball players love this game too!

  篮球运动员也喜欢这项运动。

 

 重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

  1. score在文中是动词,意为“得分”,既可作及物动词,又可作不及物动词。

  The home team hasn’t yet to score.主队还没有得分。

  Hughes scored two goals before half time.休斯在上半场进了两个球。

  She scored 120 in the IQ test.他在智商测验中得了120分。

  score还可作名词,意为“分数”。

  He made a good score of 90 points in the exam.

  他在考试中得了90分的好成绩。

  The final score was 43.最后的比分是4比3。

  2. more than意为“不仅仅,更加”。

  It’s her voice I dislike, more than what he says.

  使我讨厌的倒不是她说些什么,而是她说话的声音。

  Businesses use computers a lot more than they used to.

  企业使用计算机比过去多了。




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