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第八课：水上运动

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　　3Read阅读…………………………………

YOUNGEST SWIMMER TO CROSS CHANNEL

最年轻的海峡横渡者

　　Li Lida, a 12yearold schoolboy first tried to cross the Qiongzhou Chan

　　李力达，一个12岁的在校男生，于2000年6月第一次试图

　　nel in June, 2000. But he failed after swimming for 12 hours. On May 17,

　　横渡琼州海峡。但他游了12个小时后失败了。2001年5月17日，

　　2001, his 13th birthday, his dream came true. He became the youngest person

　　在他13岁生日那天，他的梦想终于实现了。他成了海南岛与大陆之间

　　ever to cross the channel between Hainan Island and the mainland.

　　海峡(即琼州海峡)最年轻的横渡者。

　　The boy set off at 6∶02 in the morning. He steppedsintosthe South China

　　这个男孩早上6∶02出发。他从广东

　　Sea from a beach in Xuwen, Guangdong. Three men swam together with him.

　　许汶的沙滩上踏入南海。三个男子和他一起游。

　　Li was swimming quite fast before 10∶30. Then he slowed down as the wind

　　10∶30前李游得很快。后来他放慢了速度，因为风越来

　　became stronger and the waves higher. During the crossing he ate some food

　　越大，浪越来越高。在横渡期间，他吃了些食物，

　　and had several drinks. By 2 p.m. he could see a high building in Haikou.

　　喝了几次水。到下午2∶00，他就看到了海口市的一幢高楼。

　　He went on swimming for another two hours before he finished his journey.

　　他又继续游了2个小时才结束了他的旅程。

　　A big crowd of people were waiting for him on the beach. Among them

　　一大群人正在海滩上等着他。其中有他的

　　were his parents. They were very proud of their son. His teacher, Mr Feng,

　　父母。他们为自己的儿子感到自豪。他的老师冯老师

　　spoke highly of his student.“He is not only the pride of our school, but also

　　称赞了自己的学生。“他不但是我们学校的骄傲，

　　the pride of all the people in Hainan,”he said.

　　也是所有海南人的骄傲。”他说。

　　5A poem诗一首………………………………

　　YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY

　　尝试过才知道

　　You never know until you try；

　　只有尝试过你才知道；

　　And you never try unless you really try.

　　如果不真正尝试，你就从未试过。

　　You give it your best shot；

　　你要竭尽全力；

　　You do the best you can.

　　你要全力以赴。

　　And if youve done everything

　　如果你尽力做过每件事，

　　In your power, and still“fail”—

　　但依然失败——

　　The truth of the matter is

　　那么事实就是

　　That you haven't failed at all.

　　你根本就没有失败。

　　When you reach for your dreams,

　　当你去追求自己的梦想，

　　No matter what they may be,

　　不管是什么样的梦想，

　　You grow from the reaching;

　　你从过程中成长；

　　You learn from the trying；

　　你从尝试中学习；

　　You win from the doing.

　　你从实践中获胜。

第八课：水上运动

重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　短语纵横

　　1try to do sth.试图做某事，努力做某事；try doing sth.尝试做某事

　　He tried to persuade her, but failed.他试图说服她，可是失败了。

　　He always walks to school, but yesterday he tried going by bus.

　　他总是步行上学，不过昨天他试着坐了一次公共汽车。

　　2come true实现，成为现实

　　Im sure your dream will come true if you try your best.

　　只要你尽力，我肯定你的梦想会实现的。

　　3set off“出发、动身”。与set out是同义短语。

　　Theyve set off on a journey round the world.他们已出发环球旅行去了。

　　They set out at dawn.他们在拂晓出发。

　　4step into踏入

　　They steppedsintosthe boat together.他们一起踏进船中。

　　5slow down /up减速、慢下来

　　The driver slowed down the car.司机放慢了汽车的速度。

　　That car slowed up as it went around the curve.那辆车在转弯时减速。

　　6go on doing sth.“继续做某事”，指继续做同一件事，可能中间有间断，与go on with sth.含义相近。go on to do sth.是继续做另外一件事。

　　He stood up and went on running.他站起来继续跑。

　　Stop writing, go on to read.别写了，接着读。

　　7wait for等待

　　He is waiting for his mother.他在等他母亲。

　　8be proud of以……而自豪

　　They were very proud of their daughter.他们为他们的女儿而感到自豪。

　　9speak highly of称赞、高度赞扬

　　The foreign reporter spoke highly of Zhang Jian.外国记者高度评价了张健。

　　点击句型

　　not only...but also...“不但……而且……”，连接两个并列成分，连接两个主语时谓语动词要和but

　　also后面的主语的人称和数保持一致。其中also可以省略。

　　Not only he but also his friends are very kind to me.

　　不仅仅他，他的朋友们对我也很好。

　　Her name is known not only in Japan, but (also) in China.

　　她不仅在日本出名，而且在中国也出名。

　　语法天地

　　现在完成时

　　现在完成时表示过去发生或已完成的某一动作对现在造成的影响和结果。

　　①—Have you finished your homework yet?你完成作业了吗?

　　—Yes, I have. Ive just finished it.是的，完成了。刚刚完成。

　　②—Have you ever been to England?你去过英格兰吗?

　　—No, Ive never been there.不，我从没去过。

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