UNIT 1 The Olympics Lesson 1 Higher, Faster, Stronger

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[0:01.349]UNIT 1 第一单元
[0:02.884]The Olympics 奥运会
[0:05.879]Lesson 1: 第一课：
[0:07.300]Higher, Faster, Stronger 更高，更快，更强
[0:10.902]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:13.465]Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV?
[0:18.274]What's your favourite Olympic sport?
[0:21.967]Do you think the Olympics are important?
[0:25.802]Why or why not?
[0:28.618]When were the first Olympics? 第一届奥运会是在什么时候？
[0:31.122]We call the first Olympic Games the "ancient" Olympics. 我们把第一届奥运会称为“古代”奥运会。
[0:35.311]"Ancient" means very, very old. “古代”意味着非常非常久远。
[0:38.381]The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC. 古奥运会始于公元前776年的希腊。
[0:45.131]When did the modern Olympics start? 现代奥运会是什么时候开始的？
[0:47.649]We call today's Olympic Games the "modern" Olympics. 我们把如今的奥运会称为“现代”奥运会。
[0:51.611]What does "modern" mean? “现代”是什么意思？
[0:53.550]"Modern", "now" and "today" mean the same thing. “现代”、“如今”、和“当今”是一回事。
[0:57.951]The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896. 现代奥运会始于1896年的希腊雅典。
[1:04.304]Quick Quiz! 小测验！
[1:06.016]Did women compete in the ancient Olympics? 在古奥运会中女子参加竞赛吗？
[1:09.285]No, women did not compete. 不，女子不参加竞赛。
[1:12.468]At the first ancient Olympics, there was only one sport. 在首届古奥运会时，只有一项运动。
[1:16.190]What was it? 是什么？
[1:17.718]The sprint¹. 短跑。
[1:20.265]How many countries sent athletes to the 2004 Athens Olympics? 2004年的雅典奥运会有多少个国家参加？
[1:25.670]Two hundred and two countries sent athletes to the 2004 Olympics. 2004年的奥运会，202个国家派运动员参加。
[1:31.910]How many athletes competed at the 2004 Olympics? 2004年奥运会有多少名运动员参赛？
[1:35.858]More than eleven thousand athletes competed. 超过一万一千名运动员参赛。
[1:39.410]How many sports did the 2004 Olympics have? 2004年奥运会有多少项运动？
[1:42.707]It had twenty-eight different sports. 有28种不同的运动。
[1:45.848]Amazing Olympic athletes 令人吃惊的奥运健儿
[1:48.409]At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, 在1968年的墨西哥奥运会中，
[1:52.602]American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump. 美国人鲍勃·比蒙获得了跳远金牌。
[1:57.400]He jumped an amazing 8.8 metres. 他跳出了令人吃惊的8.8米。
[2:01.368]Nobody broke his record for twenty-three years. 23年中没人打破他的记录。
[2:05.071]Xu Haifeng won China's first Olympic medal. 许海峰为中国获得了第一枚奥运奖牌。
[2:09.177]At the opening event of the 1984 Olympics, he won a gold medal in shooting. 1984年奥运会刚开幕，他就在射击中获得一枚金牌。
[2:15.529]At the Olympics, athletes compete for medals. 在奥运会上，运动员为奖牌而竞争。
[2:19.604]If you are first, you get a gold medal. 如果你名列第一，就得金牌；
[2:22.976]If you are second, you get a silver medal. 如果你名列第二，就得银牌；
[2:26.700]If you are third, you get a bronze medal. 如果你名列第三，就得铜牌；
[2:30.402]If you are twentieth, do you get a medal? 如果你名列第二十，你会获得奖牌吗？
[2:33.475]No! 不会！
[2:35.278]LET'S DO IT!
[2:36.693]In a small group, talk about the Olympic Games.
[2:40.918]When and where did they begin?
[2:43.759]Then, play "Charades²."
[2:46.744]Take turns acting³ out a sport.
[2:50.445]One group member acts, while the others try to guess the sport by asking "Is it ______?"
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1 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

2 charades   

n.伪装( charade的名词复数 )；猜字游戏

参考例句：

• She and her three brothers played charades. 她和3个兄弟玩看手势猜字谜游戏。 来自辞典例句
• A group of children were dressed to play charades. 一群孩子穿着夜礼服在玩字迷游戏。 来自辞典例句

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。