教你怎么听4 Lesson25（在线收听） |
| Unit eighteen Sports [00:06.14]1.Listen and answer the questions. [00:12.46]1 Hello, and welcome to today's "You & Yours". [00:16.80]On today's programme we look at childrer who are trying to be champions in the world of sport, [00:22.83]and the pressures they cml be under to win, win, win. [00:27.69]Now I spoke to Allan Baker, the former British Athletics coach, [00:32.94]and he had this to say. [00:35.19]Well, the problem is that you want to find these children at quite a young age, [00:42.84]to train them and motivate them as early as possible. [00:46.89]Umm...at that age they don't have social problems, [00:51.51]you know they don't have boyfriends or girlfriends, [00:55.14]so they give their sport the whole of their life. [00:59.19]Umm, but they're so young that they can lose their childhood, [01:04.63]and they're adults before they're 16. [01:07.97]But of course they're not adults at all. [01:11.81]Physically they can be quite developed, [01:15.55]but emotionally they're still children. [01:18.89]Everybody's looking for the new young star of the future, [01:23.41]because there's a lot of money to be earned. [01:26.47]Tennis is one of the sports [01:31.72]where youngsters can play against their elders with more than a chance of success. [01:36.97]In America there are tennis schools which accept children from as young as 9. [01:42.90]So from the age of 9 a boy or girl is playing tennis for four or five hours every day, [01:49.66]and doing ordinary school work around that. [01:53.50]I spoke to the team manager of the English Lawn Tennis Association, [01:58.65]Para de Gruchy.PG [02:01.08]You see,we've already seen two 14-year-old American girls, [02:06.82]that's Tracy Austin and Andrea Jaeger, playing at Wimbledon, [02:12.26]and now, both at 18, [02:15.31]they are now already showing the pressures on their bodies mud their minds, [02:20.28]and people are beginning to question whether this is a good thing for children. [02:25.14]A 14-year-old just can't cope with the pressures of Wimbledon, [02:29.76]the tournament, the Wimbledon crowds, and the press reporters. [02:34.62]Well,I say to my girls, [02:37.68]"Stay at home, stay at school, do the things that teenagers like doing. [02:43.42]If you like swimming, well swim;if you like going to dances,just go! [02:49.35]"And if when they're older they'd really like to be a professional tennis player. [02:54.99]Well,they'll be a little older than the Americans, [02:59.12]but they'll be better people for it, of that I'm perfectly sure. [03:03.07]I Para de Gruchy thinks [03:06.62]that young players shouldn't be allowed to become professionals [03:10.67]until the age of 17 or 18 at least. [03:14.30]I asked her what was responsible for the pressures on the young players- [03:19.03]was it the money that can be earned, the parents, or perhaps the children themselves? [03:24.96]PG Oh no, it's the parents, Without a shadow of a doubt. [03:29.68]They want to push their children. [03:32.61]I get letters from parents saying, [03:35.95]"My little Johnny enjoys playing tennis all day, [03:40.00]and he'd like to learn only that and be trained by a professional coach", [03:45.02]and quite frankly I just don't believe it. [03:48.86]I But what about the youngsters themselves? [03:52.91]Robert, a 100-metre and 200-metre runner gave me an idea of his training programme, [03:59.67]and his own very simple way of avoiding trouble. [04:03.51]R Well,I train under a coach for three days a week, [04:09.05]and uhm...and...then decide how much running to do. [04:13.28]If I've trained hard, well then maybe I run five miles, you know, [04:19.03]if not so much, then eight miles. [04:22.87]Well, of course, I'd like to go to the next Olympics and represent Great Britain, [04:28.62]and of course I'd like to win a gold [04:32.17]but there are lots of other things I like doing with my life too. [04:35.80]Uhm, I, I, play in a rock group and I'm also a keen photographer. [04:41.73]Well, I suppose for me the most important thing is enjoyment. [04:46.69]If, if you win, you're happy, and if you lose, it's the same. [04:51.21]I mean ifyou start getting upset every time you lose, [04:55.26]I think it's time to stop. [04:58.19]The sports stars of tomorrow, and good luck to them. [05:03.83]2.Listen again and much the numbers with the pictures.------ [05:10.26]Well, I've been playing it since I was at school-- [05:14.59]since I was quite young, [05:17.52]"cos my dad was always very keen on it and he used to give me lessons, [05:22.14]and then at university I joined a team and we used to play quite a lot. [05:27.68]It's quite fashionable at the moment, actually, [05:31.62]all over Europe it's becoming more fashionable and it's often difficult to book courts. [05:37.66]You've got to get in there a week before. [05:40.90]Um I like it because it requires a lot of stamina. [05:45.63]You've got to be fit. [05:48.16]It's constant running right the way through and it doesn't take a long time. [05:53.91]You can take off an hour at lunchtime, go off play, have a shower, [05:59.26]come back and it's all over with, [06:02.08]and you've done a lot and it's not a lot of standing around. [06:06.32]It's movement all the time. [06:09.55]Er,you're often absolutely exhausted at the end, [06:14.18]and you can't really play for two hours at a shot although some people do. [06:19.43]It's usually for quite a short time. [06:23.06]I think I've been playing now for nearly forty years, [06:28.49]ever since I was a little kid on the beach at Blackpool, [06:32.33]and it's always been my great passion in life. [06:36.07]When I watch a game I appreciate the athletic skill of the players, [06:41.08]the tactics of the manager or coach, [06:45.13]and the thrill of the uncertainty, [06:48.37]just not knowing how the game's going to go, [06:52.32]even when a very strong team's playing a very weak team. [06:56.55]There's always that possibility of a surprise, [07:00.39]of the unexpected moment changing the game. [07:04.52]Well, I've been doing it every winter holiday since I can remember. [07:10.76]I love doing it because it's a skill that improves every time you do it. [07:15.62]It's fast and it's exhilarating [07:19.25]and although it's really cold you can still get a tan when you do it. [07:23.87]Of course the scenery's beautiful [07:27.11]and it's really nice when you're tired to go and have a drink in a bar afterwards. [07:32.86]Of course the problem is that it's expensive--you have to buy the equipment; [07:38.89]the instruction's expensive too and it's really dangerous, [07:43.33]you can always break a leg doing it, [07:46.49]but apart from that, I really like it. [07:50.13]3.You will hear three people talking about their favourite sport [08:01.78]Match them to the relevant pictures below. [08:05.51]Rope Jumping [08:10.66]Rope Jumping. [08:14.21]Jumping rope is an activity any boy or girl can learn to do. [08:19.23]You can jump alone or with a partner. [08:22.86]You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, [08:27.87]one at a time.If you jump alone, you will needa short rope [08:32.89]which should be just long enough for your height. [08:36.23]Try ropes if different lengths until you find one which fits your size. [08:41.87]A clothesline rope makes a nice jump rope and can be used because it is clean, [08:48.64]smooth, and not too stiff and can be cut into different lengths. [08:54.39]A rope should be tumed slowly. [08:58.02]It must also be turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. [09:03.27]Turning the rope freely and safely requires careful timing. [09:08.70]In rope jumping, [09:11.52]timing means turning the rope slowly [09:14.97]enough so that you can jump over it at the right time without its striking your feet. [09:20.90]You will notice that when you jump rope, [09:25.13]you breathe faster and your cheeks have a healthy color. [09:29.65]But, if you jump too many times at first, you will get too tired. [09:35.40]You must learn when to stop for rest before you jump again. [09:40.41]As you practice, you can increase the number of times you jump without resting. [09:46.45]When you are using a long rope, two pupils hold the ends. [09:52.48]A long rope can be ten to fifteen feet long. [09:56.92]The rope is turned slowly by two pupils. [10:01.65]The others take turns jumping. [10:05.20]You run in when the rope is being swung in the direction away from you, [10:10.56]so that it doesn't strike your face. [10:13.28]You must learn to judge when to run in. [10:16.83]Notice that good rope jumpers do these things: [10:21.98]Jump on their toes Bend their knees [10:26.94]Use their arms to help them keep their balance [10:31.56]You can test yourself in rope jumping by trying these tests: [10:37.31]1. Jump correctly a certain number of times. [10:42.17]2. Jump correctly a certain number of times on the left foot and then on the right foot. [10:48.93]3. Jump correctly with your arms crossed. [10:53.90]4. Change feet on each correct jump. [10:58.86]5. Try all of these tests,time them, [11:04.29]and record the number of jumps done correctly in one minute. [11:09.02]4.Listen and fill in the following notes. |
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