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大学体验英语综合教程2UNIT6

Unit6　　SportsandHealth

　　Inthisunit,youwill

　　★　firstlisten,andthentalkaboutsports

　　★　readaboutafamousathleteandthewayofkeepingfit

　　★　writeabouthowperseveranceleadstosuccess

　　★　practicetheuseofparticiples

　　★　fillinaHealthBackgroundForm

　　★　visitCultureSalonforanintroductiontothemeaningofsportsmanship

PassageA

ReadtheText:

 NeverGiveUp

窗体顶端

　　ThinkAboutIt:

　　1.Doyouenjoywatchingfigureskating?

Explain. 

　　Answer:

Yes,Ienjoyitverymuch.Ienjoywatchingitbecausefigureskatingrequiresacombinationofstrength,eleganceandgrace.Wealsocallit“theballetonice.”

　　2.Doyouknowanyfamousfigureskaters?

Sharewhatyouknowwitheachother.

　　Answer:

Yes,therearemanyfamousfigureskatersintheworld.Forexample,ChenLufromChina,MichelleKwanfromtheU.S.,IrinaSlutskayafromRussia,etc.

　　3.Whatdoyouusuallydowhenfacingdifficulties?

　　Answer:

Usually,Iwouldtakethedifficultiesasachallengeandtrymybesttofindwaystoovercomethemwithcourage.

窗体底端

　NeverGiveUp

Theytoldhimto quit,thathewasn’tgoodenough,butfigureskaterPaulWylierefusedtolisten.

　Whenhesteppedofftheplanein Washington,D.C.1,followingthe1992WinterGames,andeveryoneinthe terminal started clapping,PaulWyliealmoststoppedinhistracks.Who’sbehindme?

Hewondered.Despitethesilvermedalinhispocket,hecouldn’tbelievethattheapplausewasforhim.Fromthatmomenton,Paulrecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.　

　ThesilvermedalheearnedinAlbertville,France,usheredthe27-year-oldfigureskaterintoanewexistence.Hewasnolongeranobodywho choked atbigevents,likethe1988CalgaryOlympics,wherehefinishedan unimpressive 10th.Nolongertherecipient ofadvicefromjudgeswho,afterPaul’sperformanceinthe’91WorldChampionships,suggestedthathequit:

“Makeroomfortheyoungerskaters.”　

　Nolongerthetargetofloadedquestionsfromreporters covering the’91OlympicTrials （“Whatareyoudoinghere?

”）.Nolongertheskater incapable offinishingaheadofU.S.NationalChampionToddEldredgeorthree-time defending WorldChampionKurtBrowningofCanada.　

　NowPaulWyliewasanOlympichero.Anathletewhokeptgoingwhen doubters suggestedhequit.ArecentHarvardUniversitygraduatewhohadfrequently fantasized aboutlifewithout grueling hoursontheice,butwho perseveredanyway.Ayoungmanwhohaddiscoveredanddemonstratedthatgoalscanbereachednomatterhowmanyobstaclesandbotched attemptslieintheway.　

　“Areporterwho interviewed meattheClosingCeremoniestoldme,‘Youcamehereanunknownandnowyougohomeahero,’Paulsays.“Ithoughtthatwasinteresting,becauseIwasinFranceand unaware ofhowmyjourneywasunfoldingonU.S.television.Itwasn’tuntilIsteppedofftheplanethatIrealizedpeopleconsideredmeahero.Theywerechangedbymystory.TheywerechangedbythefactthatIwasabletopersevereandwinthesilvermedaleventhoughalmosteveryonehadcountedmeout.”　

　Attimes,Paulhadalmostcountedhimselfout.“Twomonthsbeforethe’92Olympics, USAToday2 didasurveyofdifferentathletesandasked,‘Howoftendoyoucontemplateretirement?

’Thechoiceswere:

‘yearly,’‘monthly’or‘weekly.’”　

　“Iwrote,‘daily,’becauseitwashardtokeepgoing.ButIjustdecided,I’mgoingtopersevereandhanginthere,becauseIhavea shot.”　

　Thingsdefinitelychangedin1992inAlbertville.“Tohavemystorybeonethatbroughttearstopeople’seyes,becauseofthewayitturnedaround—thatchangedmylifeaswell,”Paulsays.“Ilookedatmyskatingcareerandsawit rewrittenandbeautiful,asopposedtoabigdisappointmentandmanyyearsstrugglingtowardsomegoalbutnotreachingit.”　

　Withmedalinhand,Paulwassuddenly ushered intoaworldof lucrative endorsements andfigure-skatingworldtours,of exclusive eventsand autograph seekers.Everythingyoumightexpectofa celebrity hero,butnoneofwhatPaulhimselfbelieves merits thehonorofthattitle.　

　“Whatmakesatrueheroisselflessservice,”hesays.“Orsomeonewhoselifeandactionsinspireyoutobebetterandtobeabiggerperson.Idon’tthinkwhatIdidwasselflessservice.ButGodusedthestoryofmylifetoinspireothers.”　

　Heroism,Paulhas observed,requiresdailymaintenance.Justasaskaterachieves perfection bypractisingsmallpartsofhislarger routine dayafterday,aheromustlookforwaystoserveonaregularbasis—notjustinacrisisormorevisiblesituation.　

 　AsanOlympic medal losesitslusterafteryearsof storage,aherowilllosehis credibility ifhestopslookingtotheneedsofothers.WhenPauljoinsthethousandsofotherswatchingtheOlympicsin SaltLakeCity3,heknowsthatbehindthescenesofeachvictory,ofeachrecord-settingfinish,standcountlessstoriesofeverydayheroes.Heroeswhorefusetogiveup.　

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Notes:

1. Washington,D.C:

Washington,D.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThecityofWashingtonhasthesameboundariesastheDistrictofColumbia（D.C.）,afederalterritoryestablishedin1790asthesiteofthenewnation’spermanentcapital.

2. USAToday:

 USAToday isamodernnewspaperforarticlesabouttheUSAanditsculture.Everyday,subscribersreceive20–25articlesonTrendsAcrosstheUSA,News,Money,Entertainment,LifeandHealth,SportsandOpinion.

3. SaltLakeCity:

SaltLakeCityisthecapitalcityofUtahandseatofSaltLakeCounty,locatedinthenorthernpartofthestateontheJordanRiver.The2002WinterOlympicswereheldinSaltLakeCity.

Summary　

　PaulWyliewasa27-year-oldAmericaniceskaterwhocouldneverwinthebigcompetitions.Manytimesheconsideredretirementbuthepersevered.Youngerskatersconsistentlydefeatedhim,yethekeptpracticingandcompeting.Thenhefinishedsecondinthe1992OlympicsinFranceandbecameahero.ApplausegreetedhimashesteppedofftheplanebringinghimhomefromtheOlympics.Fameandendorsementscamehisway.Butheremainedverymodestanddidnotconsiderhimselfahero.Hesaidthatselflessservicecanmakeatruehero,andhealsohopedthathisstorywouldinspireotherpeople.Thiswouldbeanotherkindofhero.Likeskating,hefeltthatliferequirestheregularpracticeofsmallactionswhichadduptomakealargerwhole.It’snotnecessarytobefamoustobeaheroindailylife.

CultureNotes

1.WinterOlympics

　　AlthoughfigureskatingwasaneventattheSummerGamesof1908and1920,andicehockeywasplayedin1920,theIOCwashesitanttoinaugurateaseriesofseparateWinterGamesbecauseclimaticconditionsdictatedthatthepossiblelocationsforwintersportscompetitionweregeographicallylimited.WhenSwedenandNorwayfirstproposedWinterGamesin1911,theUnitedStatesopposedthegamesonthesegrounds.Ironically,theScandinavianschangedtheirmindsatthe1921meetingoftheIOC,arguingthatWinterGames,unlikeSummerGames,couldnotuniteathletesfromeverycountry.Theywereoutvoted,however,andtheIOCestablishedWinterGames.

　　TheWinterOlympicGameswerefirstheldasaseparatecompetitionin1924atChamonix,France.The1924WinterGamesincluded14eventsinfivedifferentsports.Fromthattimeuntil1992,theytookplacethesameyearastheSummerGames.However,beginningwiththe1994WinterOlympicsinLillehammer,Norway,theWinterGameswererescheduledtooccurinthemiddleoftheOlympiccycle,alternatingoneven-numberedyearswiththeSummerGames.

2.typesoffigureskating

　　Themajortypesofcompetitivefigureskatingareindividualmen’sandwomen’scompetitions,pairsskating,icedancing,andprecisionskating.Inindividualcompetitionsasingleskaterperformsrequiredelementsandisjudgedonhowcleanlyandartisticallythemotionsareexecuted.Pairsskatingconsistsoftwoskatersperformingtogether.Inicedancing,partnerscarryouttheartisticmotionsofdanceonskates.Precisionskating,whichisahighlystructuredactivity,consistsofateamofskaterswhoperformchoreographedmaneuvers.

LanguagePoints

1.clap:

 strike（one’shands）togetherwithaquickmovementandloudsound

Examples:

　　　　　Theteacherclappedtoattracttheclass’sattention.

　　　　　Theaudienceclappedattheendoftheplay.

2.usher:

 bringorcausetoenter

Examples:

　　　　　Aseriesofreformsusheredinthenewregime.

　　　　　Therisingsunusheredinanewday.

3.quit:

 stop（doingsomething）

Examples:

　　　　　Hequithisjobforabetterposition.

　　　　　Heshouldreallyquitsmokingforthesakeofhishealth.

4.persevere:

 continuefirmlyinspiteofdifficulties

Examples:

　　　　　Hedidn’tknowanyEnglish,butheperseveredandbecameagoodstudent.

　　　　　Despitethefailureofhisearlyexperiments,thescientistperseveredinhisresearch.

5.intheway:

 blockingspacefortheforwardmovement

Examples:

　　　　　Thechairisintheway;somoveit,please.

　　　　　Althoughhethoughthewashelpinguspreparethedinner,hewasonlyintheway.

6.interview:

 askquestionsof（somebody）

Examples:

　　　　　AttheendoftheracethewinnerwasinterviewedbyNBCnews.

　　　　　Intheoraltestthestudentisinterviewedbyanexaminer.

7.count...out:

 leave...outbychoice

Examples:

　　　　　Ifyouareplayingfootballinthisrainyweatheryoucancountmeout.

　　　　　Wehavetenapplicantsforthepost,buttwoofthemhavenowacceptedotherappointments,sowecancountthemout.

8.attimes:

 sometimes

Examples:

　　　　　Idofeelalittle