大学体验英语综合教程2Unit6概要课件.ppt

1、By Louise1.Do you like sports?Why or why not?2.What sports do you prefer?Why?3.Do you agree that sports are good for peoples health?4.What are these sports on the pictures below?FencingHockeyCanoeWrestingNever Give Up1.Do you enjoy watching figure skating?2.Do you know any famous figure skaters?3.Wh

2、at do you usually do when facing difficulties?Culture Notesl 1992 Winter Olympics,Albertvillel 1988 Winter Olympics,Calgaryl Todd Eldredgel 2002 Winter Olympics,Salt Lake City Department of College English The 1992 Albertville Olympic Games were the last Winter Games to be staged in the same year as

3、 the Summer Games.Only 18 of the 57 events were held in Albertville itself,while nearby resorts hosted the rest.Female Hockey Short Track Speed Skating Cycling Long TrackSpeed Skating Calgarys dream to host the Olympics finally came true on its fourth candidacy.The term of the winter games was exten

4、ded from 12 days to 16 days,the same as the summer games,as from the Calgary Olympics.Department of College EnglishFull Name:Todd James EldredgeRepresenting:United StatesCoach:Richard CallaghanBorn:August 28,1971Hometown:Chatham,Massachusetts(now living and training in Michigan)Interests:Golf,sports

5、 cars,computers Salt Lake City,Utah hosts the 2002 Winter Olympic Games starting February 8,2002.The games lasted 17 days and featured more than 180 events in 15 different sports.Paragraph 1They told him to quit,that he wasnt good enough,but figure skater Paul Wylie refused to listen.When he stepped

6、 off the plane in Washington,D.C.,following the 1992 Winter Games,and everyone in the terminal started clapping,Paul Wylie almost stopped in his tracks.Whos behind me?He wondered.Despite the silver medal in his pocket,he couldnt believe that the applause was for him.From that moment on,Paul recogniz

7、ed that his life would never be the same.terminaln.末端；终点站；终点；终端机末端；终点站；终点；终端机Ill keep with you to the bus terminal.adj.末端的；终点的；晚期的；（每）学期的末端的；终点的；晚期的；（每）学期的He is suffering from terminal cancer.clapv.拍手；轻拍；鼓掌；啪拍手；轻拍；鼓掌；啪地关上地关上The teacher clapped to attract the classs attention.The audience clapped at

8、the end of the play.Paragraph 2The silver medal he earned in Albertville,France,ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence.He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events,like the 1988 Calgary Olympics,where he finished an unimpressive 10th.No longer the recipient of advice from j

9、udges who,after Pauls performance in the 91 World Championships,suggested that he quit:Make room for the younger skaters.ushervt.引导；引入引导；引入 Most of the country will usher in a fine weekend.I will ask Mary to usher you out.Some say the computer have usher in a new era.chokevi.窒息；阻塞；说不出话窒息；阻塞；说不出话She

10、looked like she was going to choke.She found it hard to choke down her anger.vt.使窒息；阻塞；抑制；使说不出话使窒息；阻塞；抑制；使说不出话Very small toys can choke a baby.Difficult sentence1.The silver medal he earned in Albertville,France,ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence.(para.2)The second-place meda

11、l he earned in Albertville,France,gave the 27-year-old figure skater a new status and reputation.Difficult sentence2.He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events,like the 1988 Calgary Olympics,where he finished an unimpressive 10th.(para.2)He was no longer a little-known competitor who became

12、nervous and could not win in major competitions,like the 1988 Calgary Olympics where he finished 10th and few people noticed him.recipientn.接受者；收信人接受者；收信人The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper.The postman spent almost a whole day looking for the recipient of the letter.No long

13、er the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials(What are you doing here?).No longer the skater incapable of finishing ahead of U.S.National Champion Todd Eldredge or three-time defending World Champion Kurt Browning of Canada.Paragraph 3trialn.审讯；试验；试用；尝试；预赛或选拔赛审讯；试验；

14、试用；尝试；预赛或选拔赛He went through hell during the trial.She agreed to employ me for a trial period.They succeeded in the experiment on the fifteenth trial.Difficult sentence3.No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials(What are you doing here?).(para.3)(He was)no

15、 longer asked embarrassing and irritating questions(such as Why are you here?)by the reporters reporting on the 1991 Olympic Trials.Paragraph 4Now Paul Wylie was an Olympic hero.He was an athlete who kept going when doubters suggested he quit.He was a recent Harvard University graduate who had frequ

16、ently fantasized about life without grueling hours on the ice,but who persevered anyway.He was a young man who had discovered and demonstrated that goals can be reached no matter how many obstacles and botched attempts lie in the way.fantasizev.想像；幻想想像；幻想He liked to fantasize that he had won a gold

17、medal.gruelingadj.折磨人的；令人精疲力竭的折磨人的；令人精疲力竭的The presentation of future plans had been a grueling work.You reach your goal after grueling hours of sweat and pain.perseverev.坚持；不屈不挠坚持；不屈不挠If you persevere with work,youll succeed in the end.He was hopeless at French,but his teacher persevered with him.no

18、 matter howno matter 意为“无论”，与 what,who,when,where,which,how,等疑问词连用，引导让步状语从句。（注意：why一般不放在no matter 后面）状语从句的位置可放在主句前或后。No matter what you say,i wont believe you.He insisted on giving the money back no matter whom it belonged to.botchv.拙笨地修补；糟蹋拙笨地修补；糟蹋Im afraid the unexpected accident may botch up the

19、dinner tonight.Dont give the job to him;hell only botch it up.in the way妨碍；挡道妨碍；挡道Her social life get in the way of her study.Can I go along with you?I wont get in the way.Paragraph 5A reporter who interviewed me at the Closing Ceremonies told me,You came here an unknown and now you go home a hero,P

20、aul says.I thought that was interesting,because I was in France and unaware of how my journey was unfolding on U.S.television.It wasnt until I stepped off the plane that I realized people considered me a hero.They were changed by my story.They were changed by the fact that I was able to persevere an

21、d win the silver medal even though almost everyone had counted me out.unawareadj.没有发觉的；不知道的没有发觉的；不知道的He was unaware that she was such a good pianist.I was unaware of his existence until now.You are not unaware of his dishonesty.be aware of 知道，意识到If you were aware of all that,you would change your mi

22、nd.unfoldv.展开；开放；显露展开；开放；显露The war seemed to unfold in the blink of an eye.We stood there and saw the drama unfold.The leader began to unfold his plan to his followers.count outto not include somebody in an activity不把不把.计算在内计算在内;排除在外排除在外If youre going out tonight youll have to count me out.count sb.

23、inI hear youre organizing a trip to the park next week?Count me in!Paragraph 6&7At times,Paul had almost counted himself out.Two months before the 92 Olympics,USA Today did a survey of different athletes and asked,How often do you contemplate retirement?The choices were:yearly,monthly or weekly.I wr

24、ote,daily,because it was hard to keep going.But I just decided,Im going to persevere and hang in there,because I have a shot.at times有时；偶尔有时；偶尔Everyone may make mistakes at times.An active volcano may explode at any time.USA Todaycontemplatevt.注视；沉思；打算注视；沉思；打算It terrified me to contemplate the conse

25、quence of your action.He contemplates visiting Beijing.Department of College EnglishDifficult Sentences4.But I just decided,Im going to persevere and hang in there,because I have a shot.(para.7)But I just decided Id keep practicing and competing,because I really had a chance to win.Paragraph 8Things

26、 definitely changed in 1992 in Albertville.To have my story be one that brought tears to peoples eyes,because of the way it turned around-that changed my life as well,Paul says.I looked at my skating career and saw it rewritten and beautiful,as opposed to a big disappointment and many years struggli

27、ng toward some goal but not reaching it.turn aroundvt.转身转身;转变；逆转转变；逆转The market turned around very sharply about a week ago.She turned around and gave a pretty smile to him.Department of College Englishas opposed toin contrast to与与相反相反I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.John likes rice,as

28、opposed to Mary,who hates it.strugglevi.努力；奋斗；斗争；挣扎努力；奋斗；斗争；挣扎He struggled to control his temper.n.斗争；竞争；奋斗斗争；竞争；奋斗He gave up the struggle in despair.The struggle will not cease till the country achieves independence.Paragraph 9With medal in hand,Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of lucrative e

29、ndorsements and figure-skating world tours,of exclusive events and autograph seekers.Everything you might expect of a celebrity hero,but none of what Paul himself believes merits the honor of that title.lucrativeadj.(especially of a business,trade,or job)bringing in plenty of money;profitable合算的；获利的

30、合算的；获利的 It was not a lucrative profession.To run a restaurant is a lucrative business.endorsementn.支持；认可；支持；认可；They are now seeking endorsement for their ideas.We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.exclusiveadj.排外的；独占的；唯一的；完整的；奢华排外的；独占的；唯一的；完整的；奢华的的The actress granted the reporter an

31、 exclusive interview.The real estate agent has the exclusive right to sell the house.autographn.something written by ones own hand；a persons own signature 亲笔签名；手稿，原稿亲笔签名；手稿，原稿，手迹，真迹，手迹，真迹Ive got lots of famous footballers autographs.He signed this autograph on the cover of his book.Department of Col

32、lege EnglishDifficult Sentences5.With medal in hand,Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of lucrative endorsements and figure-skating world tours,of exclusive events and autograph seekers.(para.9)Now that he was a medal winner,Paul had many new opportunities to make money from signing advertising

33、contracts or traveling around the world with skating shows,being invited to special events for famous people and signing autographs for the fans.expect of希望希望,期待期待We will never fail to live up to what our parents expect of us.Your work doesnt come up to what I expect of you.celebrityn.a famous perso

34、n,especially in the business of entertainment (尤指尤指娱乐界的娱乐界的)名人，名流名人，名流She became a celebrity overnight.A celebrity may have to live in a goldfish bowl.Will smithHarry PotterMichael JacksonJean RenoAlbert EinsteinGeorge Bush Mr.BeanBruce LeeMarilyn Monroe meritn.优点；功绩；价值优点；功绩；价值Promotion should be ba

35、sed on merit alone.This is a proposal of some merit.v.值得；应得值得；应得His new achievements merit our attention.He doesnt merit his punishment.titlen.标题；称号；头衔；权利标题；称号；头衔；权利If you lose,youre given a really humiliating title.The emperor conferred a title on the brave soldier.Paragraph 10&11What makes a true

36、hero is selfless service,he says.Or someone whose life and actions inspire you to be better and to be a bigger person.I dont think that what I did was selfless service.But God used the story of my life to inspire others.Heroism,Paul has observed,requires daily maintenance.Just as a skater achieves p

37、erfection by practicing small parts of his larger routine day after day,a hero must look for ways to serve on a regular basis-not just in a crisis or more visible situation.inspirevt.鼓舞；激发；产生；赋予鼓舞；激发；产生；赋予.灵感灵感Were trying to inspire him with confidence.What inspired him to give such a brilliant perf

38、ormance?I was inspired to work harder by his example.Department of College EnglishDifficult SentencesHeroism,Paul has observed,requires daily maintenance.(para.11)Paul has noticed that heroism requires daily perseverance,i.e.a medalist has to persevere in training in order to keep the honor.routinen

39、.例行公事；常规；无聊例行公事；常规；无聊 You just need to break out of that boring routine.We must introduce some system into our office routine.adj.常规的；例行的；乏味的常规的；例行的；乏味的 Its just a routine medical examination;nothing to get worried about.Asking these questions is routine work.Paragraph 12As an Olympic medal loses it

40、s luster after years of storage,a hero will lose his credibility if he stops looking to the needs of others.When Paul joins the thousands of others watching the Olympics in Salt Lake City,he knows that behind the scenes of each victory,of each record-setting finish,stand countless stories of everyda

41、y heroes.Heroes who refuse to give up.Department of College EnglishDifficult SentencesAs an Olympic medal loses its luster after years of storage,a hero will lose his credibility if he stops looking to the needs of others.(para.12)Over the years the public may forget about an Olympic medal winner an

42、d stop trusting him if he does not pay attention to what other people want or need.lustern.光彩；荣誉；光泽光彩；荣誉；光泽You,like a nice girl,give off fascinating luster.The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.credibilityn.可信；确实性；可靠可信；确实性；可靠The silly ending robs the plot of any credibility.The scandal brought his credibility to its lowest point.Department of College Englishbehind the scenesout of sight,secretly,without public knowledge在幕后；秘密地在幕后；秘密地He is an important man behind the scenes.John was president of the club,but behind the scenes Robert told him what to do.