Unit 3 导读话题妙切入 同步教材讲解 （新教材）外研版（2020）英语选择性必修第一册.doc

1、1 Participation in the Olympic Games is more important than winning. 在奥运会中参与比取胜更重要 Peace，friendship，progress and developmentthe spirit of the Olympic Games. 和平、友谊、进步和发展奥运会精神。 Sports is peace. 体育就是和平。 One World，One Dream 同一个世界，同一个梦想 The Olympics represents the noble ideal of sports overcoming the bar

2、riers of politics with champion athletes of all nations gathering in the spirit of sportsmanship.However， the stakes go beyond who wins the gold medal.Shortly after each competition，nations begin to vie afresh for the bid to host the next game.Winning the vote to host is not merely an honor，it is a

3、political conquest in global recognition. Every four years，the best athletes from countries around the world come together in the spirit of peace and friendship to compete in the Olympic Games.With the lighting of the Olympic flame the games beginthe Olympic spirit kept alive.That flame has been bro

4、ught many 2 thousands of miles by relay runners all the way from Olympia， in Western Greece，where the ceremony began 2,700 years ago. This simple ceremony， and the lighting of the torch， is the spark that renews the Olympic flame wherever the games are played.The games symbolized the early Greeks id

5、eal of mans unity，their vision of peace， and of human perfection.The Olympic began as a religious ceremony.The First Games in recorded history took place in the year 776 BC.This was the time of the Western Zhou period in China.All the Greek city- states participated. 探究发现 1Find out how often is Olympics held. Every four years. 2Find out where is the flame from. Olympia. 3Find out how many years have Olympic Games been held. 2,700 years.