1、U Unitnit 2 2SportSport cultureculture 重点词组重点词组+ +词型变化词型变化16play by the rules遵守规则Sport teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you toknow what it feels like to win and loseit teaches you about life.in the hope of怀着对。 。的希望Every four years, thousands of highly trained an
2、d talented athletes gather together inthe spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against eachother in the hope of being recognized as the best of the best.die out消失 灭绝The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years foralmost 12 centuri
3、es, until they eventually died out around the year 393.bring back to life使复活It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life.side by side肩并肩. His dream was that the Olympics would help people of different racial origins andfrom different cultures live side by side in pe
4、ace.make joint efforts做出共同的努力For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds have made joint efforts to helprealize Coubertins dream.pushthe挑战极限Motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes,boundaries ofboth male and female, have devoted themselves to achiev
5、ing sporting excellence andpushing the boundaries of human achievement.17proceed to do继续做某事Afterwards, this young man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in1964.give birth to生孩子As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in2016, just two years after
6、 giving birth to her first child.call on sb to dosth号召某人干某事The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit andbuild a better future for humanity with the slogan “One World, One Dream”19be identical to与。 。相同The majority of these sports are identical to those at the O
7、lympics but other sports,such as wushu, have been added too. T、call on号召 呼吁The Youth Olympic Games (6) _call on_ young people to learn and share beyondthe field of play.reflect on回想 思考When my breathing returned to normal, I reflected on what had just been achieved.raise money for为。 。筹集资金My friends t
8、old me that a city half-marathon for amateurs was being organized to helpraise money for charity, and encouraged me to take part.a hearty breakfast丰盛的早餐I ate a hearty breakfast so I knew I could get through to the end. I21bend over弯腰 附身I bent over to pick up a plastic bottle.wet with sweat汗水湿透We wer
9、e tired and wet with sweat but it felt really good to know that we had been ableto help others.23more often thannot通常，多半More often than not, winning has the victor walking on air, lost in the glory of themoment, while the loser is left with a bitter taste and a feeling of failure.walk on air洋洋得意in p
10、erspective真 确 的恰 当 的合理的Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to keep everythingin perspective.in praise of赞扬 表扬In praise of such acts of sportsmanship, the International Fair Play Committeedecided to award the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy, in 1964.become aware of意
11、识到Monti became aware of this, and without hesitation, he removed the same part of hisown bobsleigh and lent it to his opponent.keepsthinperspective正确客观地看待.Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to keep everythingin perspective. M25find way into偶然来到 无意中处于Since sport is an i
12、nseparable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idiomsthat have found their way into everyday language.movesthegoalpostsAn insurance salesman who is about to reach his annual sales target, only for thecompany to make the target higher, could rightly complain about the company movingthe
13、goalposts.scoringanowngoalIf someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests,they are said to have scored an own goal.backfireYou might see this expression in the newspapers when the local council makes adecision which backfires terribly!in the ballparkFor this reason, pe
14、ople use the expression “in the ballpark” or “a ballpark estimate” totalk about rough estimatesaballparkestimatethrowingsomeoneacurveballWe use this expression to describe things that are unexpected and difficult to respondto.three strikes andyou are outThis idiom is often used to talk about situati
15、ons where people fail after wasting threechancesbelow the beltIn day-to-day life, if someone makes an unfair and cruel remark, we can describe it as“below the belt”.throwinginthetowelIn everyday life, this idiom simply means admitting defeat and giving up词形变化solidarityn.solidary adj. 团结一致的solidarize
16、 vi 团结一致participate vi.participation n. 参与 分享participant n. 参与者compete petence n. 能力competent adj. 胜任的 有能力的racial adj. 种族的 种族间的race n. 种族 人种racialist n. 种族主义者racialism n. 种族主义diverse adj.diversity n. 多样性 差异joint adj. 联合的jointly adv. 共同地joints n.连接 接头 关节motivate vt.motivation n. 动机 积极性 推动demonstrate
17、v.demonstration n. 示范 证明demonstrative adj. 说明的 证明的proceed viproceeding n. 进行 程序 诉讼consistentadj.consistency n. 一致性 兼容性consistently adv. 一贯地 一致trend n.trendyadj. 时髦的 流行的类似：tendency n. 倾向 趋势意思不同1.tendency 意思：n.倾向;偏好;性情;趋势;极端派别2.trend 意思：n.趋势;趋向;倾向;动态;动向侧重点不同1.tendency 侧重点：固有或习得的倾向性，强调没有外来的影响或干扰，一般指的是人
18、有某种倾向性或者某种趋势。2.trend 侧重点：事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势，它指的是整个社会或者比较大群体的一种趋势或者潮流。election n.elect v. 选举 选择faithn.faithful adj. 忠实的 忠诚的faithless adj. 不忠实 无信的faithfully adv.ambition n.ambitious adj. 野心勃勃的ambitiously adv.ascend v.ascent n.上升 上坡路ascendant adj. 上升的 优越的identical adj.identity n. 身份 同一性 特性identify vt. 鉴定 识
19、别limit n. v.limitation n. 极限 限度 有效期limited adj. 有限的constitution n.constitute vt. 组成 构成constitutional adj. 宪法的本质的celebrity n.celebrated adj. 著名的 有名望的grace n.graceful adj. 优雅的 优美的gracefully adv.unselfish adj.selfish adj 自私的unselfish大方 与 selfless 无私的区别：都有“无私的”的意思，unselfish 有“慷慨的”，“大方的”意思，selfless 更多时候表示“无我的，不考虑自己的”意思。opposing adj.oppose v. 反对 toopposition n. 反对 对抗insurance n.insure vt. 确保 保证 vi. 投保complain plaint n. 抱怨 诉苦 委屈literatelyadv.literal adj.文字的 逐字的literature n. 文学 文献
