1、Unit 1 Breaking recordsThe Road Is Always Ahead Of Youhula hooping pogo stick jumpingdoing jumping jackssomersaultingstanding on a Swiss balldoing lungesABCDEFNew words P105approximately adv.近似地近似地,大约地大约地laughter n.笑,笑声笑,笑声in reality 实际上,现实实际上,现实adjustment n.调整,调节调整,调节tough adj.强硬的,困难的强硬的,困难的adv.顽强的
2、顽强的gymnastically adv.体能训练方面体能训练方面extreme adj.极端的,偏激的极端的,偏激的conventional adj.习俗的,传统的习俗的,传统的unfit adj.不适宜的,不太健康的不适宜的,不太健康的spiritual adj.精神上的精神上的marathon n.马拉松马拉松urge v.催促,力劝催促,力劝accomplish v.完成,实现完成,实现motivation n.动机动机devotion n.热爱,投入热爱,投入soul n.灵魂,心灵灵魂,心灵Read and answer1.Ex1 P32.How old do you think
3、Ashrita most likely to be now?A.About 20 B.About 30 C.About 40 D.About 603.Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashirita to attempting records?A.There is only one perfect road.It is ahead of you,always ahead of you.B.There is no limit to peoples physical abilities.C.It is just as important for peop
4、le to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds,hearts and spiritual selves.D.His body just an instrument of the sprit.4.Why was it amazing that Ashirita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?A.Because he was very unfit.B.Because it was the first time that he join in the game.C.Becau
5、se he had done no training for the game.D.Because he was famous for breaking records.5.What is more important for Ashirita to break the record?A.Strength B.Fitness C.Determination D.HonorLanguage Learning1.(Pra 1)More than twenty of these he still holds,including the record for having the most recor
6、ds.原顺序为he still holds more than twenty of these (these -these records)他依然是其中20多项记录的保持者,还包括拥有最多的吉尼斯记录这一项。2.(pra.2)Recently,Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents,including 最近,Ashrita 完成了他在七大洲中都打破一项记录的梦想,其中包括 3.(Pra.3)While these activities might seem childish and caus
7、e laughter rather than respect,in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.虽然虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是而不是让让人肃然起敬,但人肃然起敬,但实际上实际上,这些活动需要强大的力,这些活动需要强大的力量,健康的体格量,健康的体格和和坚定的决心。坚定的决心。in reality=in fact,in truth,actually a enormous/great amount of U
8、4.(Pra.6)You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit.每翻滚一小时,只允许你有五分钟的休息,不过你也可以短暂地停下来呕吐。permit doing sth.allow doing sth.允许做 weather that permits sailing 可航海的天气 permit sb.to do sth.allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做 permit 较正式/正面,表法律/官方的
9、允许,态度积极 allow 表默许,不加阻止,态度较消极的允许5.(pra.7)Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.做标准的体操弓箭步向前,以最快的节奏走完一英里的路程是Ashrita 的又一个出色项目。Covering.while doing.lunges 两个并列的V-ing作句子主语。谓语 is,余下的为表语 in which 是修饰 another event 的定
10、语从句6.(pra.9)How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story.主语是那部分?谓语和表语呢?How Ashrita sportsman 是主语,主语从句作主语7.(pra.9)He studied Eastern religions and,aged 16,discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhoods in New York City.studied and discovered 是并
11、列谓语 aged 16=when he was aged 16 当他16岁时,时间状语 说明discovered 的时间。who lived in City是修饰 Sri Chinmoy的定语从句 他研究过东方宗教,在16岁时,他发现一名叫斯里琴摩的印度冥想导师,住在纽约市他家附近。8.(pra.9)Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves.斯里琴摩指出人们
12、发展他们的体魄与发展他斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑,心灵和精神上的自我同等重要。们的头脑,心灵和精神上的自我同等重要。9.(pra 10)He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.urge sb.to do sth./urge sb.on 鼓励,激励某人做 even though 用作连词,意思是“即使,纵然,尽管10.(pra.11)Every time Ashrita tries to break a record,
13、he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more.Every time,each time,next time,the first time,any time,all the time 等做连词,用来引导时间状语,表示“每次,每当,下次,第一次”Next time you come,do remember to bring your son here.When you come next time,where any more 是修饰a point 的定从 当先行词表示某人或物的situation,或某事物发展的stage,或达到某点point,都可以用where/in which来引导。每次试图破纪录的时候,阿西里塔都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点。