1、Unit 2 Sport culture 重点词组+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 to know 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 and talented athletes gather t
2、ogether in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other 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 for almost 12 centuries, until they eventually
3、 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 and from different cultures live side by side in peace. make joint efforts
4、做出共同的努力For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertins dream.push the boundaries of挑战极限Motivated by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes, both male and female, have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excel
5、lence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement.17proceed to do 继续做某事Afterwards, this young man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in 1964.give birth to生孩子As if that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth
6、to her first child. call on sb to do sth号召某人干某事The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build 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 Olympics but o
7、ther 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 beyond the 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 told me that
8、a city half-marathon for amateurs was being organized to help raise money for charity, and encouraged me to take part.a hearty breakfast丰盛的早餐Iate 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 were tired and
9、wet with sweat but it felt really good to know that we had been able to help others.23more often than not通常，多半More often than not, winning has the victor walking on air, lost in the glory of the moment, while the loser is left with a bitter taste and a feeling of failure.walk on air洋洋得意 in perspecti
10、ve真确的 恰当的 合理的Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to keep everything in perspective.in praise of赞扬 表扬In praise of such acts of sportsmanship, the International Fair Play Committee decided to award the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy, in 1964.become aware of 意识到Monti
11、 became aware of this, and without hesitation, he removed the same part of his own bobsleigh and lent it to his opponent.keep sth in perspective正确客观地看待.Almost nobody likes to come second, and sometimes it is difficult to keep everything in perspective. M25find way into 偶然来到 无意中处于Since sport is an in
12、separable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.moves the goalpostsAn insurance salesman who is about to reach his annual sales target, only for the company to make the target higher, could rightly complain about the company moving
13、the goalposts.scoring an own goal If 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 a decision which backfires terribly!in the ballparkFor this
14、reason, people use the expression “in the ballpark” or “a ballpark estimate” to talk about rough estimatesa ballpark estimatethrowing someone a curveballWe use this expression to describe things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to.three strikes and you are outThis idiom is often used to
15、talk about situations where people fail after wasting three chancesbelow the beltIn day-to-day life, if someone makes an unfair and cruel remark, we can describe it as “below the belt”.throwing in the towelIn everyday life, this idiom simply means admitting defeat and giving up 词形变化 solidarity n.sol
16、idary adj. 团结一致的solidarize 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.motiva
17、tion n. 动机 积极性 推动demonstrate v. demonstration n. 示范 证明 demonstrative adj. 说明的 证明的 proceed vi proceeding n. 进行 程序 诉讼consistent adj. consistency n. 一致性 兼容性consistently adv. 一贯地 一致trend n. trendy adj. 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.tende
18、ncy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faith n. 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 identica
19、l adj. identity n. 身份 同一性 特性identify vt. 鉴定 识别 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 v. complaint n. 抱怨 诉苦 委屈literately adv. literal adj.文字的 逐字的 literature n. 文学 文献
