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1、精品文档Unit 2 The Olympic GamesAN INTERVIEWPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in
2、 what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long tim e ago. Ive come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were hel d in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have
3、 you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would yo u like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games?L: Every four years. There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four year s on a regular basis. The Win
4、ter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have re ached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses?L:
5、 Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. Thats why theyre called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team spo
6、rts.P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities u sed to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or wo men!L: Nowadays any country can take part if th
7、eir athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each on has its ow n standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports andP: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the
8、athletes hous ed?L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitio ns, and a gymnasium as well.P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the oppo
9、rtunity.Its a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be h eld in Beijing, China. Did you know that? P: Oh yes! You must be very proud.L: Certainly. And after that the
10、2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new villag e for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course andP: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compe
11、te for prize money too?L: No, we dont. its still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.Thats the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, thats good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.Book 2 Unit 2ancient /ennt/ adj. 古代的；
12、古老的compete /kmpi:t/ vi. 比赛；竞争competitor /kmpett/ n. 竞争者take part in 参加；参与medal /medl/ n. 奖章；勋章；纪念章stand for 代表；象征；表示 mascot /mskt; mskt/ n. 吉祥物精品文档精品文档Pausanias /p: sens/ 帕萨尼亚斯 (男名；古希腊人名)Greece /gri:s/ n. 希腊Greek /gri:k/ adj. 希腊(人)的；希腊语的 n希腊人；希腊语magical /mdkl/ adj. 巫术的；魔术的；有魔力的volunteer /vlnt/ n. 志愿
13、者；志愿兵 adj. 志愿的；义务的 vt. & vi. 自愿 homeland /hmlnd/ n. 祖国；本国regular /rejl/ adj. 规则的；定期的；常规的basis /bess/ n. (pl bases) 基础；根据athlete /li:t/ n. 运动员；运动选手admit /dmt/ vt. & vi. 容许；承认；接纳slave /slev/ n. 奴隶nowadays /nadez/ adv. 现今；现在gymnastics /dmnst ks/ n. (pl) 体操；体能训练 athletics /letks/ n. (pl) 体育运动；竞技stadium
14、/stedm/ n. （露天大型）体育场 (pl stadiums or stadia) gymnasium (gym) /dmnezm/ (/dim/) n. 体育馆；健身房as well 也；又；还host /hst/ vt. 做东；主办；招待 n. 主人responsibility /rspnsblt/ n. 责任；职责 olive /lv/ n. 橄榄树；橄榄叶；橄榄枝；橄榄色 wreath /ri:/ n. 花圈；花冠；圈状物replace /rples/ vt. 取代；替换；代替motto /mt/ n. 座右铭；格言；警句swift /swft/ adj. 快的；迅速的 simi
15、larity /smlrt/ n. 相像性；相似点 Athens /nz/ 雅典(希腊首都)charge /t:d/ vt. & vi. 收费；控诉 n. 费用；主管in charge 主管；看管physical /fzkl/ adj. 物理的；身体的fine /fan/ vt. 罚款poster /pst/ n. 海报；招贴advertise /dvtaz/ vt. & vi. 做广告；登广告 Atlanta /tlnt/ n.亚特兰大(女名；城市名) princess /prnses/ n. 公主glory /l:r/ n. 光荣；荣誉bargain /b:n/ vi. 讨价还价；讲条件
16、n. 便宜货 prince /prns/ n. 王子hopeless /hpls/ adj. 没有希望的；绝望的Hippomenes /hpmni:z/ n.希波墨涅斯 (男名；古希腊人名)foolish /fu:l/ adj. 愚蠢的；傻的 goddess /ds/ n. 女神pain /pen/ n. 疼痛；痛苦one after another 陆续地；一个接一个地deserve /dz:v/ vi. & vt. 应受（报答或惩罚）；值得 striker /strak/ n. 敲击者；（足球的）前锋精品文档精品文档THE STORY OF ATLANTAAtlanta was a Gre
17、ek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allo wed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she mu
18、st marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fas t as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rule
19、s they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlantas rules, Why are these men so foolish? he thought. Why will they let themselves be killed because th ey cannot run as fast as this
20、 princess? However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. I will marry Atlanta - or die! he said. The race started and although the men ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, How can I run as fast as Atlanta? He went to ask the G
21、reek Goddess of Love for help. S he promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is runni ng past. When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win. Hippomenes took the apples and went to t he King. He said, I want to marry Atlanta. The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, I will marry her - or die! So the race began.精品文档