1、Module 5The Great Sports Personality话 题 导 读你感受过骑马带给你那种飞翔的感觉吗?骑马到底是什么样的一种运动呢?就让我们通过下面一篇短文来了解骑马这种运动吧!Horseback RidingHave you ever dreamt of flying?People always want to fly.Flying gives you the feeling of freedom.Everyone finds his own way to “fly”.Horseback riding which is a beautiful sport has beco
2、me my way to fly.Horseback riding is a dangerous sport because you have to deal with a living creature and you have no idea whats on its mind,but once you learn to control your own emotions and behavior,saddle(给备鞍)the horse and give it proper commands,it will become simple and enjoyable.Its very imp
3、ortant to be able to control your own emotions and behavior.Animals can feel if you are afraid of them.The first time I saw the horse,I was scared(恐惧的).I was afraid that I got a kicker and it would throw me off.As a result,when I finally tried to make the horse move,it simply ignored(不顾;不理会)me.It fe
4、lt that I wasnt sure of my abilities,so it simply didnt move.Only when I stopped being afraid was I able to make it react to me.There is a set of commands,which you have to know in order to be able to control the horse you are riding.It was the hardest part for me.To make the horse turn right I had
5、to kick it with my left foot and to pull the reins(缰绳)to the right.I never found out what the kick was for,but the pulling made the horse turn its head in the direction I needed to turn.Its important to make the horse trust you and want to cooperate with you.Horses are just like humans;they have uni
6、que(独一无二的)character and its very important to find a way to make them want to help you.It takes a lot of time,love and effort to reach that goal.Section Warming Up&Pre-reading&ReadingComprehending练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通A Life in SportThey called him the prince of gymnasts.When he retired at the age of
7、26,he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world.They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship,and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles(as well as two silver and a bronze).Li Ning was the best.When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list of
8、the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century,Li Nings name was on it,together with footballer Pele and boxer Muhammad Ali.But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport,Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.He was disappointed because he ha
9、d not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life.A year after his retirement,Li Ning began a new careeras a businessman.But he didnt forget his sporting background.He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear,compe
10、ting with21 global giants22 like Nike and Adidas.He made the unusual choice,for a Chinese person,of choosing his own name as the brand mark.The bright red logo23 is made up of the first two pinyin letters of Li Nings name,L and N.Li Nings sports clothes came onto the market24 at just the right time2
11、5.The number of26 young people with money to spend was on the increase27and sport had never been so popular.Li Nings designs were attractive,and they had a major advantage28over their better-known rivalsthey were cheaper.A pair of Nike trainers29,for example,could cost up to five times as much as30a
12、 similar Li Ning product.Success for Li Ning was guaranteed31,and it came quickly.In just a few years,Li Ning won more than fifty per cent of the national market.Today a Li Ning product is purchased32 every ten seconds33.But the clothes are not only worn on the athletics track34or the football pitch
13、35.If you go into a school or university anywhere,the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits36 with the familiar37 logo38.The company has also grown internationally.The Spanish and French gymnastics teams wear Li Ning clothes,while Italian designers39 are employed by the company to
14、create new styles.Whenever Chinese athletes step out onto the track during the 2008 Olympics,they will be wearing Li Ning tracksuits40.But Li Nings goal when he retired was not to make money41.His dream was to open a school for gymnasts42.He was able to do43this in 1991.Since then,he has continued t
15、o help44 young people to achieve their sporting ambitions45.Like Pele and Muhammad Ali before him,who have worked with the United Nations for childrens rights and peace,Li Ning has discovered that the work of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from46 the sport.It starts.And if you are
16、 a great sportsperson,anything is possible,as Li Nings advertising slogan47 says48.再记住 call sb.把某人叫做;称某人为gymnastdImnstn.体操运动员retirerItaIvi.退休major adj.主要的;重大的 它没有比较级和最高级形式。include v包括;包含out of 表示“多少中的多少”。make a list 列表together with.和一起;加之that 引导同位语从句,解释说明 feeling 的内容。disappointed adj.(人)感到失望的disappo
17、inting adj.(事/物)令人失望的performpf mvi.表现performance n表演(a)sense of.意为“的感觉”make sb.determined to do sth.使某人决心做某事succeed in 在方面取得成功画线部分为强调句型。retirementrItaImntn.退休backgroundbk randn.背景launch vt.把(新产品、新书)投放市场brandbrndn.商标;牌子sportswearsp ts wen.运动服装;休闲服装21 compete with 和竞争22 giant n大人物;大公司23 logoln.(公司或组织的
18、)标识;标志24 come onto the market 上市25 at just the right time 在正适当的时候26 the number of的数量a number of 大量的;许多27 on the increase 正在增加28 advantagedv ntIdn.优势;长处have an advantage over 比有优势29 trainertreInn.运动鞋;教练员30 five times as much as.的 5 倍,为倍数表达法31 guarantee rnti vt.保证32 purchasep tsvt.购买33 every ten secon
19、ds 每 10 秒钟34 tracktrkn.跑道35 pitchpItn.(足球、橄榄球等)球场36 tracksuittrk su tn.运动服the chances are you will.“可能你会”,the chances are 后省略了 that。37 familiar adj.熟悉的be familiar with/to 熟悉/为所熟知38 logo lgn.(公司或组织的)标识;标志39 designerdIzaInn.设计师40 whenever 引导让步状语从句;主句用了将来进行时。41 make money 赚钱42 动词不定式短语作表语。43 was/were ab
20、le to do sth.(当时)成功做成了某事44 continue to do sth.继续做某事45 achieve ones ambitions 实现某人的目标、梦想46 retire from 从(岗位)退役、退休47 sloganslnn.标语48 as 引导非限制性定语从句。再翻译体育人生人们称他为体操王子。当他 26 岁退役的时候,他已经在世界范围内的大型比赛中获得了 106 枚金牌。它们(金牌)包括 1982 年世界锦标赛总共七枚金牌中的六枚,1984 年洛杉矶奥运会上的三枚金牌(以及两枚银牌和一枚铜牌)。李宁是最优秀的。1999 年,当体育记者们在评选 20 世纪最杰出的男
21、女运动员时,李宁和球王贝利、拳王穆罕默德阿里一起名列其中。但即使是已经赢得了在自己的体育运动项目上所能赢得的一切,李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役。他感到很失望,因为他在 1988 年汉城奥运会上表现不佳。但就是这种失败感使他决心在新的生活中取得成功。退役一年后,李宁开始了他新的事业经商。但是,他并没有忘记他的体育背景。他决定推出一种新品牌的运动服,和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。对一个中国人而言,他做出了异乎寻常的选择,那就是用自己的名字做商标。那个明亮的红色标志是由“李宁”拼音的两个首字母 L 和 N 组成的。李宁运动服进入市场正当其时。有钱消费的年轻人的数量在增加,而且体育运动也得到前
22、所未有的普及。李宁运动服不仅设计吸引人,而且比起那些更著名的商业对手,他们拥有一个主要优势,那就是价格便宜。比如,一双耐克运动鞋的价格可能是一双李宁牌同类产品价格的五倍之多。李宁的成功有了保证,并且来势迅速。短短几年中,李宁赢得了国内超过百分之五十的市场份额。现在每 10 秒钟就有一款李宁牌产品售出。但是,李宁牌运动服不仅仅出现在田径赛场和足球场上。如果你走进任何一个地方的中学或大学校园,你都有可能会看到身穿印有那个熟悉标志的李宁运动服的学生们。公司也已向国际化发展。西班牙和法国的体操队员也穿李宁牌运动服装,同时,公司还雇用意大利设计师设计新的款式。2008 年奥运会期间,中国运动员无论何时出
23、场,他们都将身穿李宁牌运动服。但是,李宁退役时的目标并不是赚钱。他的梦想是开办一所体操学校。1991 年,他如愿以偿。从那时起,他不断地帮助年轻人实现他们的体育梦想。在他之前,贝利和穆罕默德阿里已经在和联合国一道为儿童权利及世界和平工作而努力,与他们一样,李宁发现:当一个杰出的运动员退出体坛时,他的工作并没有结束而是开始。正如李宁广告标语所言,如果你是一位杰出的运动员,“一切皆有可能”。通语篇 学理解 重分析2语篇理解.Read the text and match the main idea of the paragraphs.1Para.1 ALi Nings new careera bu
24、sinessman.2Para.2 BLi Ning opened a school for gymnasts.3Para.3 CLi Nings sports clothes are very popular.4Para.4 DLi Nings great achievements in gymnastics.5Para.5 ELi Nings clothes are welcome in the world.答案:15 DACEB.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1What w
25、as it that made Li Ning determined to succeed in his new life?AThe great achievements in sports.BThe beginning of his new career.CThe fact of his retirement.DThe sense of failure.2 What is TRUE about Li Nings slogan “anything ispossible”?AThe retirement of a sportsman is not the finish of his life o
26、r career.BIf you are willing to,you also can be a successful man like Li Ning.CWe can succeed in anything if we are determined enough.DWe are living in such a changeable world that nothing is impossible to happen.3Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?ALi Nings goal was to m
27、ake lots of money.BLi Nings dream was to win more gold medals.CLi Ning helped young people to achieve their sporting ambitions.DLi Ning worked with the United Nations for childrens rights and peace.4We can infer from the passage that _.ALi Ning won more than fifty percent of the international market
28、 in just a few secondsBLi Nings clothes came onto the market at just the right timeCten Li Ning products are sold per minuteDLi Ning products sell successfully both at home and abroad答案:14 DCCD.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1But even though he had won everything it was possib
29、le to win in his sport,Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.分析But even though he had won everythingeven though引导_it was possible to win in his sport_,主句Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failedthat引导_.让步状语从句定语从句同位语从句翻译 但即使是已经赢得了在自己的体育运动项目上所能赢得的一切,李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役。2If you go
30、into a school or university anywhere,the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.分析 这是一个_句。其中 If 引导_,主句为“the chances are.”,“you will see.”为_,此处的引导词 that 在此被省略了。主从复合条件状语从句表语从句翻译 如果你走进任何一个地方的中学或大学校园,你都有可能会看到身穿印有那个熟悉标志的李宁运动服的学生们。3Like Pele and Muhammad Ali before
31、him,who have worked with the United Nations for childrens rights and peace,Li Ning has discovered that the work of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from the sport.分析Like Pele and Muhammad Ali before him_,who havewho引导worked_with_the_United_Nations_for_children的_定语从句修饰Pele and Muhammad Alirights and peace,Li Ning主语has discovered谓语that the work of a great sportsman does not finish主句when he retires from the sportwhen引导_.that 引导_方式状语非限制性时间状语从句宾语从句翻译 在他之前,贝利和穆罕默德阿里已经在和联合国一道为儿童权利及世界和平工作而努力,与他们一样,李宁发现:当一个杰出的运动员退出体坛时,他的工作并没有结束。