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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流英语必修二unit2 课文原文+单词+音标【精品文档】第 4 页Unit2TheOlympicGamesANINTERVIEWPausanias,whowasaGreekwriterabout2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourneyonMarch18th2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames.HeisnowinterviewingLiYan,avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.P:MynameisPausanias.Ilivedinwhat
2、youcall“AncientGreece”andIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.Ivecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowthatin2004theywereheldinmyhomeland.MayIaskyousomequestionsaboutthemodernOlympics?L:Goodheavens!Haveyoureallycomefromsolongago?Butofcourseyoucanaskanyquestionsyou
3、like.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?P:HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?L:Everyfouryears.TherearetwomainsetsofGames-theWinterandSummerOlympics,andbothareheldeveryfouryearsonaregularbasis.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGames.Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmitt
4、edascompetitors.Theymaycomefromanywhereintheworld.P:WinterGames?Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?Andwhataboutthehorses?L:Ohno!Therearenorunningracesorhorseridingevents.Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.ThatswhytheyrecalledtheWinterOlympics.ItsintheSummerOlym
5、picsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromallovertheworld.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?OurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustforthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!L:Nowadaysanycou
6、ntrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sportsandeachonhasitsownstandard.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantroleingymnastics,athletics,teamsportsandP:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseevents,allthosecountriesandevenwomentakingpart!Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L:ForeachOlympics,as
7、pecialvillageisbuiltforthemtolivein,amainreceptionbuilding,severalstadiumsforcompetitions,andagymnasiumaswell.P:Thatsoundsveryexpensive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?L:Asamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity.Itsagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen.Theresasmuchcompetitionam
8、ongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.The2008OlympicswillbeheldinBeijing,China.Didyouknowthat?P:Ohyes!Youmustbeveryproud.L:Certainly.Andafterthatthe2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.Theyhavealreadystartedplanningforit.AnewvillagefortheathletesandallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Ne
9、wmedalswillbedesignedofcourseandP:Didyousaymedals?Soeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!Ohdear!Doyoucompeteforprizemoneytoo?L:No,wedont.itsstillallaboutbeingabletorunfaster,jumphigherandthrowfurther.ThatsthemottooftheOlympics,youknow-“Swifter,HigherandStronger.”P:Well,thatsgoodnews.Howinteresting!Than
10、kyousomuchforyourtime.Book 2 Unit 2 ancient /ennt/ adj. 古代的；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 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
11、腊人；希腊语 magical /mdkl/ adj. 巫术的；魔术的；有魔力的 volunteer /vlnt/ n. 志愿者；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
12、/dmnstks/ n. (pl) 体操；体能训练 athletics /letks/ n. (pl) 体育运动；竞技 stadium /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
13、/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 similarity /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
14、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 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.
15、应受（报答或惩罚）；值得 striker /strak/ n. 敲击者；（足球的）前锋THESTORYOFATLANTAAtlantawasaGreekprincess.ShewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.ButshewasnotallowedtorunandwingloryforherselfintheOlympicGames.Shewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathe
16、rsaidthatshemustmarry,soAtlantamadeabargainwithhim.Shesaidtohim,Thesearemyrules.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrunagainsthim.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,hewillbekilled.Noonewillbepardoned.ManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlanta,butwhentheyheardofherrulestheyknewitwashopeless.Somanyofthemsadlywenthome
17、,butothersstayedtoruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlantasrules,Whyarethesemensofoolish?hethought.Whywilltheyletthemselvesbekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess?However,whenhesawAtlantacomeoutofherhousetorun,Hippomeneschangedhismind.IwillmarryAtlanta-ordie!h
18、esaid.Theracestartedandalthoughthemenranveryfast,Atlantaranfaster.AsHippomeneswatchedhethought,HowcanIrunasfastasAtlanta?HewenttoasktheGreekGoddessofLoveforhelp.Shepromisedtohelphimandgavehimthreegoldenapples.Shesaid,ThrowanappleinfrontofAtlantawhensheisrunningpast.Whenshestopstopickitup,youwillbeabletorunpastherandwin.HippomenestooktheapplesandwenttotheKing.Hesaid,IwanttomarryAtlanta.TheKingwassadtoseeanothermandie,butHippomenessaid,Iwillmarry her-ordie!Sotheracebegan.