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1、Players tackle injustice,Issue.1052 April 30, 2014,Audits offer extra lessons,Players tackle injustice,Learn more about US college sport on College Sports in America,Student athletes and their families have alwaysknown it is not easy balancing the demands of performing at a high level in collegiate
2、sports while keeping up with ones grades. To begin with, student athletes must meet some NCAA requirements to participate in sports and/or an athletics scholarship during their first year:,Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible.,Instruction,1.What d
3、o we know about college football in US aaccording to a 2012 poll ? 2. Why do many student athletes think they are being exploited?,Schools give a big chunk to coaches, while the student athletes get just a small slice of the pie scholarships to cover their tuition and a shot at becoming professional
4、 players.,General Questions,According to a 2012 poll, in terms of audience numbers, college football has caught up with baseball to become the nations second most popular sport, Fox News reported.,3.Why did football playwers from Northwestern University file a lawsuit against the National Collegiate
5、 Athlete Association (NCAA? 4.What does the CNN report say about the lawsuit?,In order to keep college sports “pure” and protect student players from commercial exploitation, the NCAA rules that college players are amateurs and therefore should only be paid in the form of tuition, books, boarding an
6、d related fees.,General Questions,The lawsuit called NCAA a “ cartel” and said it should not put a limit on how much student players can get paid, according to a CNN report.,5. What did Gordon Schnell and David Scupp say about college sports? 6.What did Larry Scott think about this?,Gordon Schnell a
7、nd David Scupp, two lawyers writing on the CNN website, said the NCAA-organized college sports are a multi-billion dollar corporate enterprise fueled by the players who “ toil away, sacrificing their education and physical well-being”.,General Questions,Larry said student athletes represent the inte
8、rsection of academic excellence and athletic achievement. NCAA should reform its system to give student players more academic support and health care, Scott said. But unionizing college athletes and characterizing them as employees is the wrong way to go.,Detailed Study,Read the two passages closely
9、 and find out the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Chinese.,Instruction,College sports are a unique aspect of US culture, competing with professional championships for primetime broadcast and media coverage.,Detailed Study,Compete v. 竞争；比赛；对抗Championship n. 锦标赛Primetime 黄金时段 coverag
10、e n. 报道,Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water.,袋鼠与绵羊和牛争夺为数不多的食物和水的供应。,But many student athletes, especially campus stars, are not happy. They say they are being exploited.,Exploit vt. 开发，开拓；剥削；开采,Detailed Study,Critics claim he exploited black musicians for pe
11、rsonal gain.The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage.,批评家们声称他为私利利用了黑人音乐家们。政府及其反对者们竞相利用这些动乱来取得利益。,College sports have become a big business in the US, generating $16 billion (100 billion yuan) annually in revenue through TV deals and ticket sales, according
12、to Bloomberg.,Detailed Study,Generate vt. 使形成；发生；生殖Revenue n. (公司、组织或政府的) 收入商业,劳动部长说这些改革将带来新的工作。,The labor secretary said the reforms would generate new jobs.,In order to keep college sports “pure” and protect student players from commercial exploitation, the NCAA rules that college players are amat
13、eurs and therefore should only be paid in the form of tuition, books, boarding and related fees.,Detailed Study,该法庭裁定由议会通过的法律仍然有效。,The court ruled that laws passed by the assembly remained valid.,Rule v.裁定正式 Amateur n.爱好者；adj. 业余的,In any other industry, this system would have been condemned long ago
14、 as blatant violation of the most basic labor laws, said Schnell and Scupp.,Detailed Study,Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination.,Condemn v. 谴责；判刑，定罪；声讨Blatant adj.喧嚣的；公然的；炫耀的,政治领袖们昨天联合谴责最近发生的一波暴力事
15、件。圈外人将继续遭受极其明目张胆的歧视。, and to ensure that the paramount role of student in student-athlete is not obscured,” Scott said.,Detailed Study,Ensure v. 保证，确保；使安全Paramount adj. 最重要的，主要的；至高无上的Obscure vt. 使模糊不清，掩盖,We must ensure that all patients have access to high quality care.Trees obscured his vision; he
16、couldnt see much of the squares southern half.,我们必须确保所有的病人都能够得到高质量的护理。树木遮住了他的视线，他不怎么看得见广场南半部。,Audits offer extra lessons,What courses attract you most? What do you think about the courses offered by your department?Are you auditing any courses now? And why?,Discuss with your group members about the following two questions.,Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible.,
