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1、,公共外语教研室,The triathlons Great Attraction,Unit Seven,Passage I,Text-related information,Intensive Study,Practice,Passage I,Triathlon (铁人三项),The triathlon promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports. It consists of 1500m-swimming, 40km-cycling, and 10km-racing without stopping.,Text-related
2、information,Track-and-field competition is considered the heart of the Summer Olympics. The various track-and-field events involve the natural athletic motions of walking, running, jumping and throwing. Because these events put athletes in direct competition, Olympic track-and-field has always had w
3、idespread appeal. The two running events having perhaps the greatest interest are the 1500-meter run and the marathon (26 miles and 385 yards or 42.195 km). The 100-metre dash is also a favorite. In the field events, the pole vault, high jump and long jump attract much attention.,Track-and-Field (田径
4、),Text-related information,The event requiring the greatest all-round ability is the decathlon, which consists of 10 track-and-field tests: A ) 100-metre dash, B) long jump, C) shot put, D) high jump, E) 400-metre run, F) 110-metre hurdles, G) discus, H) pole vault, I) javelin and J) 1500-metre run.
5、,Decathlon (十项全能),Text-related information,It is a test of skill in five events: 200-meter run, 1500-meter run, broad jump, discus and javelin.,Pentathlon (五项全能),Text-related information,It is usually contested by military men. The five events on the program involve horseback riding, fencing, shooti
6、ng, swimming, and cross-country running.,The Modern Pentathlon (现代五项),Text-related information,Passage I,Intensive Study,Text,Difficult Sentences,Important Words,The Triathlons Great Attraction Para.1 The triathlon promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports. Recently it has drawn huge cro
7、wds attracted (and worried) by athletes swimming 1500m, cycling 40km, and then running 10km without stopping. Great for those watching, maybe, but what makes the triathletes want to punish their bodies so much? And what makes an attractive 17-year-old, with excellent academic results, give up everyt
8、hing for the strange pleasures it offers?,Passage I: Text,Para.2 Melanie Sears has not yet learnt those often-repeated phrases about personal satisfaction, mental challenge and higher objectives that most athletes always use when asked similar questions. “You swim for 1500m, then run out of the wate
9、r and jump on your bike, still wet. Of course, then you freeze. When the 40km cycle ride is over, you have to run 10km, which is a long way when youre feeling so tired. But its great fun, and all worth it in the end,” she says. Melanie entered her first triathlon at 14. “I won the junior section” bu
10、t then I was the only junior taking part. It seemed so easy that I was waving at my team-mates as I went round.”,Passage I: Text,Para.3 Confidently, Melanie Sears entered the National Championships, and although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest run, she got nowhere. “I was following t
11、his man and suddenly we came to the sea. We realized then that we had gone wrong. I ended up cycling 20 kilometers too far. I cried all the way through the running.” Para.4 But she did not give up and is determined that she never will. “Sometimes I wish I could stop, because then the pain would be o
12、ver, but I am afraid that if I let I stop just once, I would be tempted to do it again. Its dogged that does it.”,Passage I: Text,Para.5 Melanie was top junior in this years European Triathlon Championships, finishing 13th. “I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and running, but much slo
13、wer at cycling. Thats why Im working very hard at it. The big trouble is, I have no one of my age to train with,”she says. Funny, that. Para.6 Melanie is truly a teenager with a taste for endurance. With her devotion to the triathlon, she will succeed sooner or later.,Passage I: Text,1. (Para. 1) Re
14、cently it has drawn huge crowds attracted (and worried) by athletes swimming 1500m, cycling 40km, and then running 10km without stopping.,the past participle phrase is used to modify huge crowds,近来它已经吸引了大批为它着迷 (又惧它三分)的观众群，因为这项运动要先游泳1500米，骑自行车40 公里, 然后紧接着又长跑10公里。,the present participle phrases are us
15、ed to modify athletes,FOR EXAMPLE,This science fiction has attracted many readers interested in the characters of the story working and living on the moon.,Difficult Sentences,2. (Para. 1) Great for those watching, maybe, but what makes the triathletes want to punish their bodies so much?,Analysis:
16、This is an elliptical sentence. It may be rewritten like this: The triathlon maybe great for those who watch it, but how come the triathletes are willing to suffer so much physical hardship?,Translation:这项比赛对于观看者来说固然带劲，但究竟是什么让铁人三项的参赛者想如此折磨他们的身体呢?,For example: Interesting for those enjoying the soap opera, maybe, but what makes the producers want to devote so much to the lengthy story?,Difficult Sentences,3. (Para. 2) Melanie Sears has not yet learnt tho
