【单词】
including [ɪnˈklu:dɪŋ] prep.包含，包括
medal [ˈmedl] n.奖牌，奖章
attend [əˈtend] v.上（学）；出席；参加（事件或活动）
abroad [əˈbrɔ:d] adv.在国外，到国外
once again 再一次
doctor [ˈdɒktə] n.博士
degree [dɪˈgri:] n.课程，学位
whatever [wɒtˈevə] pron.无论什么，不管什么
give up 放弃（努力）
amazing [əˈmeɪzɪŋ] adj.惊人的，极好的
will [will] n.意志，决心
victory [ˈvɪktəri] n.成功，胜利
simply [ˈsɪmpli] adv.实在，的确
Canadian [kəˈneɪdjən] adj.加拿大的；加拿大人的
sick [sɪk] adj.（感觉）不适的；生病的
soldier [ˈsəʊldʒə] n.军人，士兵
treat [tri:t] v.医治，治疗
war [wɔ:] n.战争
wound [wuːnd] n.伤，伤口
die for 为……而死
wounded [ˈwu:ndɪd] adj.受伤的
realise ['rɪəlaɪz] v.了解，意识到
dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] adj.垂死的，即将死亡的
care [keə] n.照顾，照料
take care of 照顾；护理
tool [tu:l] n.工具，器械
invention [ɪnˈvenʃn] n.发明，发明物
at that time 在那时
on one’s own 独自一人
useful [ˈju:sfl] adj.有用的，有益的
rest [rest] v.休息，睡眠
himself [hɪmˈself] pron.他自己
manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] v.做成，（尤指）设法完成
operation [ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn] n.手术
continue [kənˈtɪnju: ] v. （使）继续
die of死于……
Canada ['kænədə] n.加拿大
【课文】
Unit 1
Activity 2
Presenter: Hello, you’re listening to Our Heroes. Today, I have Zhao Ming with me, and we’re talking about Deng Yaping. Welcome, Zhao Ming. Why did you choose to talk about Deng Yaping?
Zhao Ming: Well, I love table tennis and Deng Yaping is my favourite table tennis player in China, so I chose her.
Presenter: What can you tell us about her life?
Zhao Ming: Well, she was born in 1973, and she was only 13 when she won her first national competition. She’s not tall, but her success made everyone in China very proud!
Activity 3
Ms Li: Daming, who is your hero? Who have you chosen to tell us about?
Daming: Deng Yaping! She's my hero because she's one of the best table tennis players in the world, and I love playing table tennis.
Ms Li: Tell us about her.
Daming: Well, she started playing table tennis when she was five. She trained hard, so she became a great player later.
Ms Li: And what competitions has she won?
Daming: She's won many world competitions, including four gold medals in the Olympics. She stopped playing when she was twenty-four.
Ms Li: What did she do after that?
Daming: She began to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing and then university abroad. Her English wasn't good enough when she began. Once again she worked hard, and seven years later, she completed her doctor's degree at Cambridge University. Whatever she does, she never gives up!
Ms Li: That's amazing!
Daming: Yes. Deng says that she isn't cleverer than anyone else, but she has a very strong will.
Ms Li: I see. Well, I think she's a good student as well as a good player.
Daming: Yes, and she helped make the Beijing Olympics a victory for world sport. She's simply the best !
Ms Li: She's a true hero.
Activity 6
1. She's my hero because she's one of the best table tennis players in the world.
2. She started playing table tennis when she was five.
3. Whatever she does, she never gives up!
4. Deng says that she isn't cleverer than anyone else, but she has a very strong will.
Unit 2
Activity 2
My hero — Dr Norman Bethune By Wang Lingling
Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China. He was a Canadian doctor. He came to China to help the Chinese people and died for them.
Norman Bethune was born in 1890. He became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war there. He soon realized that many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough. Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick. He invented special medical tools to use outside hospitals and close to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more quickly. His inventions saved many lives.
In 1938, Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, there were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own. His experience of treating people in Spain was useful in China. He developed training courses for local doctors and nurses, and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick.
Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself. Once, he even worked for sixty-nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives. One day in 1939, he cut his finger during an operation, but he continued his work without treating it. In the end, he died of his wound.
Dr Bethune's work for the Chinese people made him a hero in China. There are many books and films about him, and he is still remembered in both China and Canada today.
Unit 3
Activity 6
Stan Lee is a writer. He created many of our favourite heroes. Spider man, the Incredible Hulk and the Silver Surfer are just three of them. In his stories, the heroes always win in the end. When he was young, he loved to watch his favourite actors in films. He wanted to create cartoon people just like them. He thought they were heroes because they were brave and did not worry about danger. Real people in his life also helped Stan. His teacher told great stories, and made him love reading. The books he read, especially books by famous writers like Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, made him want to write. His mother was always proud of him, and told him his work was good.
Children often ask Stan how they can become writers. He tells them to read. He says they should read everything, not just their favourite kinds of books, or books by famous writers. He says that reading is the best way to learn to write. Stan hopes that teachers can make children want to learn. They can make history, geography, languages and science exciting. He says teachers should be more like actors, and make learning interesting.