【单词】
stand for是……的缩写；代表
memory [ˈmeməri] n.记忆，回忆
point [pɔɪnt] n.比分
decision [dɪˈsɪʒn] n.决定
excuse [ɪkˈskju:s] n.（辩解的）理由；借口
noon [nu:n] n.中午，正午
seat [si:t] n.座椅，座位
no way 决不，不可能
fair [feə] adj.公平的，合理的
kick [kɪk] v.踢
mad [mæd] adj.生气的，恼火的
sportsman [ˈspɔ:tsmən] n. （尤指职业的）运动员
high jump跳高
ability [ə'bɪlətɪ] n.能力
hurdling [ˈhə:dliŋ] n.跨栏赛跑
sportswoman [ˈspɔrtsˌwʊmən] n.（尤指职业的）女运动员
race [reɪs] n.赛跑，比赛
record [ˈrekɔ:d] v.&n.记录；最佳纪录
method [ˈmeθəd] n.方法，办法
hurdles [ˈhɜːdlz] n.跨栏赛跑
Japan [dʒəˈpæn] n.日本
break [breɪk] v.打破（纪录），打碎
sportsperson [ˈspɔ:tspɜ:sn] n.运动员
Asian [ˈeɪʃn] adj.亚洲的；亚洲人的
suffer [ˈsʌfə] v.患有（疾病等）；经受
suffer from患某种病，受折磨
first place 第一名，冠军
stop... from doing... 阻止……做……
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] n.勇气，胆量
pride [praɪd] n.自豪；骄傲
take pride in以……为傲
【课文】
Unit 1
Activity 2
Dad: When do you hold your basketball matches?
Tony: Every Saturday.
Dad: Who’s allowed to play in the Beijing Schools Basketball Competition?
Tony: If a school team in Beijing wins a match, or scores over fifty points in a match, it can play in the competition.
Dad: And what’s your team called?
Tony: BIG.
Dad: What does BIG stand for?
Tony: Beijing International Giants. I think we’ll win the competition. And our fans think we’re fantastic!
Dad: Well, good luck!
Activity 3
Lingling: Hi Tony, you look tired.
Tony: Yes, I'm training for the big match next week.
Betty: Who are you playing against?
Tony: HAS.
Lingling: What does HAS stand for?
Tony: Haidian All Stars.
Betty: Oh, yes. It'll be a difficult match. Didn't they beat you last time?
Tony: Yes, they did. But...
Lingling: What was the score?
Betty: If my memory is correct, HAS 98 points to BIG 52.
Tony: But Daming wasn't chosen for the team last time. That was a bad decision. We can't play well without him.
Lingling: That's no excuse!
Tony: But Daming is back now. There's no difference between the two teams this season.
Betty: When is the match?
Tony: It's next Saturday at noon, but if you want good seats, you should come by 11 : 30. Are you coming?
Betty: I'm not sure. Do you think they'll win, Lingling?
Lingling: No way! How many matches have you played against HAS this year?
Tony: Well, about three.
Betty: And how many have HAS won?
Tony: Er... most of them.
Betty: Wrong! All of them! Face the truth, Tony. You've got no chance!
Tony: I don't agree. That's not fair!
( Tony leaves angrily. )
Lingling: Remember to throw the ball, not kick it, Tony!
Betty: He's so mad at us that he'll try harder to win, just to show we're wrong!
Lingling: Nice work, Betty! I do hope they win this time. We’ll be there to cheer for them.
Unit 2
Activity 2
Liu Xiang — trained to be the best in the world!
For Liu Xiang, life as a sports hero began in 2004. First, he was invited to competitions around the world. Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games and won a gold medal.
Liu Xiang was not a successful sportsman at first. He was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983, and started training when he was very young. In Grade 4, he went to the Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
In 1998, Liu Xiang's ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping, who later became his coach. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsman and sportswomen. Liu Xiang was among them. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the world's best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change his training methods for Liu Xiang.
In May 2001, Liu Xiang won his first international 110m hurdles race in Japan. In 2004, he won the first Olympic gold medal for China in the 110m hurdles race,and at the same time broke the Olympic Games record. It was also the first time an Olympic gold medal for hurdling was hung round the neck of a sportsperson from an Asian country.
Liu Xiang trained very hard. In fact, he trained so hard that he hurt his foot. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he did not give up. Though he missed some competitions, he still returned to first place in the world 110m hurdles race in 2012.
It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games. But he is still a symbol of courage and success, and we continue to take great pride in him.
Unit 3
Activity 6
Daming: Hi, Betty. What are you doing?
Betty: Hi, Daming. I’m trying to find out about Chen Zhong for my project. She’s very good at taekwondo.
Daming: Really? So, what have you discovered about her on the Internet?
Betty: Well, she was born in 1982, and she’s from Henan. She was once a basketball player before she changed to taekwondo.
Daming: That is unusual, isn’t it? I mean, to give up a popular sport like basketball to do taekwondo.
Betty: Yes, I think so too. And at first she didn’t think it was the right decision. She found the taekwondo training very difficult. In fact, she almost gave up. But she was encouraged by her mother to continue with training, and in the end, she was successful.
Daming: Was she in the Chinese team at the Olympics?
Betty: Yes. She won a gold medal in Sydney and then another one in Athens. Look at the photo! She was cheered by everyone. She was so happy that she hugged her coach and wore the Chinese national flag on her shoulders.