Learning about Language教案3

Book 9 Unit 1 Breaking Records 话题

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Guinness records, sports events, surpassing physical limits 考纲复现词：n.

laughter, reality, adjustment, gymnastics, motivation, devotion, deed, amateur, champion, appreciation, receptionist, lawyer, scarf, overcoat

v.

urge, accomplish, regret, attain, appreciate adj.

conventional, tough, extreme, entire adv.

therefore 考纲生词：

n.

boxing, marathon, soul, virtue, wisdom, accountant, politician, zip, underwear, salary, wage v.

bid adj.

unfit, spiritual, noble, sacred adv.

approximately

phrases:

in reality

Reading 1.

But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer. conventional

adj. following accepted practices, customs or standards

常规的，传统的，保守的

近义词: traditional

conventional / unconventional sports传统的/非传统的(games of sports)运动

White is the conventional color of a wedding gown. “Good morning” is a conventional greeting.

Jean has got very conventional opinion about food, so she won’t eat anything new or foreign. by convention/tradition

出于习俗

by law 根据法律

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While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. laughter

n.

act, sound or manner of laughing

笑；笑声

We burst into laughter. 不禁大笑起来

(We burst out laughing.)

Matt roared with laughter.

放声大笑

The laughter of the crowd could be heard everywhere. → laugh

v.

Nobody ______________________. 没有人喜欢被嘲笑。

reality

n. quality or state of being real

现实；事实；真实

He could not face up to reality. We thought he was serious, but in reality he was joking. 近义词组as a matter of fact, actually

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Think about the adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking. adjustment

cn. act of changing slightly in order to fit into a particular job or new conditions 调整；调节

Try to make some adjustments to

your differences so that you can work together without quarrels.

a slow ~ to a new situation

→ adjust

vt./vi.

adjust my watch

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adjust to a new climate 调整适应……

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Somersaulting is a tough event as you have to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain. tough

adj. 艰难的；顽强的；坚硬的

hard, difficult That was a tough job.

He has had a tough life. She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness. The tabletop is made of very tough plastic. extreme

adj. 极其的；极端的

Extreme cold will cause the engine to fail.

extreme opinions / views / emotion / joy

→ extremely

adv. to a great degree

She was extremely friendly.

This is an extremely serious case. 5.

As a child he was very unfit and was not at all interested in sports. unfit

adj. not perfectly healthy and fit

不适宜的；不健康的

be unfit for / to do He is unfit for heavy work. The young boy is unfit to run that business. The operation left her unfit for months. → fit vt./adj. 6.

Sri Chinmoy…, hearts and spiritual selves. spiritual

adj. of the human spirit or soul; not of physical things 精神上的

The church had great spiritual influence on them. → spirit

n.

in high/low spirits 情绪高昂/情绪低落

He has been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training. urge

v. to beg or persuade with force 催促；力劝

He urge d his horse forward. He urged me to join their company. 2

They urge that the library be kept open during the vacation. 7.

So, when…to accomplish anything. accomplish

v. to succeed in doing something; to achieve 完成；取得（成就）；实现（目标）

He accomplished a great deal during his life. The best method of accomplishing this goal is to unite. → accomplished

adj. 有修养的；有造诣的

accomplishment

n. 完成；成就

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The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy. motivation

n. act or state of providing sb. with a reason or cause for doing sth. 动机；动力；

sb's motivation for sth/ to do sth

The stronger the motivation, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language. → motivate

v.

Why he did it was motivated by greed.

devotion

n. deep strong love; giving oneself to 热爱；投入

We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project.

_________________________ is beyond words. 她对父母的热爱无法用语言表达。

→devote

v.

devoted

adj.

He devoted himself to science.

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He was devoted to science.

The couple is devoted to each other. 9.

At that moment, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher. soul

n. 灵魂，精神

Christians believe that the ~ lives forever. His novels are beautiful, but they lack soul.

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sacred

adj. connected with a god or religion; regarded with great respect 神圣的

The Koran is the sacred book of the Muslims. He considered it a sacred duty to fulfill his dead father’s wishes.

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deed

n. act; thing done 行为；功绩

They thanked him for his good deeds. Deeds are better than words when people are in need of help. 12.

regret

v. (regretted) to be sorry about

后悔；遗憾

He regretted his decision. I regret that I shall not be able to come. We have regretted selling the house. I regret to say ( tell you) that we have no news for you. n. 遗憾

They said goodbye with great regret. 3

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virtue

n. any good quality of character or behavior

She is a person of great virtue. 高尚品德

Honesty is one of his virtues. 优点

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bid

v. ( bade, bidden ) or ( bid, bid ) to offer to pay a price or to provide 出价

She bade $500 for the painting. Is nobody else going to bid?

n.

His bid for the table is $7.

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He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games. amateur

n.业余爱好者

He is an amateur painter ( writer, photographer ).

Amateurs are not allowed to perform in most professional plays.

The game is open to __________________________.此项比赛对专业和业余者都开放。

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… she was the international Triathlon Union World Champion. champion

n. 冠军

Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion for many years. → championship n. 冠军头衔; 锦标赛

He won the championship last year. 17.

… Jones was not selected as part of the national team and therefore did not compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. therefore

adv.

so

( 比so正式) 因此

It rained; therefore the game was called off. Jane went to the party and therefore did not study her lessons. 18.

In 2000, he was the first person ever to swim the entire

length of the Danube River in Europe…

entire

adj. 整个的

The job took us an entire week. Four big banks control more than one-half of the entire national economy. → entirely

adv. 完全

He entirely ignored the box for weeks. 19.

For this, he attained his first entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. attain

vt. to succeed in getting sth. 达到；取得

He attained success through hard work.

He attained his ambition. 4