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Step-By-Step---Unit-6-原文

等---副本

D

heworldrecordholderformen’smarathon?It’sHaileGebbrlassie

fromEthiopia,he

recordonSeptember30,2007.

en’smarathon,PaulaRadcliffefromGreatBritainholdstherecord

ordwastonApril13,2003.

devents,JavierSotomayorfromCubaisthemanwhojumpshighest

etonJuly27,1993.

ostadianovafromBulgariaizedthegoldmedalfrowomen’shigh

jumponAugust30,ordis2.09meters

ldrecordfromen’slongjumpowestoMikePowellfromtheUSA,

isrecordonAugust30,1991.

ldrecordfrowomen’slongjumpowestoDalinaChistyakovafrom

thefromerSovietUnion,thisrecord

onJune11,1988.

en’sjavelinthrow,theworldrecordholderisJanZeleznyfrom

ordis98.48meters,whichwastonMay25,1996.

ysMenendezfromCubaistheworldholderforthewomen’sjavelin

ordis71.70meters,whichwastonAugust14,2005.

PartIC

Keywords:

happyface欢喜的脸庞

men’s110meterhurdles男子110米跨栏

Vocabulary:

countryman乡下人，同胞

sprint冲刺；短跑

Lausanne洛桑市（瑞士一城市名）Switzerland

finishline（赛跑的）终点线

breaktheoldmark打破旧纪录

threeonehundredthofacond一秒的百分之三

takecondplace取得第二名，次之

tiedit:tietherecord追平纪录

sprintgoldmedalist短跑金牌得主

PartIIA

Keywords:

round-the-worldjourney环球之旅

humanpower人力manpower

circumnavigate环航

globe地球，地球仪，球状物

Moksha解脱号

freedomfromtheendlesscycleoftransmigrationintoastateofbliss从

轮回中得到解脱

route路线，航线

Vocabulary:

ne’sownsteam全凭自身的力量

GreenwichMeridianLine格林威（尼）治子午线['ɡri:nidʒ]

custom-designed订做的，专门设计的

pedal-poweredboat脚踏船

epic史诗，伟大的，宏大的epicjourney史无前例的旅程

kayak独木舟

in-lineskate直排轮滑；滚轴溜冰；滑旱冰rollerblade

limb四肢

amputate截肢

spy间谍

charity慈善，施舍，慈善机构

hangupone’sboots挂靴hangupone’shat

1.(足球运动员)挂靴，停止足球生涯，不踢足球了

2.(尤指因年老而)退休，停止从事某项活动，撂挑子不

rolling(山丘)绵延起伏的，旋转，动摇greenrollinghills

cozy舒适的，安逸的（cosy）

takethemickey取笑，嘲笑

tomakefunofsomeoneorsomething,oftentomockinasatiricalway

Colorado科罗拉多（河）

circumnavigatetheglobe环绕地球

steam精力，蒸汽

runover撞倒，碾过

Ifavehicleoritsdriverrunsapersonoranimalover,itknocksthemdown

ordrivesoverthem.

alimbamputated截肢

chadbyagiantcrocodile被鳄鱼追赶

raimoneyfor为…筹款

greenrollinghills绿色起伏的山丘

cozypubs舒适的酒吧

apintof一品脱=473ml

warmbeer啤酒

takethemickeyoutofeachother互相开玩笑

After13yearsand46,000miles(75,000km)aBritishadventurerhas

completedaround-the-worldjourneyusinghumanpoweralone.

JasonLewis,40,crosdfivecontinents,twooceansandaatobecome

thefirstpersontocircumnavigatetheglobeunderhisownsteam.

HefinallyreturnedtotheUKonSaturday,crossingtheGreenwich

MeridianLine,inhiscustom-designed,26ft(8m),pedal-poweredboat,

“Moksha”.Itwasthesamepointwherehisjourneybeganon12July,1994

davarietyofmodesoftransport

duringhipicjourney,includingcycling,swimming,kayaking,andin-line

tetookhimwestfromBritaintotheUSAandthenonto

Australia,Asia,andAfricabeforereturningtoEuropefromtheeast.

Thejourneywasnotwithoutdangers:inColoradoJasonwasrunoverby

tsix

weeksinhospitalandnearlyhadalimbamputated.

Aswellassurvivingthecaraccident,Jasonwasrobbedandbeaten

veraltimesonhisjourney,chadbyagiantcrocodileinAustralia,and

hewayhehas

raidmoneyfrochildren’scharitiesaroundtheworldaswellasdeveloping

w

fortheworldtraveler?

Jasonishappytobebackandmayhanguphisbootsforawhile.

“I’veenenoughderts.I’vemisdgreenrollinghillsandcozypubs,

sittingbythefiredrinkingapintofwarmbeer,”saidJason.

“’snicetobewithpeoplewhotaketheMickey

outofeachother.”

PartIIB

keywords:

ace一流选手

racingdriver赛车手

Formula1一级方程式赛车

FormulaOne,alsoknownasFormula1orF1andreferredtoofficiallyas

theFIAFormulaOneWorldChampionship,isthehighestclassof

single-ater（单座车）autoracing.

WorldChampion世界冠军

vocabulary:

phenomenal非凡的，杰出的

cure争取到，安全的

concutive连续的

lap（跑道，赛道）圈

reputed据说

Spa斯帕（比利时东部城镇，以其矿泉著称）

Ferrari法拉利（世界上最闻名的赛车和运动跑车的生产厂家，总部在意大利的

摩德纳）

bewidelyrecognizedas被公认为

Theyoungestdoubleformula1worldchampion最年轻的两次蝉联F1世界冠军

的车手

phenomenalrecord惊人的记录

speakforitlf不言而喻，足以说明问题

retiredfrom从…退休

curedby被…取得

atSpainBelgium比利时的斯帕赛道

accumulateenoughpoints积累了足够的得分

althedeal搞定

Toreachthepointwhereitisavirtualcertaintythatagiventhingwill

happen.

holdtherecords保持记录

GermanaceMichaelSchumacheriswidelyrecognizedasbeingtheworld’s

1995MichaelbecametheyoungestdoubleFormula

1WorldChampion(1994-1995asons)sothe2000,2001,2002,

2003,enomenalrecordspeaksforitlf.

In2003hebeatJuanManuelFangio’sfivechampionshipsformthe1950s,by

takinghissixth!HehasnowretiredformF1,attheendofthe2006ason.

The2004championshipwascuredbyMichaelbeforeitsconclusion,

tbyfinishing2ndatSpainBelgium,in

Ferrari’s700thrace,toaccumulateenoughpointstoalthedeal.

MichaelalsoholdstheF1recordsfor:mostcareerwins(91),most

winsinaason(13in2004),mostcareerpolepositions(66),mostpoints

duringaason(148in2004),mostconcutiveworldchampionships(5

from2000to2004),mostconcutiveracewins(7in2004),mostlapsleading

(69),mostfastestlaps(76),plusveralothers!

Michaelisthehighestpaidracingdriverintheworldandcondhighest

earningsportsmanintheworld,earningareputedUS$80millionin2004($40

millionofwhichwashissalaryfromFerrari).

PartIII

keywords

theLondonMarathon伦敦马拉松比赛

fund-raising筹募基金活动

keepupwith跟上，保持联系

worstmoment最糟糕的时刻

finaltime最终时间

vocabulary

stature高度，身高，名望

getroundto:getaroundto

Whenyougetaroundtodoingsomethingthatyouhavedelayeddoingorhave

beentoobusytodo,youfinallydoit.抽出时间做

Marathon马拉松

beheldon举行

statureandpopularity名望和流行度

Acharityfund-raisingevent一个慈善筹款活动

theFloraLondonMarathon伦敦花神马拉松

bythatstage在那个阶段

inmyca对我而言

keepfitexercis健身操

warmingupexercis热身运动

feelinpain感到痛苦

wasunableto没办法完成

thequalifyingdate预选赛日期

Ifyouqualifyinacompetition,youaresuccessfulinonepartofitand

goontothenextstage.通过预赛;取得下一轮比赛资格

J---JohnR---Ruth

J:IdidtheMarathon,that’stheLondonMarathon,lastyearandthisyear,

thoaretheonlyMarathonI’vedone.

R:soyou’vedoneittwice?

J:(I’ve)donetheLondonMarathontwice---that’sright!

R:Wow---howfarisit?

J:It’s26milesandalittlebitmore----Idon’tknowexactlyhowmany

extrayardsandbythatstageI’mnotcounting.

R:well,wh-whatdoyoudotoprepareforit?

J:ah…inmyca,IdidalittlebitmorerunningthanInormallydo….

R:Andwhatdoyounormallydo?

J:Well,Igooutrunningaboutonceaweek,foraboutanhour,andIonly

didalittlebitmorefortheLondonMarathonthanIwouldnormallydo,

didanymore

thanthat.

R:Anddoyoudokeepfitexercisandthings,orisitjustrunning?

J:WhenIgooutrunningItendtogethomeandwithinacoupleofminutes

ofgettinghome,I’moutthere---onthestreets---withnowarmingup

’sbesttodowarmingupexercisbeforehand.

Ineveremtogetroundtodoingthem.

R:Ha!Whynot?

J:laziness,Ithink!

R:Howdidyoufeelatthestartoftherace?

J:Iwasstillveryworriedaboutaninjurytomy,tomyfoot….

R:Toyourfoot?

J:Well,actuallytomyankle

R:Fromrunning?

J:Ihurtmyankleplayingfootballaboutthreedaysbefore.

R:soyouwerequitenervous.

J:nervousaboutmyankleandIwasvery

concernedaboutmakingsureIkeptupwiththetimethatIhopedtorun

shopingtoruneachmileinroundabout

ethewholefieldmovedveryslowlyatthestart,

thefirstmilemarkerwentbyandI’dtakennineandahalfminutesto

run.

R:soyouweregoingtooslowly

J:memberedthensamethinghappenedlast

yearwhenIdidtheMarathon.

R:Whatwasyour….Canyourememberyourworstmomentintherace?

J:Ididn’treallyfeelinpainorworrieduntilrightattheendwhenI

realizedthatIwasunabletocompletethelastthreemilesoftherace

asfastasI’ddonetheprevious23.

R:Sowhatwasyourfinaltime?

J:mytimewas2hoursand47minutes.

R:that’sprettygood,isn’tit?That’squitefast!

J:itwascertainlyhalfanhourfasterthanthetimeIputuplastyear

anyway!

R:That’swonderful!Areyougoingtodoitnextyear?

J:Itriedtodoitnextyear,butI’vemisdthequalifyingdate.

R:soyouhaven’tgotaplace.

J:Ihaven’re’sarunningclubIbelongto,andthey

herunnerswhohaven’tgotin,theirnames

factthat’showIgotintotheLondonMarathoninthefirstplace,itwas

reallyjustaluckychancelastyear.

R:,goodluckwithitthen.

J:Thankyouverymuch,Ruth.