athlete

Alegendaryathlete

TheIronHammer(《铁榔头》),titledafterLangPing’snicknameforherpowerfulstrikes,

premiered(首映)onJune7.

ThedocumentaryfeaturesLang’s1.__________(inspire)journeyfromhergoldmedalvictoryas

avolleyballplayerinthe1984Olympicstoherunparalleled(无可比拟的)careerasasuccessful

2._______(lead)theUS

toasilvermedalfinishandChinatoagoldmedaltriumph(胜利)inthe2008and2016Olympic

Gamesrespectively,makingherthefirstperson3._________(win)Olympicvolleyballgoldasa

playerandcoach.

edbyvereinjuriestohercervicalvertebra(颈

椎),back,waistandknees,4.__________(cau)byintenexerciandhardwork,the

60-year-oldhasundergonemorethan10surgeries.“Nopartsofmybodyfunctionwell,”she

joked.

Butillnessis5.___________(certain)nottheonlyobstacleLanghasfacedthroughouthercareer.

In2005,shestruggledwithbalancingraisingherdaughterLydiaBaiLang,wholivedintheUS,

6._____hercoachingcareer,ntuallydecidedtoworkfor

USAVolleyballthatyear.

However,thisdecisionprovoked(引发)oplethoughtitwasa7.

________(good)choicetoreturntoChina.“Iamproud8._____beingChine[and]tocoach

suchastrongteam,”Langrespondedinaninterview.

Later,shereturnedtoheadtheChinewomen’svolleyballteamin2013,leadingtheteam

successfullydefendingitsWorldCupcrownwithaperfectrecordof11straightwinslastyear.

ThereisnodoubtthatLangisoneofthe9.________(great)

10._____athletecommentedinthedocumentary,“LangPingislikeMichaelJordaninour

minds.”

title/ˈtaɪtl/n.冠军；标题；vt.加标题于；赋予头衔；把…称为

powerful强大的

strike打；踢（球等）过去式struck或strook过去分词struck或stricken现在分词striking

feature/ˈfiːtʃər/n.特色，特征；容貌；特写或专题节目vt.特写；以…为特色；由…主演

inspire/ɪnˈspaɪər/vt.激发；鼓舞

victory/ˈvɪktəri/n.胜利；成功；克服

goldmedal金牌；金质奖章

coach/koʊtʃ/n.教练；旅客车厢；长途公车；四轮大马车vt.训练；指导

silver/ˈsɪlvər/n.银；adj.银的

respectively/rɪˈspektɪvli/adv.分别地；各自地，独自地

glory/ˈɡlɔːri/n.光荣，荣誉；赞颂

glorious/ˈɡlɔːriəs/adj.光荣的；辉煌的；极好的

challenge/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/n.挑战；怀疑vt.向…挑战；对…质疑

gohandinhand手拉手地前进；紧密联系；息息相关

vere/sɪˈvɪr/adj.严峻的；严厉的；剧烈的；苛刻的

waist/weɪst/n.腰，腰部

knee/niː/n.膝盖，膝

inten/ɪnˈtens/adj.强烈的；紧张的

exerci/ˈeksərsaɪz/n.运动；练习；运用；操练；礼拜；典礼vt.锻炼；练习；使用；使忙碌；使惊恐vi.运动；练习

undergo/ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/vt.经历，经受；忍受

surgery/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/n.外科；外科手术

function/ˈfʌŋkʃn/n.功能vi.运行

obstacle/ˈɑːbstəkl/n.障碍，干扰，妨碍

throughout/θruːˈaʊt/prep.自始至终；遍及

career/kəˈrɪr/n.生涯；职业；事业

struggle/ˈstrʌɡl/v.奋斗；艰难地行进；搏斗；挣扎成名n.斗争

balancing/'bælənsiŋ/n.平衡；结算；调零装置

balance/ˈbæləns/n.平衡；余额；匀称vt.使平衡

raiherdaughter抚养女儿

eventually/ɪˈventʃuəli/adv.最后，终于

controversial/ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl/adj.有争议的；有争论的

comment/ˈkɑːment/n.评论；意见；批评；描述vt.发表评论；发表意见

returnto回到；恢复到

respond/rɪˈspɑːnd/n.应答；唱和v.回答；作出反应；承担责任

respon/rɪˈspɑːns/n.响应；反应；回答

inrespon作为回应

interview/ˈɪntərvjuː/n.接见，采访；面试，面谈vt.采访；接见

interviewee/ˌɪntərvjuːˈiː/n.参加面试者，被接见者，被访问者

interviewer/ˈɪntərvjuːər/n.采访者；会见者

defend/dɪˈfend/vi.保卫；防守vt.辩护；防护

defen/dɪ'fɛns/n.防卫，防护

defensive

straight/streɪt/adj.直的；连续的；笔直的；正直的；整齐的；异性恋的adv.直接地

ThereisnodoubtthatLangisoneofthe9.________(great)playersandcoachesinhistory.