Unit 7 Book 3
What MakesOlympi c Champi ons?
I. Diffic ult Senten ces
1. But Kristi ro to her feet, flashe d a dazzli ng smileand spun back into her
progra m.
(1) Whatdoes“dazzli ng”meanhere? What does the word imply?
(=“Dazzling” means very impres siveand attrac tive.Theword“dazzli ng”
implie s that Kristi was very courag eousin the face of advers ity.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce into Chines e.
(=但是克里斯蒂站了起来，她灿然一笑，旋转身体，继续表演。)
2. Her spirit ed recove ry gave her the gold medal— a tribut e to her
determ inati on and courag e.
(1) Whatdoes“spirit ed recove ry”referto?
arletta(=It refers to Kristi’scoming back to her progra m, whichshowed her energy and determ inati on.)
(2) W hatdoes“tribut e”mean?
(=It means someth ing that you say, do or make to show your admirationand respect for someon e.)中国进入3g时代
(3) Transl ate the nten ce into Chines e.
(=她能鼓起勇气，重振旗鼓，因此赢得了金牌，这是对她的决心和勇气的褒奖。)
3. I’veendozens of youngmen and womenlike Kristi who reache d deep
into themse lvesat a critic al moment and foundsometh ing that brough t out theirbest.
(1) Whatdoes“reache d deep into themse lves”mean?
(=The phrase means“exerte d themse lves to the utmost.”)
(2) Whatdoes“someth ing that brough t out theirbest”mean?
(=It means“a way to bringout theirmaximu m potent ial.”)
(3) Transl ate the nten ce into Chines e.
(=我目睹了许多像克里斯蒂这样年轻的男女运动员：他们在关键时刻能够尽自己最大的努力，找到发挥潜能的一种力量。)
4. They mounte d the winner s’standnot simply becaus e of athlet ic talent but
becaus e of firm innerfiber.
(1) Whatdoes“firm innerfiber”mean?
(=“Firm inner fiber” means strong willpo wer.)
(2) Paraph rathis nten ce.
(=The champi ons won not only becaus e of theirtalent for sports, but becaus e of theirinnerqualit y of determ inati on and perv eranc e.)
5. But once the dreamtook shape, both youngwomenclungto it courag eousl y
and worked to make it come true.
(1) Whatdoes“takeshape”mean?
(=“T ake shape” means“beformed.”)
(2) Whatdoes“clingto”mean?
(=“Cling to” means“stickto” or “holdonto.”)
(3) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=But once the dreamwas formed, both youngwomenpursue d it bravel y and did theirbest to realiz e it throug h trials and tribul ation s.)
6. They’refiredup.
(1) Whatdoes“firesb.up”mean?
(=“Fire sb. up”means“to make sb. become very excite d, intere sted,
etc.”Anothe r exampl e: We’vegottogetfiredup for this game or we
have no hope of winnin g. 我们得鼓起劲来，不然就没有获胜的希望。)
(2) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(= They are enthus iasti c aboutwhat they are doing.)
7. The Olympi c Flamethat top perfor merspursue burnsinside them.
(1) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=They are immens ely inspir ed by the Olympi c spirit, whichthe Olympi c
flamerepres entsand the best athlet es pursue.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=优秀运动员们梦寐以求的奥运圣火在他们的内心深处燃烧。)
8. that’sexactl y wherehe finish ed
gracenote
Paraph rathe nten ce.
(= that’sexactl y what he did: he came in fifth)
9. She had not only en herl f winnin g, but called her winnin g time to the
splitcond.
(1) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=She had not only predic ted that she wouldwin, but had also predic ted the exacttime of winnin g the race.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=她不仅能够在赛前看到自己夺冠，而且对夺冠的成绩也能做出毫秒不差的预测。)
10. the clearleader
Whatdoes“theclearleader”mean?
(=“The clear leader” means“theperson who has an obviou s lead in a race or compet ition.”)
11. I was the last person expect ed to make the winner s’podium.
csbs(1) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=I was not at all expect ed to be the winner.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=没有人会想到我能登上领奖台。)
12. But I had traine d like crazy, and when the favori tes falter ed, I was ready.
(1) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=I had exerte d mylf fullyin traini ng, and was theref ore ready
to izethe opport unity pren ted by the failur e of the leadin g
compet itors.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=在此之前我拼了命地训练，当最有希望获胜的运动员比赛失利时，
我已做好了夺冠的准备。)
13. Olympi ans I know go throug h a grindof pointi ng toward theirbig moment.
(1) Paraph rathe nten ce.
(=The athlet es I know who have partic ipate d in the Olympi c Games
experi encelots of hardsh ips on theirway to succes s.)
(2) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=我所了解的这些奥运选手，为了那个辉煌的时刻，日复一日、年复一年地埋头苦干。)
14. So is the assist ant salesmanage r who fillsin for the boss in an emerge ncy.
What does this nten ce imply?
(=The assist ant salesmanage r who has worked dilige ntlymay also be luckyif he is giventhe placeof the boss in an emerge ncy.)
15. In the Olympi cs—in everyt hing—luck strike s thoprepar ed to capita lize
on it.
(1) Whatdoes“strike”meanhere?
(=“Strike” means“fallon.”)
(2) Whatdoes“capita lizeon”mean?
(=“Capital i ze on” means“u a situat ion or someth ing good that you
have, in order to get an advant age for yourself.”)
(3) Transl ate the nten ce.
(=在奥运会上——在任何情况下——好运只光顾那些做好准备的人。) II. Wordsand Expres sions
1. specta tor: n. an obrv er of an event; someon e who is watching an event
or game
*Specta torscheere d and clappe d as the ship came into the harbor.
*In the discus-throwi ng when his turn came and he hurled the heavymissil e, it swerve d and fell amongthe specta tors.
九月 英文这场比赛吸引了四万多名观众。
(=The matchattrac ted over 40,000 specta tors.)
2. groan:
(1) vi. to make a long deep soundbecaus e of pain, upt, or
disapp ointm ent
*The otherpeople in the queuehad obviou sly been waitin g longer than I and were moanin g and groani ng.
受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。
(=The wounde d man lay theregroani ng, with no one to help him.)英文吻别
(2) n. a long deep soundone makeswhen he is in pain or does not want to
do sth.
*The crowdlet out a groanwhen the ball was droppe d and the otherteam scored.
nonverbal(=The little girl let out a groanof protes t at having to go to bed.)
*The door opened with a groan.
Colloc ation:
groanout 用低沉的声音说出
3. evapor ate:
(1) vt. to (cauto) change into steamand disapp ear
太阳把树叶上的湿气蒸发掉。
(=The sun evapor atesmoistu re on the leaves.)
*This gets the oil hot enough to evapor ate any moistu re that reacts to form acidsin the engine.
(2) vi. to change into vapor; to disapp ear or vanish
煮饭时，要把米煮熟，继续煮，直至大多数水蒸发掉。
(=When you cook rice, bringthe rice to the boil and contin ue to cook untilmost of the waterhas evapor ated.)
*Hopesof achiev ing peaceare beginn ing to evapor ate.
4. tumble:
(1) vi. to fall down quickl y and sudden ly , especi allywith a rollin g
moveme nt
*A few stones came tumbli ng down the cliff.
(= She lost her balanc e and tumble d backwa rds.)
*The intere st ratestumble d to theirlowest levelfor 25 years.
aut(2) n. a fall, especi ally one from a height
*It's possib le that stocks couldtake a tumble next year.
逃避英文*Aftera lifeti me in politi cs he knowsall aboutthe roughand tumble of public life.
5. spin:
(1) vt. to cauto rotate swiftl y; to twirl
*The villag e has a reputa tionfor spinni ng fine wool yarn.
* He spinsthe ball well, and is very impres siveindeed.
(2) vi. to turn roundand roundfast; to rotate rapidl y
*The ice skater beganto spin faster and faster.
猛烈的一击打得敌人昏头转向, 倒在地上。
(=The heavyblow nt the enemyspinni ng to the ground.) CF: turn, rotate, revolv e, swirl& spin
这些动词都含有“旋转”的意思。
turn 为最普通词，指以以圆圈形途径移动。例如：
*A planet turnin g on its axis. 行星以自己的轴为中心旋转。
rotate通常涉及物体绕自己的轴或中心旋转的动作。例如：
*The top rotate d with decrea singspeedas the spring wounddown. 当发条越来越松时，陀螺也越转越慢。
revolv e的意思与 rotate大致一样，但在特定的语境中，它涉及到在轨道上的运动，因此与 rotate有所区别。例如：
*The earthrevolv es around the sun. 地球绕太阳公转。
swirl通常表示翻滚、起伏或旋转。例如：
*The floodwaters swirle d wildly underthe bridge. 滚滚急流在桥下翻滚而过。
*The millin er swirle d tullelavish ly abovethe brim of the hat. 卖帽子的商人将面纱过多地卷在帽沿上。
spin的意思是快速旋转，通常在狭窄的范围内。例如：
*The wheels wherespinni ng in the mud, but the car wouldn't move. 车轮在泥浆里打转，但汽车不动。
6. consul tant: n. one who givesexpert or profes siona l advice
*Mr. BrownSmithhas left his job as a comput er progra mmerand is workin g as a consul tantfor a German firm.
*The consul tanttold Jean that an operat ion was necess ary to
save her life.
7. mount:
(1) vt.
a. to go up; to climba step or stairs
*He mounte d the stairs and looked around him slowly.
*A car sudden ly mounte d the paveme nt to avoida vehicl e coming in the opposi te direct ion.
b. to placeor fix on or in the approp riate suppor t or ttin g for displa y
or study
*John mounte d his newlybought stamps in his album.
*Entrie s to the photog raphy compet ition should be mounte d on whitepaper.
(2) vi. to go upward; to ri; to increa in amount, extent, or intens ity
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*Casual tieson both sidesof the battle have contin ued to mount.
