大学英语新起点第一册UnittextASportsAroundtheWorld

SportsAroundtheWorldByLouise 1.Doyoulikesports?Whyorwhynot?

2.Whatsportsdoyouprefer?Why?

3.Doyouagreethatsportsaregoodforpeople’shealth?

4.Whatarethesesportsonthepicturesbelow?

Pre-readingDiscussionGymnasticsSurfingMarathonraceRidingbackstrokebutterflyswimmingbreaststrokefreestyleswimmingBungeJumpingDivingScubaDivingTaekwondoKarateKongfuAllthesearecalledmartialarts.DoyouknowParkour?ExtremeSportsInHawaii?InChina?InAustria?InSwitzerland?InArabia?InPortugal?Findoutdiversitiesofsportsdoinginthecountriesabove.Paragraph1Notallpeopleliketoworkbuteveryonelikestoplay.Menandwomen,boysandgirlsallovertheworldenjoysports.Sincethedaysoflongago,adultsandchildrenhavecalledtheirfriendstogethertospendhoursplayinggames.Allthepeoplefancydoingsports.adult

/’ædʌlt/&/ə’dʌlt/n.成年人或成年动物Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.儿童必须要有大人陪同。Whycan'tyoutwoactlikecivilizedadults?你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？adj.成年的，成熟的他的成年生活全是在军队里度过的。He'dspentallhisadultlifeinthearmy.他的举止行为还不太成熟。Hisbehaviorisnotadult.

adulthoodn.astateofbeinganadult成年近义词：full-grown，grown-up，matureofageParagraph2Sportshelppeopletokeephealthyandfeelgood.Whentheyareplayinggames,peoplemovealot.Thisisgoodfortheirhealth.Havingfunwiththeirfriendsmakesthemhappy.Doingsportsbringsusbenefits.Paragraph3Whatareyourfavoritesports?Istheclimatehotwhereyoulive?Thenswimmingisprobableoneofyoursports.BoysandgirlsinChinalovetoswim.Therearewonderfulbeachesalongtheseashoreandthereareriversandlakesacrossthecountry.Theweatherisalsogoodforswimming.InhotplaceslikeChinapeopleloveswimming.Climate/’klaɪmət/n.气候thethreatofglobalclimatechange全球气候变化的威胁Thesmallcityhastheclimatethatischangeableintheextreme.这座小城有变化多端的气候。倾向；思潮；风气；环境气氛Aftertherevolution,theclimateofthecountryremainedtense.革命以后,那个国家的气氛依然紧张。thepresentpoliticalclimate当前的政治气候很可能发生（或存在等）的It'shighlyprobablethattheywillwinthematch.

他们很可能会赢这场比赛。Theprobableoutcomeofthetalksisacompromise.

会谈的结果很可能是妥协。probably adv.大概,或许,很可能Itwasthebestknownandprobablythemostpopularofhersongs.这是她最著名的、大概也是她最受欢迎的歌曲。probability n. 可能性，可能发生的事；概率Theprobabilityofmakingamistakeincreaseswhenyouaretired.你累的时候犯错误的可能性就会增加。probable /’prɒbəbl/adj.区别probably,possibly,maybe和perhapsprobably：“很可能，大概”，可能性在这一组词中最大，表示一种几乎完全肯定的意思。possibly：“可能地，或者，也许"，可能性较大。用于否定句和疑问句时表示"无论如何"之意。maybe：“可能，也许”，比其余的几个词更为随便和不正式，可能性不大，也可以表示一种非常委婉,礼貌的建议或要求。perhaps：“可能”，较为常用也较为正式的词，可能性也不十分大。它可以表示建议或要求，也可以表示以礼貌的方式下命令。Thedoctorthinks

we'dbetterhaveaminoroperation.

Icouldn't

havefinishedtypingsuchalongdocumentinsuchalimitedperiodoftime.

youwillkindlygiveusahandwhenweareintrouble.

Heistheonlywitnessoftheaccident;hecan

giveussomedetailedinformationaboutit.maybepossiblyPerhapsprobably伤自尊了，全错了！！不活了！！beach/bi:t∫/n.沙滩；海滨；湖滨touristssunbathingonthebeach在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客v.上岸；把……拖上岸Hebeachedtheboatandliftedtheboyontotheshore.他把小船拖上岸，把男孩抱到海岸上。Paragraph4Ordoyouliveinacoldclimate?Thenyouwouldliketoski.TherearemanyskiersinAustriawheretherearebigmountainsandcoldwinters.Incoldplacespeopleloveskiing.Paragraph5SurfingisanimportantsportinHawaii.ThePacificOceansendshugewavesuponthebeaches.Thesewavesarejustrightforsurfing.Butyouneedtolivenearanoceantoridethewavesandenjoysurfing.InHawaiipeopleenjoysurfing.ItsnameisderivedfromtheLatinname,“peacefulsea”bythePortugueseexplorerFerdinandMagellan.麦哲伦peacefulorlovingpeace平静的；和平的；爱和平的Wearepacificpeople.Thenightispacific.AsiaPacificEconomicCooperationNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationAPEC 亚太经济合作组织NATO 北大西洋公约组织thePacificOcean太平洋

AntarcticaAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaSouthAmericaNorthAmericaPacificOceanIndianOceanAtlanticOceanArcticOceanParagraph6PeopleinSwitzerlandlovetoclimbmountains.Mountainclimbingandhikingarefavoritesportsthere.Buttherecanbenomountainclimbingwheretherearenomountains.PeopleinSwitzerlandfancyhiking.hike

/haɪk/n.远足；徒步旅行Theywentonaten-milehikethroughtheforest.他们做了一次穿越森林的十英里徒步旅行。（价格、花费等的）大幅度提高，猛增~(insth)hikeininterestrates利率的大幅上扬hike

/haik/verb去…远足；做徒步旅行Iftheweather'sfine,we'llgohikingthisweekend.如果天气好，我们这个周末就去远足。把（价格、税率等）大幅提高Thegovernmenthikedupthepriceofmilkbyover40%.

政府把牛奶的价格提高了40%多。Paragraph7Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople’sworkandactivities.InPortugalmanypeopleliketocatchfish.Theyfishfromtheirboats.Sometimestheyusetheirboatsforracing.InPortugalpeopledofishingasajobandforentertainment.Paragraph8TheArabpeoplearefamousfortheirhorses.Theyusehorsestotraveloverhugeplains.HorsebackridingisaveryexcitingsportincountrieslikeMorocco.Menridehorsesatgreatspeeds,oftenstandingup.ThecowboysoftheUSAusetheirhorsesfortheirwork.Theyalsousethemfortheirsports.Theyride,jump,useropes,andcatchotheranimalsallonhorseback.TheArabpeoplelikehorseriding.Plain

/pleɪn/adj.1.清楚的；明显的；浅白的Thefactswereplaintos