澳大利亚中学英语a UNIT16

[00:00.00]Unit 16               The soccer trip
[00:05.20]1.Listen and practice in pairs.
[00:10.84]LiMeng and his teammates are on their way to a country school for a soccer match.
[00:17.92]They are talking with their coach Mr.Hudson.
[00:22.60]LiMeng:Can you tell us something about the other team,Mr.Hudson?
[00:27.56]Mr.Hudson:Of course.Those boys are"hard"fellows.  They train hard and play hard.
[00:34.93]Daniel:We've also trained hard.
[00:38.77]We'll be good.You'll see.   Mr.Hudson:I believe you,Daniel.Our guys are quick.
[00:45.01]I just want you to think about the tactics¹ I told you.
[00:50.16]LiMeng:Tactics?
[00:53.39]Daniel:The tricks he told us about.Remember?
[00:57.84]LiMeng:Yeah,I know.The mind stuff².
[01:02.09]Bob:Mr.Hudson is a man who's got all kinds of tricks to surprise everyone.
[01:08.86]Mr.Hudson:That's right.We need both our muscles³ and our brains,boys.
[01:15.81]Steven:Where's Ted⁴,our team captain?
[01:20.85]Ted:I'm here,in a back seat.What's up?
[01:25.11]Steven:Have you told LiMeng about the words?
[01:29.57]LiMeng:What words?
[01:32.53]Daniel:The words he told you the other day.
[01:36.29]Like"king"means to block⁵ the other guy and "tea"means to pass the ball over.
[01:43.13]I hope you didn't forget.
[01:46.79]LiMeng:No,I remember them all right.
[01:50.55]Steven:Good.We'll beat them hard and drive them crazy.
[01:55.88]5.Listen and act.
[02:01.16]LiMeng is now in a country shool.
[02:06.01]He is very interested and is talking with Daniel about it.
[02:11.37]LiMeng:This country school surprises me.
[02:15.81]They have a soccer field and many other things.  Daniel:Yeah.
[02:20.77]Many people love soccer.
[02:24.54]LiMeng:A soccer field for a school this size.Soccer must mean a lot to them.
[02:31.30]Daniel:I suppose so.It's a good game.
[02:35.38]LiMeng:I don't think they can often have matches with other teams though,
[02:40.42]if you think of the distance from here to other places.
[02:45.28]Daniel:That's probably true.But they can always watch TV and learn something.
[02:51.44]I've heard them talk about Beckham and Manchester United⁶.
[02:57.11]LiMeng:Maybe.But nothing can beat a real game.
[03:01.97]Daniel:True!That's why we are here.
[03:05.91]9.Listen adn read.   Big Star--YaoMing
[03:14.09]"It's been my dream to play in the NBA
[03:19.44]ever since the first time I saw a game on TV many years ago.
[03:25.69]It filled me with a sense⁷ of joy⁸ that words simply⁹ could not describe."
[03:31.93]YaoMing once said to the media¹⁰.
[03:35.77]Yao,known as the"Walking Great Wall"and one of the best basketball stars in China,
[03:43.22]successflly joined the Houston Rockets in 2002.
[03:49.09]That 2.26-metre height has helped NBA All-Star YaoMing.
[03:55.94]He is 22 year olds and very comfortable on the basketball court.
[04:02.91]Yao's excellent skills have shocked¹¹ the NBA stars,
[04:08.56]affected the other top teams in the NBA
[04:13.02]and helped the Rockets achieve several important victories¹² in the NBA.
[04:19.19]Yao Ming is a very nice person.
[04:24.33]he is hardworking,self-confident,respectful,talented,heroic and Light-hearted.
[04:32.90]Duffy is Yao Ming's basketball agent and he said
[04:38.83]"Helping Yao to become this successful was the hardest thing I have ever done".
[04:45.18]"When I first saw him play in China,he was only 17 year olds.
[04:52.26]People thought I was crazy,
[04:56.62]but I said he would be the player every team wanted to have."
[05:02.08]Duffy was right.
[05:05.92]yao has become one of the most successful players of the past 20 years in the NBA.
[05:13.08]YaoMing is very popular in the United States as well as in China.
[05:19.35]On Dec.5th,2002,Yao participated¹³ in an Internet chat on the Chinese Sohu.com.
[05:29.20]According to the web¹⁴ site,
[05:32.85]almost 9 million users¹⁵ logged¹⁶ in during the 12-hour chat.
[05:38.81]YaoMing is a national hero.
[05:43.77]Though his dream has been fulfilled,
[05:47.85]he still plays hard and makes progress every day.
[05:53.41]We are looking forward to having YaoMing play in China again.
[05:58.97]13.Listen,read and act.
[06:05.04]LiMeng and Daniel have got back home feeling tired but happy.
[06:11.91]They are telling Xiaohong about the exciting match they had that day.
[06:17.65]Xiaohong:How was your game today ? Was is good?
[06:22.33]LiMeng:Good?It was great!We won the game 3:1.
[06:28.21]Xiaohong:Who scored all the goals¹⁷?
[06:31.73]Daniel:LiMeng scored once and our captain Ted scored twice.
[06:37.48]Xiaohong:That's very good,LiMeng.You're scoring for the team already.
[06:43.25]LiMeng:Yeah.I really liked that one.If I kicked a little to the left.
[06:49.00]I would've missed it.
[06:52.24]But I think the other team did a great job too,especially their goalkeeper.
[06:58.30]Daniel:I think so.He's the one I told you about on the way.
[07:03.94]Xiaohong:I wish I had been at the game too.Can I go with you guys next time?
[07:10.42]LiMeng:You surprise me.You're the one who hates soccer games.
[07:15.75]Xiaohong:Things have changed.You never know.

1 tactics   

n.策略；战术，兵法

参考例句：

• They planned the tactics for the next day's battle.他们制定好第二天的战术。
• He decided to switch tactics.他决定改变策略。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 muscles   

n.肌肉( muscle的名词复数 )；（操纵他人的）力量；权力；肌肉组织

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles. 我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gosh! My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow. 哎呀！明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 block   

n.街区；v.阻塞

参考例句：

• We lived on the same block.我们住在同一街区。
• We walked round the block.我们绕着这个街区散步。

6 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

7 sense   

n.侦测，感应，感觉，感官，意识，观念，情理，知觉，理智；vt.感觉，觉察，了解

参考例句：

• He has a strong sense of humor.他很有幽默感。
• He has a sense that somone is standing behind him.他有一种有人站在他后面的那种感觉。

8 joy   

n.欢喜，乐事，高兴；vt.使快乐，令人高兴；vi.欢喜

参考例句：

• To my great joy,my lost watch was found.使我极为高兴的是我丢失的手表找到了。
• It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。

9 simply   

ad.仅仅,只是；简单地；朴素地；完全，简直

参考例句：

• The cake is made quite simply.这蛋糕做起来很简单。
• The teacher explained the text simply.老师简单地解释了一下课文。

10 media   

n.(medium的复数)媒体，新闻媒介，传播媒介

参考例句：

• The local media reported rioting across the country.当地媒体报道了全国范围的骚乱。
• His latest movie is being hyped up by the media.他新近的电影正被媒体大肆炒作。

11 shocked   

adj.惊愕的，受震惊的v.使…震惊( shock的过去式和过去分词 )；使受电击；使…感到厌恶[恐惧]

参考例句：

• The local community was shocked by the murders. 当地社会对这些谋杀案感到震惊。
• The police were shocked by the ferocity of the attack. 警方对那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。

12 victories   

n.胜利，成功，赢( victory的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The team chalked up the ten victories against two defeats. 该队赢10场输2场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Bush has racked up victories in another five states. 布什在另外五个州又获得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 participated   

v.参加，参与( participate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The teacher participated the students' games. 老师参加了学生们的游戏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She participated with him in the sufferings. 她与他共患难。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 web   

n.网，蛛丝，蹼，织物，圈套，卷筒纸；vi.生蹼，形成网；vt.织蜘蛛网于，使落入圈套

参考例句：

• The spider weaves a web.蜘蛛织网。
• You mean the World Wide Web?你是说国际互联网？

15 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

16 logged   

adj.笨拙的，（树）劈成木材的

参考例句：

• We have logged up a remarkable series of gains in technical innovation. 我们已在技术革新方面取得一系列可观的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They asked the pilot how many hours he had logged. 他们问那飞行员累积了多少飞行时数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17 goals   

n.球门( goal的名词复数 )；得分；进球得的分；努力的对象

参考例句：

• How many goals has he missed this season? 这个赛季他射丢了多少个球？
• a pacy winger who can also score goals 能射门得分的快速边锋