译林版牛津高中英语(必修4):Unit2 Sports events-Reading(3)

Another sports star I would like to mention is Michael Jordan.

我想说的另一个体育明星是迈克尔·乔丹。

Everyone knows of his success in the NBA, but do you know that he helped the USA basketball team win the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

大家都知道他在NBA的成功，但是你们知道吗，在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，是他帮助美国篮球队夺得的金牌？

Jordan also returned to the Olympics after many years, but unlike¹ Muhammad Ali, he was still competing for medals.

多年之后，乔丹也重返奥运会，但是与穆罕默德·阿里不同的是，他仍然在为获奖参赛。

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Jordan won his second Olympic gold medal as a member of the so-called² 'Dream Team'.

1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上，作为号称“梦之队”的球员，乔丹赢得了他的第二块奥运金牌。

Chinese athletes have also made important contributions to the Olympic Games.

中国运动员也为奥运会作出了重要贡献。

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years' absence.

在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，中华人民共和国在离开32年之后重返奥运。

I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country.

我相信，当许海峰为自己的祖国赢得第一枚金牌时，整个中国都为之感到骄傲。

Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996, is perhaps the greatest female³ table tennis player the world has ever seen.

邓亚萍在1992年和1996年共赢得四枚奥运金牌，她也许是世界上最伟大的女乒乓球运动员。

At the 2004 Athens⁴ Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men's110-metre hurdles⁵.

在2004年雅典奥运会上，刘翔成为夺得男子110米跨栏金牌的第一个亚洲人，这使全亚洲人都兴奋不已。

1 unlike   

adj.不同的，不相似的；prep.不像，和...不同

参考例句：

• She's very unlike her mother.她一点也不像她母亲。
• It's unlike him to be late;he's usually on time.他不是会迟到的那种人，他通常很准时。

2 so-called   

adj.所谓的，号称的

参考例句：

• These were the so-called mainframe machines.它们被称为主机。
• Let's see what this so-called button does.让我们来看看为什么这个按钮叫这个名字。

3 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

4 Athens   

n.(希腊城市名)雅典

参考例句：

• Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后。
• China did very well in the last Olympics in Athens.中国在上届雅典奥运会上取得了优异的成绩。

5 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句