Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit6:It's great to be a champion(4)

 　　Part 4. Language study and language appreciation¹.

　　Listen to the following statements you have learned in the previous and present units.

　　Pay special attention to the parts in bold type, learn to appreciate and use the language.

　　1. to be daunted² by the thought of...

　　Still daunted by the thought of reprogramming your video cassette recorder?

　　Let along your digital versatile³ disc?

　　2. to hijack⁴ one's attention.

　　Ambient commercials will also hijack your attention by using tastes and smells.

　　3. on the track.

　　Andrew has collected more than 125 trophies⁵ for his feats⁶ on the track.

　　4. to set around/ collect dust.

　　His awesome⁷ display of hardware has not set around collecting dust.

　　5. a worthwhile purpose.

　　After seeing the crippled children on television, they knew they had found a worthwhile purpose for the trophies.

　　6. unselfish gesture/ to bring praise from...

　　And Andrew's unselfish gesture has brought praise from Michigan State Representative and Speaker of the house, Bobby Crimm.

　　7. to bear in mind/ to affect the course of one's life.

　　Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life.

　　8. to give preference to/ other things being equal.

　　Remember that when promotion⁸ occurs, preference is usually given to educated persons. Other things being equal.

　　9. a fund of experience.

　　Remember they have a tremendous fund of experience from which you should benefit.

　　10. to satisfactorily account/ to give the impression that.

　　However hard I try, there always seems to be a year or two for which I cannot satisfactorily account,

　　and which I am certain, if left blank, will give the impression that I was in prison or engaged in some occupation too dubious⁹ to mention.

　　11. credit with.

　　Among those credited with marking electric washing machines was Alva.J.Fisher.

　　12. the fastest man/ woman in...

　　Usain Bolt, from Jamaica, is the fastest man in 100 meters dash.

　　The fastest woman in the world in 1,500 meters race is Qu Yunxia, from China.

　　13. to set the record for.../ the record is set by...

　　Florence Griffith Joyner from the USA, set the record for the women's 100 meters dash in 10.49 seconds on July 16th, 1988.

　　The men's 1,500 meters race world record was set by Hicham EI Guerrouj, from Morocco, on July 14th, 1998.

　　In 20 kilometers race walk for women, the record is 1 hour 25 minutes and 41 seconds, which was set by Olimpiada Ivanova from Russia on August 7th, 2005.

　　14. to seize the gold medal for.../ the gold medal winner for...

　　Stelfka Kostadinova from Bulgaria, seize the gold medal for women's high jump on August 30th, 1987.

　　The gold medal winner for the women's 100 meters hurdles¹⁰ is Yordanka Donkova, from Bulgaria.

　　In 20 kilometers race walk for men, Vladimir Kanaykin from Russia is the gold medal winner.

　　15. th hold the record/ the world record holder¹¹.

　　For women's marathon, Paula Radcliffe, from Great Britain, holds the record in 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds.

　　In the men's javelin¹² throw, the world record holder is Jan Zelezny from Czech Republic.

　　16. the world record for... owes to...

　　The world record for men's long jump owe to Mike Powell, from the USA, whose record is 8.95 meters.

　　The world record for women's long jump owes to Galina Chistyakova, from the Former Soviet¹³ Union, whose record is 7.52 meters.

　　17. under one's own steam.

　　Jason Lewis, 40, crossed 5 continents, 2 oceans and 1 sea to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe under his own steam.

　　18. to hang up one's own boots.

　　Jason is happy to be back and may hang up his boots a while.

　　19. to take the mickey...

　　It's nice to be with people who take the mickey out of each other.

　　20. to be secured by.../ to make title...

　　The 2004 championship was secured by Michael before its conclusion, making it title number 7.

　　21. to seal the deal.

　　He did it by finishing second at Spa in Belgium, in Ferrari's 700th race, to accumulate enough points to seal the deal.

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

3 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

4 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

5 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

7 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

8 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

9 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

10 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

11 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

12 javelin   

n.标枪，投枪

参考例句：

• She achieved a throw of sixty metres in the javelin event.在掷标枪项目中，她掷了60米远。
• The coach taught us how to launch a javelin.教练教我们投标枪。

13 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。