UNIT 1 The Olympics Lesson 2 Swimming for Gold

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[0:02.457]UNIT 1 第一单元
[0:03.946]The Olympics 奥运会
[0:06.231]Lesson 2: 第二课：
[0:07.713]Swimming for Gold 游泳金牌
[0:10.017]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:11.562]Have you ever³ gone swimming?
[0:14.308]Where do you like to swim?
[0:17.117]List some other sports you are good at.
[0:21.518]Barcelona, August 8, 1992 巴塞罗那，1992年8月8日
[0:26.581]China's First Gold in Swimming 中国的第一枚游泳金牌
[0:30.024]Zhuang Yong swam her way to a gold medal⁴ today. 庄泳今天游出了她的一枚金牌。
[0:34.124]It was⁵ the first gold medal in an Olympic¹ swimming event⁷ for our country. 那是我们国家获得的首枚奥运游泳金牌。
[0:39.187]Zhuang Yong won⁸ the women's 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.64 seconds. 庄泳以54.64秒的成绩获得女子100米自由泳比赛冠军。
[0:48.075]It was a very close race. 这是一场势均力敌的比赛。
[0:50.207]When it was over, no one knew who had⁹ won. 比赛结束时，没人知道谁会获胜。
[0:53.824]It seemed¹⁰ that Zhuang Yong and Jenny Thompson, an American swimmer¹¹, had finished¹² at the same time. 庄泳和一名美国游泳运动员珍妮·汤普森似乎同时到达终点。
[1:00.923]Was it a tie? 这是平局吗？
[1:02.598]When it showed: "First, Zhuang Yong, China. Second, Jenny Thompson, U.S.A." 当结果显示：“第一名，中国的庄泳。第二名, 美国的珍妮·汤普森”时，
[1:09.755]the Chinese spectators¹³ at the swimming pool¹⁴ jumped up and down, cheering¹⁶. 游泳池看台上的中国观众跳跃着，欢呼着。
[1:14.532]They were very excited¹⁷! 他们非常兴奋！
[1:17.083]Zhuang Yong surprised¹⁸ everyone. 庄泳令每一个人吃惊。
[1:19.861]Before the Olympics, her best time had been slower than Miss Thompson's. 在奥运会前，她最快的时候都要比汤普森慢。
[1:24.658]Miss Thompson had set¹⁹ a world record²⁰ in the 100-metre event, with a time of 54.48 seconds. 汤普森曾在100米项目中创造了54.48的世界记录。
[1:32.785]But today Zhuang Yong beat²¹ the American swimmer. 但是今天庄泳战胜了这位美国游泳运动员。
[1:36.744]She also won two silver²² medals²³. 她还获得了两枚银牌。
[1:40.265]Zhuang Yong began swimming when she was eight years old. 庄泳八岁开始游泳。
[1:44.529]She is one of the four Chinese women to win Olympic medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games. 她是在1992年奥运会上获得奥运奖牌的四名中国女选手之一。
[1:52.238]The others²⁴ are Qian Hong, Lin Li and Yang Wenyi. 其他三人是钱红、林丽、杨文意。
[1:57.954]Spectators watch sports events²⁵. 观众观看比赛。
[2:01.937]When their favourites win, they cheer¹⁵! 当他们喜欢的运动员获胜时，他们就会欢呼！
[2:05.917]In a 100-metre race, the swimmers²⁶ go up the pool once and down the pool once. 在一百米比赛中，游泳运动员要在游泳池里游一个来回。
[2:13.597]They go as⁶ fast as they can! 他们要尽可能快地游！
[2:17.090]Learning Tips²⁷ 学习贴士
[2:18.809]Barcelona: a city in the northeast²⁸ of Spain²⁹ 巴塞罗那：西班牙东北部的一个城市
[2:25.009]LET'S DO IT!
[2:26.556]With a partner³⁰, summarize³¹ the information³² about Zhuang Yong and the other swimmers.
[2:34.359]Of these famous³³ Chinese swimmers, who is your favourite?
[2:39.584]Why do you admire³⁴ him or her?
[2:42.750]Describe him or her to your partner.
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