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中国泳坛新星宁泽涛走红仁川亚运会。 Ning Zetao makes asplash at Asian Games 　　Ning Zetao,a 21-year-old swimmer,has surprised Asia(亚 　　洲)with four gold medals at the2014Asian Games(亚洲运动会).“I am very excited about my gold medals,”said Ning Zetao.“They are very important to me and to the team.” 　　Ning Zetao was born in Zhengzhou,Henan province (河南省郑州市).He started to swim at seven at a swim school in Henan.He joined the Zhengzhou swimming team at eleven and the Chinese Navy(中国海军)in2007.Few people knew Ning Zetao before the Asian Games.In fact,Ning did a great job at the Chinese National Games(全运会)and the East Asian Games(东亚运动会)in2013.The handsome young swimmer loves playing the guitar and learning English.After the Asian Games,he has become popular in China.He hopes to make a bigger splash in the next few years.“It is just a start.I have been waiting for this moment for a long time.In the future,I hope I can compete with European(欧洲的)and American players.” 一：难点解码 ★Ning Zetao,a 21-year-old swimmer,has surprised Asia with four gold medals at the2014Asian Games.2014年亚运会上，21岁的游泳选手宁泽涛勇夺四枚金牌，震惊亚洲。“surprise(sb.)with(sth.)”，用……让某人吃惊e.g.They surprised us with a visit.他们的突然来访让我们大感意外。 ★In fact,Ning did a great job at the Chinese National Games and the East Asian Games in2013.事实上，宁泽涛在2013年的全运会和东亚运动会上表现出色。“in fact”，事实上e.g.He looks unfriendly,but in fact,he is quite nice.他看上去不太友好，事实上，他人还是不错的。 二：词汇 　①make a splash引起轰动，引人注目②gold medal金牌③excited adj.兴奋的，激动的→be excited about sth.对某事感到兴奋④join v.加入e.g.Will you join the army?⑤handsome adj.英俊的⑥popular adj.受欢迎的e.g.He is a popular singer.⑦compete v.比赛，竞争 三：Let’s try（敢不敢试试） 1.How old is Ning Zetao? 2.Where is Ning Zetao’s hometown(家乡)? 3.When did Ning Zetao start to swim? 4.What are Ning Zetao’s hobbies? 5.What does Ning Zetao hope to do in the next few years? 猴子与鳄鱼 The monkey and the crocodile Once, a crocodile (鳄鱼) liked bananas. However, they only grew on trees and the crocodile could not reach them. A monkey watched the cr