(精选)英语阅读（基础篇）unit 2 Famous People Legends课件.ppt

9.etch [ et? ] vt. 蚀刻；刻划；铭刻 10.opponent [ ?‘p?un?nt ] n. 反对者; 对手 11.in one fell swoop: 一下子，一举 12.chirp [t??:p ] vi. (鸟等)啁啾地叫; (人)嘁嘁喳喳地讲话 13.bob [ b?b ] n..(女人、小孩的)短发；束发 14.paparazzi [ pa:p?ra:t?s?u ] n. 〔pl.〕 (sing. -razzo ) 无固定职业的摄影师 15.abloid [ t?bl?id ] n. (文简图多的)小报;文摘 16.snap n.（摄影）快照 17.mansion [ m?n∫?n ] n. 宅第〔pl.〕; 〔英国〕大楼; (大楼中的)一套房间 18.engagement [ ingeid?m?nt] n. 约会；约束；预约。婚约 19.lad [ l?d ] n. 少年;〔俚语〕情人;〔口语〕伙伴 20.lanky [ l??ki ] a. (lankier; -iest) 瘦长的 21.epitome [ ipit?m] n. 梗概; 缩影 22.in the limelight 引人注目 23.transformation [ tr?nsf?mei∫n ] n. 转变；变形；转化；变质；变换 24.marketable [ ma:k?t?bl ] a. 可销售的；适销的；有销路的; 市场买卖的 25.millennium [ milenj?m ] n. 一千年(间) 26.trend-setter 领导时尚的人 27.scale [skeil] vt. 用梯子爬上；爬越，攀登 28.wilt [ wilt ] vi. (草木)枯萎；憔悴；〔比喻〕颓丧 vt. 使凋谢；使衰弱 29.kidnap [ kidn?p ] vt. 诱拐(小孩等)；绑架 30.dub [ d?b ] vt. 授与…以称号 Notes  1.David Beckham（英国著名足球运动员）大卫·贝克汉姆 ，简称”小贝 （Becs）。 2.Football’s smiling killer brought many a goalkeeper to his knees. 他的迷人微笑一度使许多守门员都无法抵挡。 3.Bobby Charlton Soccer skills award鲍比·查尔顿足球技能挑战赛 4.The famous smiles continued when he was signed with world famous Manchester United as a trainee in 1991 and debuted the following year. Less than a year later with an FA Youth Cup under his belt, Beckham was a smiling professional with Man U for whom he dreamed of playing as a boy. 这招牌式的微笑一直伴随着他， 1991年与 世界著名的曼联队签约，成为曼联青年队球员，第二年便初露锋芒。不到一年时间，他便赢得了“足总青年杯”冠军, 儿时便梦想效力曼联的他，此时也已成为强大的曼联队一名经验老到的职业球员。5.Manchester United曼联（ 英超俱乐部之一）。FA Youth Cup足总青年杯。 6.Beckham had arrived and took home the hardware to prove it: the FA Cup, Premier League Cup and Charity Shield in one fell swoop, already the fans were in love. 贝克汉姆所取得的奖杯足以证明这一切：他一举拿下了英格兰足总杯，英超联赛以及慈善盾杯，球迷疯狂地爱上了他。 7.Beckham’s teammate in real life is real pop-star Victoria Lee Adams, also known as Posh Spice, the supposedly classy one, she chirped her way to fame with Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger.贝克汉姆在现实生活中的队友是真正的娱乐明星维多利亚?李?亚当姆斯，众所周知的”高贵辣妹”，” 辣妹合唱团”中优雅的一位，与”宝贝辣妹”、” 疯狂辣妹”、”运动辣妹”和”姜汁