新标准大学英语第二版综合教程UnitB篇练习答案及课文翻译课件.ppt

新标准大学英语(第二版)综合教程2 Unit 3 B篇练习答案及课文翻译;Contents;Why do so many people love football? Is it only because it is exciting? Sometimes it can also be very funny. Now it’s time for football fun. Let’s enjoy the video clip.;Text;Text; The heptathlon consists of seven events (“hepta” means “seven” in Greek): Three are track events – the 100m hurdles, 200m and 800m events, and four are field events – the high jump, shot put, long jump and javelin. On the first day, athletes participate in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m events. The other events are on the second day. The winner is the woman who achieves the highest number of points collected in all the events. She does not need the top score in any single event, but competitors must take part in all the events. Points are calculated for each event by measuring distance and speed. The equivalent event for men is the decathlon (“deka” means “ten” in Greek) with ten events (100m, 400m, 110m hurdles, 1500m, long jump, high jump, shot, discus, pole vault and javelin). ;My dream comes true 1 The rain had started to fall gently through the evening air as darkness descended over Sydney. Hundreds of lights illuminated Stadium Australia, and the noise was deafening. As I walked towards the track I glanced around me at the sea of faces in the stands, but my mind was focused. The Olympic gold medal was just minutes away, hanging tantalisingly in the distance.;2 My heart was beating loudly, my mouth was dry and the adrenaline was pumping. I was so close to the realisation of my childhood dream and the feeling was fantastic; it was completely exhilarating, but also terrifying. I knew I would have to push myself beyond my known limits to ensure that my dream came true.; 3 I tried to keep composed, telling myself not to panic, to stick to the plan and run my own race. I knew the Russian girls would set off quickly – and I had to finish this race fewer than ten seconds behind the Russian athlete Yelena Prokhorova. If