高中英语Module5TheGreatSportsPersonalitySectionⅠIntroductionandamp;Reading Pre reading课件外研版必修.pptVIP

For the first time, a C hi nese pl ayer , A ndong Song, has been pi cked by t he N ew Yor k I sl ander s i n t he N H L ( N at i onal H ockey League) dr af t ( 选秀大会 ) ． A ndong Song st ar t ed pl ayi ng hockey ( 冰球 ) i n B ei j i ng w hen hi s m ot her w as t r yi ng t o f i nd hi m a spor t . O nce hi s t al ent w as f ound, hi s f am i l y m oved t o C anada and he qui ckl y i m pr oved af t er he began pl ay - i ng t her e as a 10 - year - ol d. The f act t hat he s made it this far i s som et hi ng i n i t sel f . W hen hi s f am i l y m oved t o O nt ar i o and coaches t her e hear d t hat a C hi nese boy w as trying out, t her e w as plenty of doubt . H e proved himself at each l evel . 18 - year - ol d A ndong pl ays on one of C hi na s nat i onal t eam s. “ I m r eal l y honored to be t he f i r st C hi nese pl ayer t o be dr af t ed ， ” he sai d. “ B ei ng t he f i r st C hi nese pl ayer , t her e s been a l ot of pr essur e f r om peopl e back hom e, but good pr essur e ， ” A ndong sai d. “ I hope i t w i l l m ot i vat e ( 激励 ) m e t o becom e a bet t er pl ayer and hopefully I l l m ake t hem pr oud. ” “ W hen I st ar t ed pl ayi ng, t her e w er en t a l ot of peopl e pl ayi ng hockey i n C hi na and not m uch suppor t f or t he gam e ， ” sai d A ndong, w hose br ot her st i l l pl ays i n B ei j i ng. “ B ut l ast year w hen I w ent back, i t d been l i ke ei ght year s si nce I d seen C hi nese hockey, and i t w as am azi ng. I m sur e C hi na w i l l keep trying to catch up with N or t h A m er i ca and Eur ope and R ussi a, but t her e s st i l l a l i t t l e gap ( 差距 ) ． ” Section Ⅰ Introduction Reading — Pre- reading A Life in Sport They called him ① the prince of gymnasts ② . When he ret