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Unit8Thewonderfulworldofsport(p80)

知识清单

Vocabulary(背记)

bun[n]包子

asmall,sweetcake(usuallyround)?

race[n]比赛

acompetitiontoseewhoisthefastestatsomething?

spectator[n]观众、旁观者

peoplewhowatcharaceorgame?

takepart[phrase]参与

areinvolvedinanactivityorsport?

takeplace[phrase]发生

happen?

cross[v]穿过

togoacrossfromonesideofsomethingtoanother?

contestant[n]选手

thepeoplewhotrytowinarace/game/quiz(etc.)?

break[n]休息

ashorttimebetweentwothings?

ReadingWords(认读)

millionsof数百万的

wellknown众所周知的

island[n]岛

thousandsof数以千计的

celebrate[v]庆祝

bemadeof由…制的

metal[n]金属

becoveredwith被覆盖

traditional[adj]传统的

trainingcourse培训课程

camelracing骆驼赛跑

Mongolia[n]蒙古

MiddleEast中东

UnitedArabEmirates阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）

asmanyas多达

upto长达

finishline终点线

modern[adj]现代的

Belgian[n]比利时人

trampoline[n]蹦床

SaudiArabia沙特阿拉伯

Chessboxing国际象棋拳击赛

Dutch[n]荷兰人

performanceart行为艺术

competeagainst与…竞争

round[n]轮次

follow[v]排在……后

either[pron]两者中的任何一个

Culturenote

CheungChau1isasmallChineseisland210kilometresfromHongKong,withapopulation3ofover22thousand.Itsnamemeans’longisland’.TheCheungChauBunFestival4includesaparadeoffloats5,withchildrendressedaswell-knownfictionalcharacters6.ThefestivallaststhreetofourdaysaroundearlyMay.Someclaim7thatthefestivaltraditiondatesbacktothe18thcentury.Over60,000bunsaremadeforeachfestivalbyitsofficialbakers.

CheungChau长洲（香港地名）

island[n]岛

population[n]人口

CheungChauBunFestival太平清醮(又名包山节)

aparadeoffloat花车游行

fictionalcharacters虚构的角色

claim[v]声称

Camelscanrunatspeeds1upto265kilometresanhour,andcanmaintain3aspeedof40kilometresanhourforanhour.Camelswerefirstdomesticated4about5,000yearsago.Therearethreecamelspecies5:dromedaries6,Bactriancamels7,andwildBactriancamels–thelatter8beingcritically9endangered10.

speed[n]速度

upto高达

maintain[v]维持

do