unit 2 The Olympic Games reading

Unit 2 Olympics Games
1.How many countries ________ in the ancient Olympic Games
竞争/竞赛（vi.） .
竞赛（n.） ,
参赛者（n.） ,
compete in (a game, a match)参加,在…方面竞争
compete with/against sb和某人竞争
compete for( a prize, a medal, …)角逐,为…竞争
1)He believed that nobody could ____________ him.
2)Wang Junxia has now ________ two Olympics.
3)The two teams will______________ the gold medal.
4) At present, he is the best__________ in the game.
5) There were a lot of ____________ between me and my brother when we were kids.
2. take part in, join, join in, attend的区别
take part in
join
join in
join sb. in…
attend
be present ( at )
1.Do you remember the day when you ____ the Party
2.Would you ____ us ___ the ball game
3.Last month he was invited ________ an important international meeting in London.
4.Every four years, many athletes from different countries ___________the Olympic Games.
3. stand for代表
玫瑰象征着爱情。
Rose stands for love.
4. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come ___________________ to ______________the present day Olympic Games.
go/start/ come/ be on a journey 进行旅行
My father is away on a journey.
find out about 弄清有关……的情况
The police are trying hard to find out about the accident
5. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games …
我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”，我曾经写过２０００年前奥林匹克运动会的情况。
what 引起_____从句，并在从句中作_______-，“Ancient Greece”作_______。
After many days’voyage, they arrived in what is called America now.
Translation:
used to do:
be/get/ become used to doing:
be used to do:
1.I __________ the weather in Guangzhou.
2.Her mother ________ dance a lot when she was young.
3.Bamboo (竹子) can _____________ make paper.
Translation:
1) 他习惯于早起。
2) 那位老人过去住在农村。
3）木头能用来造纸。
6.Every four years
表示“每多少时间/距离，每隔多少时间/距离” every 基数词 + 复数名词
every 序数词＋单数名词
每４年，每隔３年:1.___________________
2.____________________
每两周，每隔一周: 1.____________________
2.____________________
3.____________________
每隔几...: every few+复数名词
每隔几天every few days
7. admit
1）Vt.承认 admit sth. to sb. 向sb.承认...
admit doing sth. 承认做...
admit sb./sth. to be... 承认...是...
admit that... 承认...
2)准许进入（场所），准许……的入场(入学，入会），允许进入某组织或参加某个活动（表示此意时常用被动语态）
be admitted to/into（介词）sth(运动会,俱乐部,学校等)
Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school every year
Translation:
她承认对孩子严厉。
我相信他今年夏天会被北大录取。
他被接收为篮球队队员。
8. No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women.
其他国家都不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不行。
Nor是含有否定意义的副词,放在句首时,引起部分倒装句，意为“同样也不”。
Nor do I think they should give it to any government. Translation:
I don’t know, nor do I care. Translation:
Neither的用法也有相似之处,只是它只用与第二个否定 nor/neither +助动词／情态动词+sb./sth. ……也不……
I can’t do it, nor/neither can he.
She is not a doctor, nor/neither am I .
so +助动词／情态动词+sb./sth …也…
He went home, so did I.
1)I didn’t go there. _____________her. (她也是)
2). She was a teacher. ______ I. (我也是这样)
3). I’m a student and I like English. __________ him. (他也是如此)
9.Women are not only _______but play a very important role, especially in…
allow vt. 允许
The law doesn’t allow such an action.
My parents won’t allow me to stay out late.
The police don’t allow parking in the street.
1)allow + n./ pron. 允许……
2)allow sb to do 允许某人干……
3)allow + doing 允许干……
Translation:
在候车室乘客不允许吸烟
我们不许在这里吸烟。
10. as well = too (肯定句;句末)
also(肯定句;句中)
either(否定句)
as well as(后接并列成分,强调前者)
1) I know French_________．
2) I’m a student,______.
3) If you don’t go there, he won’t go there,________．
4) He is good at maths____________ English.
5) The tree_________the flowers needs to be watered.
11. responsibility n. 责任
take/have responsibility for sth. 对...负责
have a sense of responsibility有责任感
He has no responsibility for that accident.
responsible adj. 有责任的
be responsible to sb. 对...负责
be responsible for sth.
He is responsible to me for this matter.
12. replace vt.取代, 代替
replace A with/by B
take one’s place= take the place of...
instead adv. 放在句首句尾均可
instead of... 介词短语,在句中作状语,接名词,代词,动名词等作宾语。
1)I didn’t have a pen. so I used a pencil _______.
2) I_________my old computer_____ a new one.
3) Mike will replace Tom as monitor.
=Mike will___________________Tom as monitor.
=Mike will__________________as monitor.
4) I’ll go shopping _________doing my homework this afternoon.
13.It’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.
Farther 距离或时间上更远的, 是指具体
Further 更远的 （=farther）；程度上进一步的，是指抽象
We can’t go any___________ without a rest.
e.g. We must get ____________ information.
e.g. We need to take ____________ step to deal with the matter.
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