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Adam: Is it your first time to join the sports meeting of Junior High School?

Daniel: Yes, and it’s great. What are the events at the sports meeting?

Adam: Long-distance race, dash, hurdle race, relay race, standing long jump, high jump, shotput and so on.

Daniel: Our neighbor, Bruce, will take part in the relay race. Let’s go have a look.

Adam: OK, let’s go.

Daniel: The competition will begin in 5 minutes, it’s tense here.

(On your mark. Set! Go!)

Adam: Wonderful, Bruce is taking the lead.

Daniel: Other competitors have almost caught up with him. They are neck and neck.

Adam: Come on, Bruce. Come on, Bruce.

Daniel: Wow, Bruce crossed the line first.

Adam: This is so exciting. Let’s ask him out to dinner tonight.

Daniel: That’s a good idea!

聽看學

亞當：這是你第一次參加初中運動會吧?

丹尼爾：是的，太好了。運動會上都有哪些項目?

亞當：長跑，短跑，跨欄，接力賽，立定跳遠，跳高，鉛球，等等。

丹尼爾：我們的鄰居布魯斯將參加接力賽。我們過去看看吧。

亞當：好的，走吧。

丹尼爾：比賽將在五分鐘后開始，氣氛已經很緊張了。

(各就位。預備!跑!)

亞當：太好了，布魯斯現在領先。

丹尼爾：其他對手快要趕上他了。他們并駕齊驅。

亞當：加油，布魯斯。加油，布魯斯。

丹尼爾：哇，布魯斯第一個沖到終點。

亞當：太激動人心了。我們一起去祝賀他吧。請他今晚和我們吃飯。

丹尼爾：那是個好主意!

經典背誦 Recitation

Adam: Hi, I am Adam, a student in Junior High School. Today I took Daniel to visit the sport events in my school. He was very happy. Our neighbor, Bruce, took part in the relay race. The competitors were neck and neck with him. But Bruce managed to cross the line first. We gave him our congratulations.

生詞小結

join vt. 參加

dash n. 短跑

neighbor n. 鄰居

go have a look 看一看

competition n. 比賽

tense adj. 緊張的

take the lead 領先

be neck and neck 并駕齊驅

congratulation n. 祝賀

注釋

sports meeting 運動會

junior high school 初中

long-distance race 長跑

hurdle race 跨欄

relay race 接力賽

standing long jump 立定跳遠

high jump 跳高

shotput 鉛球

On your mark! Set! Go!各就位!預備!跑!這是田徑比賽中裁判發令時喊的口號。

Bruce hits the line first.布魯斯第一個沖到終點。這句話直譯為“布魯斯第一個撞倒了線。”這里的線是指終點線，所以也就是第一個到終點。

Pronunciation 語音小結

雙音節和多音節重讀

1.雙音節

(1) event shotput dinner daily

發音小貼士：雙音節詞的重音多數落在第一個音節上。

朗讀練習：matter better happy puppy sever clever funny rainy

(2) begin after tonight miscall

發音小貼士：帶a, be, im, mis, pre, trans, to, un 等前綴的雙音節詞，重音落在第二個音節上。

朗讀練習: allow above because believe interesting imply transport transfer

2.多音節重讀

(1)wonderful competitor exciting satisfy

發音小貼士：多音節詞多數落在倒數第三個音節上。

朗讀練習：colorful glassful elegant electricity interesting immediately manage magazine

(2)competition congratulation influential musician

發音小貼士：以ic, ial, ian, ion 等后綴結尾的多音節詞，重音落在倒數第二個音節上。

朗讀練習：official special physician musician television discussion statistic specific