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Unit 29
No one's better than Paul!
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New words and expressions:
rival n. 竞争对手
high jump n. 跳高
long n. 跳远
personal adj. 个人的,私人的
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rival
e.g. We are friends. And we are rivals, too.
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long jump
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high jump
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personal
personal room/house
personal pocket money
person n. 人
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Listen to the recording, and then answer this question:
Where did Phil come in the long jump?
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1. Claire: Paul is a fantastic athlete, Linda.
He comes first in everything.
Linda: He was always a strong runner.
fantastic, 这里的意思就是very good, 或excellent.
athlete, 比较正式,多指田径运动员.
player,用途广泛,很口语化.
come first in=come top (in) 在…方面最好
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2. Claire: In the Championships last year, the '800 metres' was a very fast race. But Paul ran the fastest. He was 15 seconds faster than his nearest rival.
fast-faster-fastest
near-nearer-nearest
opponent 在争论、辩论、战争、对抗,政治中持相反意见的人
competitor比赛或竞赛中的其他竞争者
rival大范畴的竞争,行业竞争,国家竞争
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A is 15 seco