内容正文:
P1 - P2
紧张刺激的气氛
发球
鱼跃救球
变得狂热
梦想实现
在国民心中有特殊地位
突然出现
一夜之间
是……的生动刻画
竞争精神/奋斗精神
an electric atmosphere
serve v. 【熟词生义】
dive for
go wild
It’s a dream come true.
hold a sp ecial place in the nation’s heart
burst onto
overnight
paint the most vivid portrait描绘,刻画 of
competitive/fighting spirit
1
P3 - P4
被分配/指定到
… 小组赛/预赛
四分之一决赛
半决赛
决赛
每一个成员
全力以赴
成功奏效;付清、偿还
卫冕冠军
be assigned to
group stage/preliminary matches
the quarter-finals
the semi-finals
the final
every single member
give one’s all to sth.
pay off
the defending champion
assignment n.
assign sb. to/as sth.
2
P5 - P6
是……的原因之一
认为/认出……是
……的关键
在起伏中奋斗前行
志向高远
明白,意识到
走下
领奖台
contribute to
identify… as…
the key to sth.
fight one’s way through ups and downs
aim high
be (too) aware of sth./that + 从句
step off
the victory podium
3
“The atmosphere here at Rio de Janeiro is electric(紧张刺激的)! If China wins this point, they will walk out of the stadium with an Olympic gold medal. Zhang Changning serves. Over the net, Popovic dives for the ball. She only just reaches it... and it’s sent straight back to her by the Chinese spiker Hui Ruoqi. Popovic can’t get the ball back this time... and that’s it! It’s over! It’s gold for China! Look how the crowd has gone wild. You can see the joy and pride on the faces of the Chinese fans. And there we see the Chinese players embracing(拥抱), with tears of happiness in their eyes... It’s a dream come true for China! The Chinese women’s volleyball team is Olympic champion once again!”
Popovic can’t get the ball back this time…and that’s it!
Paraphrase: The result is that Popovic misses the ball.
that’s it. (informal)
表示赞同时,意为:对,就是这样
That's it, carry on!
表示反感时,意为:得了,行了,够了
That's it, I've had enough!
The Chinese women’s volleyball team holds a very special place in the nation’s heart. In the 1980s, the team burst onto the international volleyball scene with several major world titles, and an amazing three-set(三局的) victory over the United States in the final of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. They became national heroes overnight. There was gold once more at Athens in 2004. But winning gold in Rio paints the most vivid portrait of the team’s competitive spirit.
Review
burst v./n. ________________________
burst into
burst into ______________
= burst out ______________
burst in
burst onto
突然出现;爆裂 ,爆发
突然开始……;闯入……;突然绽放
tears/laughter
crying/laughing
突然大哭/笑起来
打断;闯入;突然出现
突然出现在……(指突然成功)
He ___________ the fashion scene in the early 1980s.
The book store is famous for the books that cause adults to __________ helpless laughter.
COVID-19 is ____________ again in a few scattered cities in the country.
The thieves ___________ the door _________.
burst – burst – burst
burst onto
burst into
bursting out
burst
in
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In Rio, the Chinese women’s volleyball team needed all of its fighting spirit after it was assigned to the “group of death”, where it faced several strong opponents in the group stage matches. Despite reaching the quarter-finals as the fourth team in the group, with just two wins in preliminary matches, they were not going to give up. Every single member of the team gave their all to the fight, including Hui Ruoqi who had had heart surgery less than five months previously.
Their perseverance paid off with an epic(史诗般的,漫长艰难的) comeback against the defending champion Brazil in the quarter-finals. Next, the Chinese team defeated the Netherlands in the semi-final matches, having lost to them in the preliminaries(预赛). At last, showing a strong will and the steeliest nerves, they played a close match against(与......进行一场势均力敌的比赛) Serbia to seize gold in the final.
But fighting spirit alone was not enough to guarantee victory. Strong team spirit also contributed greatly to their success. Cooperation between team members is essential. If each individual does her job and works well with others, then the end goal can be achieved. In fact, strong team spirit is more important than the skills of individual players. Zhu Ting, named Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics, also identified this as the special ingredient(因素,原料) in the team’s success: “Teamwork is the key to China’s victory. Thanks to my teammates’ hard efforts, I had the opportunity to show my spiking skills.”
contribute v.
contribution n.
make contributions to 为……做贡献
contribute to 促成,有助于
the key to
the solution to
to为介词
look forward to, contribute to, adjust to, devote to,
get down to, stick to, pay attention to, be used/accustomed to,
admit to, lead to, object to, prefer…to…, turn to,
when it comes to, etc.
Together, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has fought their way(奋斗前进) through ups and downs(起起伏伏). Led by well-known Chinese volleyball player and coach Lang Ping, they have continued to aim high. Lang is only too(极其,非常,太) aware that as soon as a team steps off the victory podium, they need to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead. In this way, the team begins its journey to the next Olympics.
“is only too” 通常用于强调某种程度非常高
常见的结构有 “be only too + 形容词 + to do sth.”,表示“非常......以至于......”。
例如:
I'm only too happy to see you. (见到你我非常高兴。)
He is only too eager to learn. (她非常渴望学习。)
在一些语境中,“only too” 也可以单独使用,加强语气。
比如:The news was only too true. (这消息千真万确。)
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