UNIT 1 The Olympics Lesson 6 Diving "Dream Team"

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[0:00.855]UNIT 1 第一单元

[0:02.115]The Olympics 奥运会

[0:03.970]Lesson 6: 第六课：

[0:05.382]Diving "Dream Team" 跳水“梦之队”

[0:07.776]THINK ABOUT IT!

[0:09.902]What is a "Dream Team"?

[0:12.865]Is there a "Dream Team" in basketball?

[0:16.970]What about diving?

[0:19.917]Who are the best-known members of China's Olympic diving team?

[0:24.774]In basketball, the U.S. has the "Dream Team": 美国有篮球“梦之队”：

[0:27.992]the team with the best athletes. 队里拥有最优秀的运动员。

[0:30.653]But China has the "Dream Team" in diving. 但是中国有跳水“梦之队”。

[0:33.977]China has won many gold medals in diving since 1984. 自1984年以来，中国已经获得了很多枚跳水金牌。

[0:38.819]At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, China's diving team won five of the eight diving events. 在2000年悉尼奥运会上，中国跳水队获得了八枚金牌中的五枚。

[0:46.023]Fu Mingxia is one of China's best divers 1. 伏明霞是中国最优秀的跳水运动员之一。

[0:49.608]At Atlanta in 1996, 在1996年的亚特兰大奥运会上，

[0:52.333]she won gold medals in the women's 10-metre platform and the 3-metre springboard events. 她在女子10米跳台和3米跳板项目中获得金牌。

[0:58.593]She was the first woman in 36 years to win both events. 她是36年来第一位获得双项冠军的运动员。

[1:03.232]Since 1912, only four women have won both gold medals in diving. 自1912年以来，只有四名女运动员曾在跳水中获得双项金牌。

[1:09.407]Fu Mingxia won her first victory 2 in 1991. 伏明霞在1991年首次夺冠。

[1:13.617]She was only twelve—the youngest world champion ever. 她当时年仅12岁，是最年轻的世界冠军。

[1:17.873]Then, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 接着，在1992年的巴塞罗那奥运会上，

[1:21.793]she became the youngest Olympic champion at age 13. 13岁的她成为最年轻的奥运冠军。

[1:25.819]For many years, American divers won the most gold medals at the Olympics. 很多年来，美国跳水选手在奥运会上获得了大多数的金牌。

[1:30.946]But not anymore! 但现在不再是了！

[1:32.540]Today, China's divers have the most victories 3. 如今，中国的跳水选手获得大多数的胜利。

[1:36.011]Now, other countries want to catch up with China. 现在，其他国家想追上中国。

[1:39.437]They want Chinese diving coaches! 他们想请中国的跳水教练！

[1:42.004]These countries include Canada and the U.S. 这些国家包括加拿大和美国。

[1:45.795]Can you dive? 你会跳水吗？

[1:47.363]Diving is one of the most popular events at the Olympics. 跳水是奥运会上最受欢迎的比赛项目之一。

[1:52.437]There are eighty-five kinds of dives off the platform. 跳台跳水有85种方式。

[1:56.911]Quick Quiz 4! 小测验！

[1:58.556]Diving has not always been an Olympic sport. 跳水并不是一直都是奥运会比赛项目的。

[2:01.934]What year did diving begin at the Olympics? 跳水是哪一年在奥运会上开始的？

[2:04.892]Diving became an Olympic event in 1904. 1904年跳水成为奥运会比赛项目。

[2:08.915]What new type of diving began at the 2000 Olympics? 2000年奥运会上有什么新的跳水项目？

[2:13.010]Synchronized diving. 双人跳水。

[2:14.931]In this event, two divers dive together. 在这项比赛中，两名选手一起完成跳水动作，

[2:18.295]They dive at the same time. 他们同时起跳。

[2:20.867]LET'S DO IT!

[2:22.617]Talk about the 2008 Olympics with a partner.

[2:27.264]Try using the following phrases 5 or any others you can think of:

[2:32.571]dream team,

[2:33.957]catch up with,

[2:35.554]not... anymore,

[2:38.135]good luck,

[2:39.522]give up.

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