时间:2018-12-13 作者:英语课 分类:高中英语听力人教版第二册


英语课

THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS


Every four years, mentally 1 disabled athletes come together to take part in the Special Olympics. Just like the regular Olympic Games, it is surrounded by ceremony and competition is fierce 2, but there is also a strong sense of unity 3 and friendship. Each athlete has had to train for many years and overcome fear and hard ships to reach the games. For many of the Olympic spirit is stronger at the Special Olympics that at the regular one: winning 4 is not about being the first one across the finish line or scoring the most goals, but it is about being the best you can be.


Athletes at the Special Olympics are fighters in more than one way. Living with a mental disability is perhaps the most difficult challenge 5 a human being can face in life. The disability makes everyday life difficult and society often fails to treat the mentally disabled with dignity 6 and respect. For a long time, mental disability was considered shameful 7 and the mentally disabled received little treatment or encouragement. Fortunately, we have now realized that there is much that can be done to help. The Special Olympics is one example of how society can improve the quality of life for all its citizens.


By preparing for and participating in the Special Olympics, mentally disabled children and adults can develop their ability to move, improve their health and gain greater self-confidence. The Special Olympics is also a good way to make friends. The first Special Olympics was held in Chicago in 1968. One thousand participants 8 from Canada and the United 9 States competed in three events. Since then, the Special Olympics has grown. At the 2003 Special Olympics in Ireland 10, more than,6500 athletes from over 150 countries took part and there were 21 different sports. Internet in the Special Olympics has spread across the world and cities are now competing for the honour to host the event. In 2007, the Special Olympics will be held in Shanghai. Chinese athletes, their friends, parents and the audience will be proud to welcome Special Olympians to China



1 mentally
adv.精神上,理智上,在心中
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Male nurses are often employed in hospitals for the mentally ill.精神病院常雇用男护士护理精神病人。
2 fierce
adj.凶猛的,残忍的;狂热的,强烈的
  • The soldiers got ready for a fierce battle.战士们准备进行一场恶战。
  • What he said met with fierce opposition.他的话语遭到激烈反对。
3 unity
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
4 winning
adj.获胜的,胜利的;吸引人的,有说服力的
  • Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
  • They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。
5 challenge
n.挑战;v.向...挑战
  • The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。
  • She looked at me with challenge.她带着挑战的目光看着我。
6 dignity
n.尊严,面子,高贵
  • Only a truly free person has human dignity.只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊严。
  • He considered the job beneath his dignity.他认为这种工作有失身份。
7 shameful
adj.可耻的,不道德的
  • It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊。
  • We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。
8 participants
参加者,参与者; 参加者,参与者( participant的名词复数 )
  • Participants were categorized according to age. 参加者按年龄分组。
  • However, there were two disagreements among some Asian and European participants at the colloquium. 然而,与会的亚洲和欧洲代表在两方面出现意见分歧。
9 united
adj.和谐的;团结的;联合的,统一的
  • The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
  • The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
10 Ireland
n.爱尔兰(西欧国家);爱尔兰岛(西欧)
  • Ireland lies to the west of England.爱尔兰位于英格兰之西。
  • Dublin is the capital of Ireland.都柏林是爱尔兰的首都。
学英语单词
affective and conative processes
air intercept missile
aluminothermic weld(ing)
antiminority
applicable standard
aspidosamine
b-nt1(broadband network termination 1)
Baikalian orogeny
basari
base course material
bespitting
bi-erasure
bigaroons
bindaas
blaner
blast line
bobby pin
buffer assignment
capillifolia
cavia porcelluss
checkpoint restart
cougarlike
crow quill pen
cuprargyrite
cyst of salivary gland
czepiel
dation
dilatory pleas
dodecaoxide
dray chain conveyor
Dubai-esque
earth-return system
ecological equivalence
eczema sclerosum
EHD generator
ekstrom
epidote-gneiss
expressly agreed terms of the contract
fattened
FDT
feetfoot
final payment
Fort Bragg fever
frame method
gaseous ammonia
high pressure side
Hilum renale
horny crunb
hydraulic breakwater
Ibe wind
impetiginous
infra-
inner plate
intersite transmission
junction luminescent device
kazooing
khasiensis
lecanactis submorosa
masked dance of bangolo (ivory coast)
matatanilactone
material labor
Mbabane
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de
neo-theory of population
neutrons from fission
non alkali glass
normal electrode potential
nototodarus hawaiiensis
numerically controlled shears
pfeffers
plated bar
Pollution of Ship's Noise
post-temporal
Prut
pulsating oxidative pyrolysis
pumping and drainage plan
ratchet winding wheel
regular annual continuous survey
restraint welding
ruddy turnstones
sage honey
scatter proofs
Scorpiothyrsus erythrotrichus
screw tool
semidiagrammatic
share-croppings
Siemens' syndrome
Silver liqueur
spherical union
starter formula
stationary counter
street-ward
super injunction
temperature run
tetrapterum
thiocarbonyls
trailer tape
universal amplifier
vv. thoracic? longitudinales
Wagner's corpuscles
wishbone trysail
woad