新概念青少版2A-unit13--The-Kalenjin

unit13----lesson25TheKalenjinNewwordsandexpressions['rekɔ:d][win]['winə]['distəns][reis]['træk][ə'mʌŋ][sta:]['bɔ:də]['həumlænd]winwinnerdistanceraceamongstarborderrecordhomelandtrackTheyarewinners.racetrackstarMusicstarrockstarJayChouisamusicstar.Chinaisourhomeland/motherland.Englandisherhomeland.northsouthwesteastnorthwestnortheastsoutheastsouthwestQinghai-Tibetplateau['plætəu]metre/meter['mi:tə]eg:Thisruleris2metres.Thisroadisabout500metres.above[ə'bʌv]在.....之上,超出eg:Today'stemperatureisabovezero.sealevel[¸si:'levəl]海平面nature['neitʃə]自然natural['nætʃərəl]自然的athlete['æθli:t]Liuxiangisagoodathlete.Guojingjingisanathlete,too.Theyareathletes.hundredhundredsofthousandthousandsofmillion['miljən]millionsof300threehundred3,000threethousand3,000,000threemillionModelsTheKalenjincanbreaktherecord.Theyarewinners.Theyarethestarsoftheracetrack.Theyarenaturalathletes.Theylovetheirhomeland.Itisahot,dryplateau.UnderstandingTakealookatthe(记录）ofinternationalrunningeventsinthelastfiftyyears.Before1980,the(获胜者）ofdistanceraceswereusuallyfromNorthAmericanandEurope.Thereweresomewinnersfromeothercountries,butthereweren'tverymanyofthem.TherewerenoAfricannames(在....之中)thewinnersthen,butthingsareverydifferentnow.recordswinnersamongQuestionone:Thereweresomewinnersfromothercountries,weren'tthere?Questiontwo:ButtherewerenoAfricannamesamongthewinners,werethere?Today,the(明星）ofthe（跑道）aretheKalenjin.starsracetrackTheKalenjinareanAfricanpeoplefromthe（边界）of(西北部）KenyaandEthiopia.bordersNorthWestTheir（祖国，家乡）isahot,dry（高原）about2,500（米，公尺）（在...之上）sealevel.homelandplateaumetersaboveThesepeopleare（自然的，天生的）（运动员）.naturalathletesTheyhavelong,thinlegs.Theirheartrateis（不寻常的，不一样的）slow.unusuallyThereareonlythree（百万）ofthem.millionQuestionthree:TheKalenjinarefromKenyaandEthiopia,aren'tthey?Questionfour:Theirhomelandisabout2,500meersabovesealevel,isn'tit?Twelveoftheworld'stoptwentymarathonrunnersarenowKalenjin.Everyyear,theywin40percentofthetop（荣誉）inallinternationaldistanceraces.honoursAndit'snotjustthemen.GoodQuestionfive:Theywinalotofthetophonoursininternationaldistanceraces,don'tthey?Afewyearsago,thereweren'tanydistanceracesforwomen.Thesedays,therearelotsofthem.Kalenjinwomenwinalltheireventsaswell.Questionsix:Afewyearsago,thereweren'tanydistanceracesforwomen,werethere?afew少数，几个（修饰可数名词）eg:afewdaysafewyearsafewapplesalotof=lotsof许多，大量（修饰可数名词、不可数名词）eg:alotofapplesalotofcoffeealotofricealotofpensSummaryTherewerenoAfricannamesbefore1980.Buttoday,thestarsoftheracetrackaretheKalenjin.TheKalenjinareanAfricanpeople.Theyhavelong,thinlegs.Theirheartrateisunusuallyslow.Twelveoftheworld'stoptwentymarathonrunnersarenowKalenjin.Nowadays,therearemanyKalenjinwomenintherace.snow/snəu/ice/ais/hill/hil/lake/leik/sheep/ʃi:p/none/nʌn/没有任何东西，没有人eg:Weretherestudentsintheclassroom?Therewerenone.Wasthereanysnowonthehill?Therewasnone.reservoir/'rezəvwa:/水库programme/program/'prəugræm/节目blockofflats一栋公寓