Language points

1.be delighted to do sth. 做某事很高兴 相当于 be glad/ happy/ pleased to do sth. I’m delighted to have such a chance to speak here. delight n. 快乐, 高兴 ; v. 使 … 高兴 ( 快乐 ) 词组链接 : to one’s delight( 使某人高兴的是 ); be delighted at/ by 由于 … 而高兴 ; be delighted with 对 … 很高兴 ( 满意 ); with delight 高兴地 To our delight, he finished the work on time. I was delighted at the thought of seeing you again. She is much delighted with the result.

2. to have done sth. 不定式的完成式 ( 表示该不 定的动作先于句子谓语动词发生 ) I am very pleased to have been invited to your birthday party. He is said to have studied abroad. But I don’t know which country he studied in. 对比 He is said to be studying abroad. But I don’t know which country he is studying in. He is said to study abroad. But I don’t know which country he will study in.

3.every four years=every fourth year 每四年一 次 联想 :every two years=every second year=every other year 每两年 He goes to see his parents every two weeks. =…. 注意 every 表 ” 每, 每隔 ” 时, 不能换成 each, 且 every few 表肯定, 此时 few 前不可加 a! There is a tree every few metres on the road. He glanced at his watch every few minutes.

4.compete (Line 10) 竞争, 对抗, 比赛 v. compete against /with sb. for sth. 与某人竞争 以获得某物 The two teams compete for the championship. John competed against James for the prize in Maths. Lily will compete in the girls’ 100 metre race in the sports meeting. 词性转化 :competition (n.) 比赛, 竞赛 ;competitor 竞赛 者，比赛者； competitive 竞争的；好竞争的； 词组： enter a competition 参加比／竞赛； hold a competiton 举行比／竞赛

5.allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事（ be allowed to do sth. ） ; allow doing sth. 允许做某事 Mr. Wang didn’t allow his daughter to go camping with her classmates. They shouldn’t allow parking in such a narrow street. We don’t allow eating in the classroom. 友情提醒 allow, permit, advise, require 等既可接 ing 形式作 宾语，又可接不定式作宾补的词使用时需特别注意， 做题时要首先看看句子是否是被动语态！

6.separate adj. 分离的，分隔的；单独的，独 立的 My brother and I have separate rooms. They work in separate cities. separate v. 使分离，使分开；分居 Please separated the big balls from the small balls. separation n. 分离 The two friends were extremely gald after so long a separation.

7.honour n. 荣誉，光荣 They fight for the honour of their motherland. It’s a great honour for his parents, as well as himself. I feel it a great honour to be invited to speak here. 词组： in honour of=in memory of 为了 纪念．．．；为了向．．．表示敬意 Ｔ here is a party tonight in honour of the new chairman. We are going to hold a special party in honour of his recent promotion.

8.no matter what (Line15) 无论什么 =whatever No matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up. I will support you no matter what happens. Whatever=anything that/ no matter what （根据意思，只能用一种） Take whatever magazine you want to read. Choose whatever you like.

９. be recognized as (Line 35) 被认为 The Great Wall is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence. recognize 认出，辨认；承认 I didn’t recognize you without your glasses. I recognized his voice on the phone yeterday. They suddenly recognized that this was a good chance for them. (admit)

10.must have done sth. 过去一定做了某事 It must have rained last night, for the ground is very wet now. I didn’t hear the phone. I must have been sleeping. 对比： can’t/ couldn’t have done sth. 过去 不可能做了某事 He can’t/ couldn’t have gone to Beijing yesterday. I stayed with him all day.

11.contribution n. The book is an important contribution to the knowledge of outer space. make contributions to They have made great contributions to the building of the country. contribute v. 捐助, 捐献, 贡献, 投稿, 促成 … 的因素 He contributes to several charities. 他捐助一些慈善团体. He contributed two stories to the magazine. Exercise contributes to better health.

12.attempt (Line 49)n. ／ v. 尝试，试图 attempt to do sth. =make an attempt to do sth. /at doing sth. 试图做某事 I’m afraid their new attempt will be another failure. Her recent success encouraged us to make another attempt. Mr. Black attempted to help me to solve that problem, but it was beyond his ability. He attempted to leave, but was stopped.

Other useful expressions 1. 参加比赛 2. 和平相处 3. 实现这个梦想 4. 有史以来最著名的拳击手 5. 赢得金牌 6. 以他的原名 7. 点燃圣火 8. 在开幕式上 9. 为奖牌而竞赛 10. 打破／保持／建立世界 纪录 1.take part in the competition 2.live peacefully side by side 3.realize this dream 4.the most famous boxer of all time 5.win the gold medal 6.under his original name 7.light the Olympic flame 8.At the opening ceremony 9.compete for medals 10.break/keep/set the world record

11. 被广泛公认为 12. 为 … 作出巨大的贡献 13. 对 … 感到自豪 14. 成为一名会员 15. 使全亚洲的人兴奋 16. 第一个赢得金牌的亚 洲人 17. 盼望做某事 18. 在即将举行的奥运会 中 19. 与其光荣的过去相配 年的缺席之后 21. 推动人类成就的极限 11.be widely recognized as 12.make great contributions to 13.feel proud of 14.become a member 15.excite people all over Asia 16.The first Asian to win the gold medal 17.look forward to doing sth. 18.in the coming Olympic Games 19.match its glorious past 20.after 32 years’ absence 21.push the limits of human achievements

佳句共赏析

1.I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games. 2.I’ll briefly share some interesting facts and stories with you. 3.They were hold at Olympia in Greece every four years. 4.They had to compete wearing no clothes. 5.Unmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of his wife.

6.Today athletes from around the world can take part no matter what language they speak. (Line 15) 7.His dream was that the Olympic Games would make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully side by side. (Lines17-19) 8.He was the highest scorer for the gold- medal-winning USA basketball team. (Line29-30) 9.Chinese athletes have also made important contributions to the Olympic Games. (Line 39-40)

10.I’m sure the whole of China must have felt proud. (Line 42) 11.Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. (Lines 46-47) 12.We are looking forward to seeing more of them in the coming Olympic Games. (Lines 50)

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