译林版高中英语选择性必修第二册Unit2导读话题妙切入课件+学案

1．Sport is the source of health，and also the secret of longevity.

体育运动是健康的源泉，也是长寿的秘诀。

2．Reading is to the mind while exercise is to the body.

读书健脑，运动强身。

3．Not only does sport help people to stay fit，but the competition and teamwork in sport give people a lot of motivation to overcome difficulties.

体育运动不仅有助于人们保持健康，而且运动中的竞争和团队合作给人们克服困难的动力。

4．All sports teach us to deal with success and failure.

所有的体育运动都教我们如何面对成功和失败。

5．As time goes by，sport plays a more and more important role in people's modern life.

随着时间的推移，体育运动在人们的现代生活中起着越来越重要的作用。

A group of people went to race cars for the first time.Except for excitement，they also felt a little bit afraid.

But car­racing is a speed game.Those who are audacious began to “fly” after several rounds，while those who are scary always kept the speed no matter how many cars had passed them over.On their way back，they were still talking about it.

One of them said，“Wow，I finally felt the lightning speed.”

Another one said，“Why didn't I feel enough speed？”

The others all laughed，because the one feeling not fast enough was the fastest among them，however，the one feeling the lightning speed was actually the slowest.

Early growth of the Olympics

Since 776 BC，Olympic winners have been officially recorded in the Olympic lists.This date，which is the earliest verifiable(可证实的)date in the history of Western Civilization，is widely accepted as the official beginning of the ancient Olympic Games.

For the first 13 Olympiads，the only event was the 200­meter race.This race took place in a field that was nothing more than a rectangular (长方形的，矩形的)area of cleared ground.It was around this time that Greek city­states began to organize.Longer foot races were added at the 14th and 15th Games and the pentathlon(五项全能运动)and wrestling were introduced at the 18th.Around the time of the 19th Olympiad，various improvements were made to Olympia.Large areas of ground were leveled and the playing field was improved.The early­to­mid 7th century saw the introduction of new events such as boxing and horse races.

As events，participation，and enthusiasm increased，the games at Olympia drew larger and larger crowds from the Greek­speaking world.The Olympic Games became a link between people of a common blood.It is important to note that only those who could verify (证明，证实)their Greek blood relationship were permitted to participate.This policy was not for the purpose of exclusion (排斥)．Instead，the Games were seen as a way of developing friendship among the warring Greek states with the aim of forming a nation.

The ancient Olympic Games affect our daily lives，not just in the form of the modern Olympics.It is amazing that the ancient Greeks，who shared a common ancestry，language，and religion，were never unified as one nation，but the Greek culture produced many great thinkers like Plato and Socrates，and the impact of the Greek culture on art and politics is also great.

[探索发现]

1．What time do people usually regard the official beginning of the ancient Olympic Games as?

Since 776 BC.

2．At which Olympic Games were the pentathlon and wrestling added?

At the  18th Olympic Games.