UNIT 1 The Olympics
第一單元 奧運(yùn)會(huì)
Lesson 2: Swimming for Gold
第二課： 游泳金牌
THINK ABOUT IT!

Have you ever gone swimming?

Where do you like to swim?

List some other sports you are good at.

Barcelona,August 8,1992
巴塞羅那，1992年8月8日
China's First Gold in Swimming
中國(guó)的第一枚游泳金牌
Zhuang Yong swam her way to a gold medal today.
莊泳今天游出了她的一枚金牌。
It was the first gold medal in an Olympic swimming event for our country.
那是我們國(guó)家獲得的首枚奧運(yùn)游泳金牌。
Zhuang Yong won the women's 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.64 seconds.
莊泳以54.64秒的成績(jī)獲得女子100米自由泳比賽冠軍。
It was a very close race.
這是一場(chǎng)勢(shì)均力敵的比賽。
When it was over,no one knew who had won.
比賽結(jié)束時(shí)，沒人知道誰(shuí)會(huì)獲勝。
It seemed that Zhuang Yong and Jenny Thompson,an American swimmer,had finished at the same time.
莊泳和一名美國(guó)游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員珍妮·湯普森似乎同時(shí)到達(dá)終點(diǎn)。
Was it a tie?
這是平局嗎？
When it showed: "First,Zhuang Yong,China.Second,Jenny Thompson,U.S.A."
當(dāng)結(jié)果顯示：“第一名，中國(guó)的莊泳。第二名,美國(guó)的珍妮·湯普森”時(shí)，
the Chinese spectators at the swimming pool jumped up and down,cheering.
游泳池看臺(tái)上的中國(guó)觀眾跳躍著，歡呼著。
They were very excited!
他們非常興奮！
Zhuang Yong surprised everyone.
莊泳令每一個(gè)人吃驚。
Before the Olympics,her best time had been slower than Miss Thompson's.
在奧運(yùn)會(huì)前，她最快的時(shí)候都要比湯普森慢。
Miss Thompson had set a world record in the 100-metre event,with a time of 54.48 seconds.
湯普森曾在100米項(xiàng)目中創(chuàng)造了54.48的世界記錄。
But today Zhuang Yong beat the American swimmer.
但是今天莊泳戰(zhàn)勝了這位美國(guó)游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員。
She also won two silver medals.
她還獲得了兩枚銀牌。
Zhuang Yong began swimming when she was eight years old.
莊泳八歲開始游泳。
She is one of the four Chinese women to win Olympic medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games.
她是在1992年奧運(yùn)會(huì)上獲得奧運(yùn)獎(jiǎng)牌的四名中國(guó)女選手之一。
The others are Qian Hong,Lin Li and Yang Wenyi.
其他三人是錢紅、林麗、楊文意。
Spectators watch sports events.
觀眾觀看比賽。
When their favourites win,they cheer!
當(dāng)他們喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)員獲勝時(shí)，他們就會(huì)歡呼！
In a 100-metre race,the swimmers go up the pool once and down the pool once.
在一百米比賽中，游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員要在游泳池里游一個(gè)來(lái)回。
They go as fast as they can!
他們要盡可能快地游！
Learning Tips
學(xué)習(xí)貼士
Barcelona: a city in the northeast of Spain
巴塞羅那：西班牙東北部的一個(gè)城市
LET'S DO IT!

With a partner,summarize the information about Zhuang Yong and the other swimmers.

Of these famous Chinese swimmers,who is your favourite?

Why do you admire him or her?

Describe him or her to your partner.