真實(shí)生活英語Extreme Games (X-Games) 極限運(yùn)動
Unit 8 Extreme Games (X-Games)
極 限 運(yùn) 動
Part One: Expressions
1.I’m sorry I missed it.
真是遺憾我沒有去。
2. We rappelled down a 300-foot cliff.
我們從300英尺的懸崖攀爬而下。
3.It was very a very difficult climb because there are not many places to put your hands and feet.
要爬上去很難，因為沒有很多地方可以用來放手和腳。
4. We went bungee jumping when we were in Australia.
在澳大利亞的時候我們?nèi)チ吮臉O跳。
5. We jumped off a bridge and fell 500 feet before the bungee cord caught us.
我們從橋上跳下，下降到500英尺的時候，蹦極繩索將我們套住。
6. It was scary, but exhilerating.
很嚇人，但是又很讓人興奮。
7. I am going for a hike in the southern Rocky Mountains.
我打算去洛磯山脈南部徒步旅行。
8. It will be a long hike, 30 miles in three days.
這將是一趟長距離的徒步旅行，三天走30英里。
9. I love hiking because you can really get in touch with nature.
我喜歡徒步旅行，因為這樣你才可以真正接觸大自然。
10. I saw a bear and a mountain lion on my last hike.
上次徒步旅行我遇到一頭熊和一只美洲獅。
Part Two: Dialogues
1.Mountaineering 登山
A: What’s the Mountaineering Club doing this weekend?
B: We are going to climb a cliff on the Colorado River.
A: How hard is the climb?
B: It is a very difficult climb because there are not many places to put your hands and feet.
A: What did you do last week?
B: We rappelled down the side of 300-foot cliff. It was very exciting.
A: Wow! That sounds like a lot of fun. I’m sorry I missed it.
B: Well, you should come this weekend. I think you could do the climb.
A: Yeah, I will. See you then!
B: O.K. See you.
A: 這個周末登山俱樂部有何活動？
B: 我們將攀巖科羅拉多河旁邊的一座懸崖。
A: 難度大嗎？
B: 很大，因為懸崖上沒有很多地方可以放手和腳。
A: 你們上個星期做什么了？
B: 我們從300英尺的懸崖攀爬而下。真是刺激。
A: 哇，聽起來很有趣。真是遺憾我錯過了。
B: 噢，這個星期你可以來呀。我想你可以攀巖的。
A: 是的，我會的。到時候見 。
B: 好的，再見。
2.Bungee Jumping 蹦極跳
A: Hi, John, how was your vacation?
B: Awesome, we went to Australia and New Zealand.
A: That must have been wonderful. Do anything interesting?
B: Well, we went bungee jumping when we were in Australia.
A: Wow! Isn’t that dangerous?
B: A little, but the rush was worth it.
A: Tell me about it.
B: We jumped off a bridge and fell 500 feet before the bungee cord caught us.
A: 500 feet! I would never be able to do that.
B: Yeah, It was scary, but exhilarating.
A: 嗨，約翰，你的假期怎么樣？
B: 有點(diǎn)可怕。我們?nèi)チ税拇罄麃喓托挛魈m。
A: 肯定很好玩吧。玩了什么有趣的？
B: 哦，在澳大利亞的時候我們?nèi)ネ媪吮臉O跳。
A: 哇，是不是很危險呢？
B: 一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，但是俯沖的時候（危險）真是很值得的。
A: 快跟我說說。
B: 我們從橋上跳下，到500英尺的時候，蹦極繩索便將我們套住。
A: 500英尺！我可做不到。
B: 是呀，是很嚇人，但是又很讓人興奮。
3.Hiking徒步旅行
A: Have any plans for the weekend, Tom?
B: Yeah, I’m going for a hike in the southern Rocky Mountains.
A: Oh, do you go hiking often?
B: I go as much as I can. I love hiking because you can really get in touch with nature.
A: It would be nice to get out of the city. Do you want some company?
B: Sure. But, it will be a long hike, 30 miles in three days. Have you been hiking before?
A: Yeah, I go a lot too. I saw a bear and a mountain lion on my last hike.
B: Wow! You must have been pretty far away from the city.
A: Yeah, my friend and I hiked in a very wild part of the national forest.
B: Well, bring him along too. We’ll have a great time this weekend.
A: Thanks, I’ll ask him.
A: 湯姆，周末有什么計劃嗎？
B: 有啊。我打算去洛磯山脈南部徒步旅行。
A: 哦，你經(jīng)常徒步旅行嗎？
B: 盡可能經(jīng)常去。我喜歡徒步旅行，因為這樣你才可以真正接觸大自然。
A: 能夠離開市區(qū)出去走走真不賴。你想有個伴嗎？
B: 當(dāng)然。但是，這是一次長距離的旅行，三天走30英里。你以前徒步旅行過嗎？
A: 是的，我也經(jīng)常去旅行。我上次旅行還看見一只熊和一只美州獅。
B: 哇，那你就離市區(qū)很遠(yuǎn)了哦。
A: 是的，那是我和我的朋友在國家森林的一個很偏僻的地方旅行。
B: 那么，把他也帶上吧。這個周末肯定我們會玩得很開心。
A: 謝謝，我會跟他說的。
Part Three: Substitution Drills
1. I’m sorry I (missed it/couldn’t go/ was away for the weekend).
真遺憾（我錯過了/不能去/周末不在）。
2.We (rappelled down/ climbed up/ fell off) a 300-foot cliff.
我們沿著一個300英尺高的懸崖（攀巖而下/攀爬上去/掉下來）。
3. It was very a very difficult climb because (there are not many places to put your hands and feet/ it is a very tall cliff/ the weather is very bad there this time of year).
要爬上去很難，因為（沒有很多地方可以用來放手和腳/這個懸崖很高/一年的這個時候天氣很差）。
4. We went (bungee jumping/ rock climbing/ hiking) when we were in Australia.
我們在澳大利亞的時候去玩了（蹦極跳/攀巖/徒步旅行）。
5. We jumped off a bridge and (fell/ dropped /plummeted) 500 feet before the bungee cord caught us.
我們從一座橋上跳下，（下降/跳下/垂直下落）500英尺， 然后蹦極繩索把我們吊住。
6. It was (scary/ frightening/ terrifying), but (exhilarating/exciting/a real rush).
很（嚇人/恐怖/可怕），但是又（興奮/刺激/是真正的俯沖）。
7. I am going for (a hike /a drive /a bike ride) in the southern Rocky Mountains.
我打算（徒步/開車/騎自行車）去洛磯山脈南部旅行。
8. It will be a long (hike/ trip/ journey) 30 miles in three days.
這是一次長距離的（徒步旅行/旅行/旅途），3天要走30英里。
9. I love hiking because (you can really get in touch with nature. / the air is so clean in the mountains. / of all the wildlife I see.)
我喜歡徒步旅行，因為這樣(你才可以真正接觸大自然/山里的空氣非常清新/我可以看到各種野生植物)。
10. I saw （a bear and a mountain lion/ an amazing waterfall/ some very rare birds）on my last hike.
我上次徒步旅行看到（一只熊和一只美州獅/非常壯觀的瀑布/一些很稀有的鳥類）。
Part Four: Monologue
Carl’s Note:
Extreme sports are very new in America. They usually come from people trying the craziest things. Bungee jumping is a good example. Someone tied a bungee cord to himself one day and jumped off of a very tall bridge. Bungee cords stretch a lot, so the person lived, but he took a big risk to find out if his idea would work. Another extreme sport is snowboarding. A skier decided to stand sideways on one piece of wood to get down the mountain instead of using two skis. People like these dangerous sports because they are exciting. They often do them for “the rush” they get. The first extreme sport might have been mountaineering, or mountain climbing. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mt. Everest, gave another reason for doing something so dangerous. When asked why he climbed the world’s tallest mountain, he replied, “Because it was there.”
卡爾的話：
極限運(yùn)動在美國還很新鮮。通常是喜歡嘗試刺激的人參加極限運(yùn)動。蹦極跳就是一個很好的例子。某天某人用橡皮筋套住自己，然后從一個很高的橋上跳下。橡皮筋有很好的伸張力，所以這個人不會有生命危險，但是要證實(shí)自己的想法是否管用還是具有很大的冒險性。另外一個極限運(yùn)動的例子則是滑雪。一位滑雪者決定使用其中一塊木板，側(cè)面站在這塊木板上滑下山坡而不是使用兩塊滑板。人們之所以喜歡這種危險的運(yùn)動是因為這些運(yùn)動夠刺激。往往就是為了那一股“沖勁”。最早的極限運(yùn)動可能就是登山，或者叫做登山運(yùn)動。艾得蒙•希拉里爵士是第一個爬上珠穆朗瑪峰的人，他道出了之所以從事這些危險舉動的另一個原因。當(dāng)問到他為什么會選擇攀爬世界第一高峰的時候，他回答：因為它在那里。
Part Five: Vocabulary and Phrases
--extreme 極端的，極度的
--rappel 用繩索（垂直）下降
--climb (n. & v.) 爬，攀登；登上
--exhilarating 令人振奮的；使人高興的
--terrifying令人害怕地；驚人地
--plummet 筆直落下
--waterfall 瀑布
--nature 自然；自然界
--wild
--scary 引起驚慌的
--get in touch with (something/somebody) 和某人保持聯(lián)系
