喜迎二○○九年世運
Kaohsiung welcomes the world .
Athletes from around th world are in Kaohsiung this month.
本月来自世界各地的运动高手齐聚在高雄一较高下
by Simon
StoppsThis month, visitors from around the world
converge on Kaohsiung to participate in one of the world's foremost athletic competitions-the World Games. Though independent of the Olympics, the World Games have much in common with their larger Olympic cousin. Both competitions follow the principles of the Olympics charter, and both are held every 4 years, like the
Olypics, the World Games begin with an opening ceremony and conclude with a closing ceremony. But most importantly, both seek to unite people from around the world through friendly competition.
Though the similarities are important, the differences between the two competitions are what really set the World Games apart. Unlike the Olympics, the World Games do not require the host city to build new facilities, but encourage it to make use of existing venues. As a result a broad range of cities from Duisburg, Germany, to Akita, Japan, is
eligible to hose the event.
More importantly, the World Games intentionally include sports that, while recognized by the International Olympic Committee, are not included in the Olympic Games. Consequently, the World Games offer a collection of popular and exciting sports that appeal to a broad audience.
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Tumblingbound,spring and flip down to 20 m in 5 seconds
Tug-of -war An event that relies heavily on strength and teamwork, tug-of-war is a sport with ancient roots. Two teams of eight pull on opposite ends of a rope. A team wins by pulling the center of the rope a full four men away from the opposition .
In Kaohsiung, tug-of-war will be held at the National Sun
Yat-Sen University.
WushuThe sport of modern
wushu, based on traditional Chinese martial arts, is composed of two disciplines, In the first, called
taolu(套路), athletes are judged on their performance of a series of kicks, punches and jumps. In the second, called
sanda (散打) athletes face off in full-contact sparring.
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Boules sports
Based on an ancient Roman game, the name boules comes from the French word for balls. Teams of players take turns tossing balls toward a small ball. Players are awarded points if their large balls land closer to the small ball than those of their adversaries.
Climbing
A relatively new activity, competitive climbing has grown quickly in popularity. In climbing, athletes either race to the top of identical rock walls, or they compete to complete the most difficult climbing routes.
Rugby sevens
In rugby, teams of players carry, kick, pass and run a ball to score as many points as possible. Unlike conventional rugby, which uses teams of 15 players, rugby sevens pits two teams of seven against each other in short 15 minute matches. The result is a game that maintains the essence of rugby but is extraordinarily fast-paced and requires a high degree of strategy. In Kaohsiung, rugby sevens will be held in a brand-new stadium.
Since their beginning in 1981, the World Games have continuously grown in both size and importance.
This year's Kaohsiung Games, with an estimated 4,500 athletes competing in 31 sports, promise to be the most successful and exciting yet.
Converge (v)-to meet together or to come together.聚集，汇集．
Each morning, the students converge on the playground to begin the school day.
*Medical professionals converged
on the conference to exchange ideas.医药界，交换资讯．
*Many residents converged outside of the community center to protest the meeting.居民在社区活动中心的外面抗议集会．
charter(n)-a statement or document gives the definition of the organization to define the the principle or policy
The role of the school in the surrounding community is explained in the university's charter.
venues-is a place where the activities take place.事情发生或集合得来地点．
The city has prepared a number of terrific venues for both tourists and business visitors.
*The Hyatt Hotel, the venue for the film festival, is fully packed this week. 凯悦饭店，银展场地，挤满了人．
*The school's gymnasium is an ideal venue for our basketball competition.
eligible (adj)-legal rights． 符合条件的，合格的．
合格某件事是用，合格去做某件事是用
Terry is meeting with the students who are eligible to join the school basketball team.
*Ricky is nearsighted, so he's not eligible for the air force. 近视，空军．
*Susan already got her
credentials, so she is eligible to teach now.
cousin, the relative.
host-you host a party is you invite people as visitor or guests to join the party.
host city- is the city take visitors as guests.
gymnasium-make them more interesting to watch.
to make unity or oneness through competition.
World game starts from 7-16 to7-26, 11 days event this year, 2009.
Chat Roomset apart- made different from 使某样东西，显得突出，与众不同．
-Her good looking face set her apart in her class.
set aside- to reserve something.搁置一旁，放在一边．
-She set aside money for rainy day.
set about-start, begin. 着手，开始的意思．
-All depend on how you set about it.
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bound-jumpCharlotte jumped over the fence in one bound.
flip-turn around, 360 degree or a couple of different 360 degree flip (turn)翻,翻转
Steve did an amazing flip when he jumped into the pool.
feature- something special that will happen.
state-of-the-art- the top of a kind.
state-状态
art-艺术
state-of-the-art--
艺术的(完美)境界, 近常用于某种先进的科技产品,
最先进的.*The museum uses a state-of-the-art security system. 用最先进的保安系统.
opposition (n)- 比赛（对方）打仗（敌方）本来是指反对，反抗。此处指对方的队伍，对手，整个团体。
oppose-反对。play against.
The opposition in the speech contest will be tough.
*The opposition has a strong defense, so today's game is going to be tough.
martial art-a type of
Wushu。（武术）柔道，功夫，摔跤等 Ben has been practicing this particular martial art for most of his life.
tug-of-war--拔河8 people a team, two teams are pulling on the end of the rope with strength, back and forth.
spar-compete, fighting, facing to each other kicks, punches to fight with full body.跆拳道。轻拳出击。拳鬥．争吵，争闹．
*The two boxers were sparring to test each other. 轻轻出击，要探对方的虚实．
*This newlywed couple are sparring over minor things again. 为芝麻小事吵闹．
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fist-拳头 close hand.
slap-用手掌打人hit someone with an open hand.
punch-用拳头打人 hit someone with fist
punch the clock-打卡
punch in-签到
punch out- 签退
pull punches -- to hold back the strength when punching--not telling the truth directly. most time use on the
negatively.用拳打人通常都很用力，pull 有拉回的意思，即不是很用力，力量收回，意指婉转的批评．
not pull punches, Don't pulling the punches---说话很直接，不要有所保留．（通常用在不好得很表现，不好的结果，不太方便直接说的事．）
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adversary (n)-component 敌人，对手．竞争对手．
Payton has been my adversary in the last three hockey games.
*Victor sees Johnny as his
main adversary in the company.主要对手．
*Germany and Brazil, long-time soccer adversaries, will compete against each other again this year. 长期足球对手今年又要交锋．
relatively(adv)-Math is a relatively difficult subject for me.相对地，比较地，二者比较起来比较上来说，比较后一般地说．（
relative）相对的，相关的．
The cost of living here is relatively lower than Tokyo's.
Relatively speaking, students who go to private schools
achieve better grades. 功课比较好．
pits-to put, to make---to make two teams to fight or compete.
essence- essential, quality. 精髓，精华．精油．
Mr. Mitchell thinks that good planning is the essence of good decision-making.
*The essence of Japanese cuisine is the freshness of the ingredients and the
layout of the food.
*The essence of
cheerleading is teamwork.
essence of chamomiles-小甘菊的精油
extraordinarily (adv.)-extremely, not normal.
The cost of eating in that restaurant is extraordinarily high.
wrap up-Before we wrap up this lesson (story), let us look at...结束
Grammar
A relatively new activity, competitive climbing has grown quickly in popularity.
(1) Competitive climbing is a relatively new activity.
(2) Competitive climbing has grown quickly in popularity.
(put these two above sentences into one sentence, to avoid use twice adjective and repeat the
subjuect word. same subject. combine two sentences. (
use be verb, sentence 1 (,) plus sentence 2) such as:
Competitive climbing is a relatively new activity and has grown quickly in popularity.
For example:
James is a third-year
Ph.D. candidate. He is studying in Paris.
A third-year
Ph.D. candidate, James is studying in Paris.
Karen is a serious ballet student. She is taking six classes per week.
A serious ballet student, Karen is taking six classes per week.
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land (v)-降落The plane has landed. something is landed．着地，着陆．
landing on one's feet-safely landed, like a cat, fall on the ground with it's feet. safe ,no hurting. 安全落地，意指安然无恙的度过难关．
cat landing on it's feet-安然无恙，站稳．
land a job-obtain, get a job.获得．
land a fish-we landed a fish, we caught a fish.
land a big prize-He is landed a big prize.获得大奖．
