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另一場聚集全球運動好手的比賽正式開鑼
Last month, London, England, hosted the Summer Olympics, attracting great athletes from around the world. Now, equally extraordinary athletes are gathering there for the Paralympics, an international sporting event second only to the Olympics in size.
Since 1960, the Paralympics has given people with disabilities and opportunity to demonstrate their athletic ability. These games take place in the same year and in the same city as the Olympics.
England has a unique historical bond with the Paralympic Games. One of the first sports competitions for the disabled began in Stoke Mandeville, England. Surgeon Sir Ludwin Guttman organized the games for World War II veterans with spinal-cord injuries. The competition was first held in 1948 on the opening day of the Olympics.
In 1952, Dutch participants made the Stoke Mandeville Games an international competition. The 1960 games, held in Rome, included athletes from 23 countries. Considered the first Paralympics, it fulfilled Guttman's dream of creating a "parallel Olympics" for athletes with disabilities. This year's Paralympics" for athletes with disabilities. This year's Paralympic mascot is named Mandeville in honor of the Stoke Mandeville Games.
The 2012 Paralympics includes 20 different sports. Some are slightly modified Olympic sports; others were designed specially for disabled athletes.
Cycling
In this sport you can see Paralympians racing on bikes modified for them. For example, blind Paralympians ride tandem bikes with a sighted person who sits in front to steer. People who cannot use their legs to pedal use their arms to operate handcycles, and others ride normal bicycles. The sport is divided into two areas - road and track - that are held in different locations.
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball has almost all the same rules as regular basketball, including the size of the court and the height of the hoops. Players are even required to bounce the ball while pushing their wheelchairs. Unlike many Paralympic sports, wheelchair basketball permits participants with different disabilities to play together. Players receive a number from 1 to 4.5, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disabilities. The sum of the numbers for all players on the court for each team must be 14 or lower.
Goalball
Crowds watch this sport in complete silence as players try to roll a ball into the opposing team's goal. The players all have impaired vision, so they play by listening for bells that are inside the ball. All players are required to wear eyeshades so that those with some vision don't have an advantage.
The Athletes
One hundred and forty seven different countries send representatives to the Paralympics. These athletes have a variety of disabilities, which they were born with or acquired through sickness or injury. But in the face of difficult circumstances, they all show amazing determination not only to survive but also to master their sports.
Paralympic athletes' accomplishments are quite amazing. For instance, Paralympic rower Angela Madsen rowed across the Indian Ocean in 2009. And swimmer Natalie du Toit made history in 2008 by competing in the Olympics as well as the Paralympics. Catch the action from now until September 9. Join fans around the world as they cheer for these amazing athletes, marveling at their skill and their inspiring.
Grammar Tips:
......an international sporting event second only to the Olympics in size.
"second only to " = the second most....
K2 is a mountain located in Pakistan and is second only to Mont Everest in height.
The Amazon river, second only to the Nile in length, begins in Peru and empties into the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil.
Vocabulary Tips:
athletic -运动的，体育的。体格健壮的。
athletic competition -
运动 竞赛
athletic sports -
*Lawrence is very athletic.
体格健壮的
athlete -
运动员。person who is very active in sports.
*Charles is a natural athlete. He's good at many sports.
disable - "dis"-“不的意思”， "able" -可以的，能的。
* a disable girl.有障碍的女孩。
* The disabled.- 前面有定冠词，是指“残障人士”。
disabilities -身心有障碍的。
*This program is designed for children with disabilities.
parallel - 平行的，相似的，类似的。"para" -在旁的。beside/ to alongside of something.
*Parallel experiments were conducted both in Harvard and Yale.
*The sisters have parallel interest.
host - someone provide something (food, place..) to people.
extraordinary - outstanding, amazing, incredible, fantastic.
Dutch - 荷兰的，荷兰人。 (go dutch - pay for your own. )
mascot - a person dressed in costume like animal or something to represent to the event or company.
modify - change something a bit to make it better in some way.
modifies / modified -更该，修改。
*The computer program can be modified to meet customers' needs.
*The clinic's facilities were modified for the elderly patients.
steer -驾驶，掌控。
*Dad steered while mom gave directions.
*Tim steered his car out of the traffic jam.
*Teresa tried to steer their conversation away from this sensitive topic.
correspond -符合，一致。 result in something, relate to something. 符合的对象用“”或“”。
*The witness' statement corresponds with the victim's. 相一致。
*The result of the experiment corresponds to what we expected.和我们期待的一致。
cycling -bicycle, most use on the competing in bicycle ride.骑脚踏比赛。
tandem -together.
tandem bike - two people ride bicycle.
sighted - person who had vision able to see.
wheelchair - a chair with two big wheels on the back and two small wheels on the front.
impaired (adj) - 受损伤的，能力受到影响的。
impaired - it is not as good as it should be, refer to poor vision or no vision at all. "impair" -损伤，损坏（的过去式）
*Pam learned sign language so she could communicate with her sister, who is hearing-impaired.
*The boxer's vision was impaired permanently because of the match.
in the face of - despite
in the face of something -纵然，或是面对某件事
*Eric passed the entrance exam in the face of his poor health.
*The football team won the game in the face of the stiff competition.很坚强，棘手的对手
marvel - show great surprise, amazed. 感到惊讶，好奇，赞叹。
marvel at -对什么对象感到惊讶，好奇，赞叹，用'at"
*We marveled at the beautiful sunset and didn't want to leave.
*People marvel at the young girl's courage.
accomplishment - complete and successful in something, you are achieve in something.
master- to be the best of it.
advantage - easy to them or has better chance for something. 占优势。有优势的。
rower - person who row the boat.
quite - very incredible.
catch the action - refer to "watch the action", "get the action".
bell -bell rings, the sound of the bell inside the ball.铃。（指铃声）。
Chat Room:
The Paralympic Games.
殘障奧運
Surgeon Sir Ludwin Guttman organized the games for World War II veterans with spinal-cord injures.
veteran -退伍军人。 很有经验的，很老练的。
World War II veteran -
vet = veteran 退伍军人
的简称 /veterinarian -兽医的简称。
a veteran golfer.
很有经验的。
a veteran actor .很老练的
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hoop-篮筐
shoot hoops-投篮，打篮球。
Lets shoot some hoops at my house this weekend.
rim -篮筐上的那一圈铁圈。
hanging on the rim - 用双手抓住篮筐的铁圈，把身子悬空。
swish - 空心球。（拟声字，取其投入空心球的声音）。
He swished it.
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shade -阴影，荫凉的地方，树阴。
He is resting in the shade.
shades -二个深色镜片，二个深色镜片下有二个阴影。
shades -refer to sun glasses. 太阳眼镜，墨镜。
The sun is so bright out today, you should wear shades.
eyeshade -眼罩。
goalball players are required to wear eyeshades.
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