新世纪大学英语综合教程第三册第七单元

Unit 7 Book 3

What Makes Olympic Champions?

I. Difficult Sentences

1. But Kristi rose to her feet, flashed a dazzling smile and spun back into her

program.

(1) What does “dazzling” mean here? What does the word imply?

(=“Dazzling” means very impressive and attractive. The word “dazzling”

implies that Kristi was very courageous in the face of adversity.)

(2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

(=但是克里斯蒂站了起来，她灿然一笑，旋转身体，继续表演。)

2. Her spirited recovery gave her the gold medal — a tribute to her

determination and courage.

(1) What does “spirited recovery” refer to?

(=It refers to Kristi’s coming back to her program, which showed her

energy and determination.)

(2) What does “tribute” mean?

(=It means something that you say, do or make to show your admiration

and respect for someone.)

(3) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

(=她能鼓起勇气，重振旗鼓，因此赢得了金牌，这是对她的决心和勇气的

褒奖。)

3. I’ve seen dozens of young men and women like Kristi who reached deep

into themselves at a critical moment and found something that brought

out their best.

(1) What does “reached deep into themselves” mean?

(=The phrase means “exerted themselves to the utmost.”)

(2) What does “something that brought out their best” mean?

(=It means “a way to bring out their maximum potential.”)

(3) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

(=我目睹了许多像克里斯蒂这样年轻的男女运动员：他们在关键时刻能够

尽自己最大的努力，找到发挥潜能的一种力量。)

4. They mounted the winners’ stand not simply because of athletic talent but

because of firm inner fiber.

(1) What does “firm inner fiber” mean?

(=“Firm inner fiber” means strong willpower.)

(2) Paraphrase this sentence.

(=The champions won not only because of their talent for sports, but

because of their inner quality of determination and perseverance.)

5. But once the dream took shape, both young women clung to it courageously 2 and worked to make it come true.

(1) What does “take shape” mean?

(=“Take shape” means “be formed.”)

(2) What does “cling to” mean?

(=“Cling to” means “stick to” or “hold on to.”)

(3) Paraphrase the sentence.

(=But once the dream was formed, both young women pursued it

bravely and did their best to realize it through trials and tribulations.)

6. They’re fired up.

(1) What does “fire sb. up” mean?

(=“Fire sb. up” means “to make sb. become very excited, interested,

etc.” Another example: We’ve got to get fired up for this game or we

have no hope of winning. 我们得鼓起劲来，不然就没有获胜的希望。)

(2) Paraphrase the sentence.

(= They are enthusiastic about what they are doing.)

7. The Olympic Flame that top performers pursue burns inside them.

(1) Paraphrase the sentence.

(=They are immensely inspired by the Olympic spirit, which the Olympic

flame represents and the best athletes pursue.)

(2) Translate the sentence.

(=优秀运动员们梦寐以求的奥运圣火在他们的内心深处燃烧。)

8. that’s exactly where he finished

Paraphrase the sentence.

(= that’s exactly what he did: he came in fifth)

9. She had not only seen herself winning, but called her winning time to the

split second.

(1) Paraphrase the sentence.

(=She had not only predicted that she would win, but had also predicted

the exact time of winning the race.)

(2) Translate the sentence.

(=她不仅能够在赛前看到自己夺冠，而且对夺冠的成绩也能做出毫秒不差的预测。)

10. the clear leader

What does “the clear leader” mean?

(=“The clear leader” means “the person who has an obvious lead in a race

or competition.”)

11. I was the last person expected to make the winners’ podium.

(1) Paraphrase the sentence. 3 (=I was not at all expected to be the winner.)

(2) Translate the sentence.

(=没有人会想到我能登上领奖台。)

12. But I had trained like crazy, and when the favorites faltered, I was ready.

(1) Paraphrase the sentence.

(=I had exerted myself fully in training, and was therefore ready

to seize the opportunity presented by the failure of the leading

competitors.)

(2) Translate the sentence.

(=在此之前我拼了命地训练，当最有希望获胜的运动员比赛失利时，

我已做好了夺冠的准备。)

13. Olympians I know go through a grind of pointing toward their big moment.

(1) Paraphrase the sentence.

(=The athletes I know who have participated in the Olympic Games

experience lots of hardships on their way to success.)

(2) Translate the sentence.

(=我所了解的这些奥运选手，为了那个辉煌的时刻，日复一日、年复一年地埋头苦干。)

14. So is the assistant sales manager who fills in for the boss in an emergency.

What does this sentence imply?

(=The assistant sales manager who has worked diligently may also be

lucky if he is given the place of the boss in an emergency.)

15. In the Olympics—in everything—luck strikes those prepared to capitalize

on it.

(1) What does “strike” mean here?

(=“Strike” means “fall on.”)

(2) What does “capitalize on” mean?