新概念15课课文Lesson 15: The Sporting SpiritThere seems to be a great misunderstanding on the partof the public with regard to the sporting spirit. Some people define it as a fierce desire to win which inspires athletes to compete for personal glory. These people forget, however, that a true sportsman will not only win but will win fairly. He will not take an unfair advantage of his opponent but will compete on equal terms. In the Olympic Games, for example, where the motto is ‘not to win but to take part’, athletes are not expected to sacrifice the virtues of sportsmanship for the sake of winning.The sporting spirit basically means respect for the opponent. To play well and to win honorably is the spiritof the game. A player should not aim to hurt his opponentor to destroy the latter’s chances of winning by unfair means. Both should compete fairly so that the better man wins. Any deliberate attempt to inflict injury is not only against the rules but is contrary to the spirit of the game.Another element of the sporting spirit is tolerance. A true sportsman will always be tolerant of others, whether they win or lose. He will not lose his temper or become abusive when his opponent does better than he does. He willaccept defeat gracefully and will not gloat over victory. The true sportsman plays for the sake of the game itself. For him, sport is not a battle but a means of self-expression.Winning and losing are both part of the game. A true sportsman realizes that every defeat is a challenge. He tries to learn from his defeats and better himself. Thus, the sporting spirit is essentially a spirit of humility. It recognizes that defeat is not necessarily a sign of weakness but an opportunity for progress.In the final analysis, it can be said that the sporting spirit is a way of life. It embodies the belief that the game must be played fairly and that the opponent must be respected. It demands self-control, tolerance, and generosity. A true sportsman is not only a winner but a gentleman as well.。
林老师英语学习法新概念4册（总计48课词汇总量1800左右）Unit 01Part 1Unit 1 Instructions to the studentLesson 1 Finding fossil man发现化石人Lesson 2 Spare that spider不要伤害蜘蛛Lesson 3 Matterhorn man马特霍恩山区人Lesson 4 Seeing hands能看见东西的手Lesson 5 Youth青年Lesson 6 The sporting spirit体育的精神Lesson 7 Bats蝙蝠Lesson 8 Trading standards贸易标准Lesson 9 Royal espionage王室谍报活动Lesson 10 Silicon valley硅谷Lesson 11 How to grow old如何安度晚年Lesson 12 Banks and their customers银行和顾客Unit 02Lesson 13 The search for oil探寻石油Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect蝴蝶效应Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry工业中的秘密Lesson 16 The modern city现代城市Lesson 17 A man-made disease人为的疾病Lesson 18 Porpoises海豚Lesson 19 The stuff of dreams话说梦的本质Lesson 20 Snake poison蛇毒Lesson 21 Williams S．Hart and the early‘Western’film威廉·S．哈特和早期的“西部”影片Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress知识和进步Lesson 23 Bird flight鸟的飞行方法Lesson 24 Beauty美林老师英语学习法Unit 03Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise噪音的非听觉效应Lesson 26 The past life of the earth地球上的昔日生命Lesson 27 The‘Vasa’“瓦萨”号Lesson 28 Patients and doctors病人与医生Lesson 29 The hovercraft气垫船Lesson 30 Exploring the sea．floor海底勘探Lesson 31 The sculptor speaks雕塑家的语言Lesson 32 Galileo reborn伽利略的复生Lesson 33 Education教育Lesson 34 Adolescence青春期Lesson 35 Space odyssey太空探索Lesson 36 The cost of government政府的开支Unit 04Lesson 37 The process of ageing衰老过程Lesson 38 Water and the traveller水和旅行者Lesson 39 What every writer wants作家之所需Lesson 40 Waves海浪Lesson 41 Training elephants训练大象Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake记录地震Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space?宇宙中有外星人吗?Lesson 44 Patterns of culture文化的模式Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies人和星系Lesson 46 Hobbies业余爱好Lesson 47 The great escape大逃亡Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio规划股份投资。
The sporting spirit体育的精神第一句：I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.一、重要的单词解释。
Amaze:吃惊。
Goodwill:良好的愿望、友善。
Common people：一般人、普通人。
Cricket：板球。
二、句子结构分析。
When引导了一个大的时间状语从句（后面的都是），修饰amazed。
两个that都引导宾语从句，都是saying的宾语，表示人们谈论的内容。
三、参考译文：人们谈论体育运动可以创造国家之间的友善，各国民众如果在足球场或板球场上相遇，就不会在战场上厮杀，每当我听到这些事的时候，总是非常吃惊。
第二句：Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.一、重要的单词解释。
Contest:竞赛、比赛。
Orgy：狂欢的聚会。
二、句子结构分析。
两个one指的都是某个人。
From concrete examples从具体的实例中。
做know 的状语。
That引导的从句作know的宾语。
新概念英语第二册第九课课文Lesson 9 The sporting spiritAs the Olympic Games approached in 1972, a Japanese pole-vaulter named Konno was training harder than ever before. The reason was that he had been shamed by his failure in the1968 Games. He had hoped to do well then and had worked hard for months to achieve his goal. At the last moment, however, he fell from the pole and was disqualified. The unhappy memory of this disaster still haunted him four years later.Now, as a member of the Japanese Olympic team, he was truing to make sure that he did not repeat his earlier failure. Every day he would vault over the bar dozens of times until he was exhausted. He was determined that when the Games began, he would be ready for them.However, fate played a cruel trick on him. Just a few months before the Olympics opened, he broke his ankle while competing in Tokyo. He was rushed to hospital and the doctors told him that it would take at least six weeks for the bone to heal. He was devastated by the news, but he refused to lose heart. Instead, he began to exercise every other part of his body, hoping in this way to keep fit until his ankle had healed.When the day of the pole-vaulting event arrived, Konno's ankle was still weak, but he decided to compete all the same. As he feared, he did badly in the early stages and was soon trailing behind the other competitors. Then came his first real attempt. He gathered all his strength and sprinted down the runway, planted hispole firmly in the ground and hurled himself into the air. For a heart-stopping moment, he seemed to be failing again, but somehow he managed to twist his body so that he fell across the bar without knocking it off. The crowd cheered wildly as the judges signalled that the jump was successful.Konno was encouraged by his success and went on to make two other jumps, each one slightly better than the last. When the competition ended, he found to his amazement that he had won a bronze medal. It was not the gold medal he had hoped for, but it was still an achievement of which he could be proud.The story of Konno teaches us an important lesson about sport. It is not enough merely to possess great physical ability. To be a true sportsman one must also have courage, determination and, above all, the sporting spirit. The true sportsman does not lose heart when he is defeated. He picks himself up and tries again, even if he is handicapped by injury or illness. He strives to do his best under all circumstances, never forgetting that it is not winning but taking part that counts. This is the sporting spirit, and it is the noblest of all human qualities.。
