新概念英語四冊課堂筆記第七課:The sporting spirit 運動精神

Lesson 7 The sporting spirit 運動精神

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. 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.

Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive. You play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your utmost to win. On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused. Anyone who has played even in a school football match knows this. At the international level sport is frankly mimic warfare. But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations. who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriouslybelieve--at any rate for short periods--that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.

New words and expressions 生詞短語

goodwill n. 友好

cricket n.板球

inclination n.意願

contest n. 比賽

orgyn. 恣意，放蕩

deducevt.推斷

competitive a. 競爭性的

pick up 隨意挑選

side n. 隊

patriotism n. 地方觀念 愛國主義

involvevt. 捲入

at any rate 無論……,至少…….

prestige n. 聲譽

disgrace vt. 使丟臉

savagen.野性的

combative a.好鬥的

frankly ad.坦率地

mimic a.與….極相似

behaveiour 行動

spectatotorn.觀眾

word……..引起……注意

furyn.狂熱

absurda.荒唐的

Notes on the vocabularies 詞語註釋

goodwill=friendship n.友好

goodwill games:友好運動會

goodwill visit:友好訪問

pay a goodwill visit to

official visit:官方正式訪問

state visit:國事訪問

cricket n.板球 as merry as a cricket(蟋蟀) 形容心情高興，快樂無比

inclinationn. 意願

inclinev.

be inclined to do sth表示強烈的意願

I am inclined to take toefl.

willing

show inclination tofollow one's inclination 隨心所欲

contestn. 比賽

近義詞：competition game match tournament race

contest:a group of judges

beauty contest選美比賽

competition:socially 抽象使用

Social competition is fierce.

Dog eat dog.人吃人。形容競爭激烈。

game:physically ,mentally

match:quite important

China won the 2002 World Cup match.

tournament:淘汰賽，巡迴賽。

race:以速度見長

cycle racing 自行車比賽

car racing 賽車

orgy n.恣意，放蕩

revelry in 狂歡

I revelry in my success.

on a spree

The girl is on a shoping spree.

competitive

combative-貶義詞 同 aggressive

competitive-褒義詞／中性詞

competitor-競爭者

compete with sb. for sth.

pick up 隨意挑選

side 隊

patriotismn.地方觀眾，愛國主義

patriot:愛國者patriotic:愛國的

involvevt.捲入

involve oneself in scandal be involved in

prestigen.聲譽

prestigious a.享有聲譽的 Qinghua university is very prestigious.

近義詞：fame renown(renowned 著名的) reputation eminence

disgracevt.使丟臉

grace,graceful-graceless

disgraceful 丟臉 Your essay is very guaceful.

fame-defamehonor-dishonor

stigmaa(汙點) matizeRobbery stigmatizes him.

savagen.野性的

inhuman 殘忍無比 nonhuman （非人類的）

mercy-mercilessruth-ruthless

beastly

combative a.好鬥的

frankly ad.坦率地

Frankly speaking(To be frank) 坦白的說candid 坦白的straightly 直率的

mimic a.與……相似

mimic-只用作定語

similar-可作定語和表語 Our ideas are similar. We have similar ideas.

alike-只作表語

Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

behaviour 行動 舉止

Behave oneself.規矩點兒。

attituden.態度

spectatorn.觀眾

audience 聽眾 audial 聽

visual

spectacle: 壯麗景色；眼鏡

viewer電視觀眾

work…into…引起…注意…

into 後接表示感情的詞

furyn.狂熱

furious a.—強於 anger,annoyance,aggravation

rage---suddenly & quickly

absurda.荒唐的

近義詞 illogical irrational senseless ridiculous

r 開頭的形容詞的反義詞前面加 ir

l 開頭的形容詞的'反義詞前面加 il

at any rate 無論，至少＝at least

Notes on the text 課文註釋

amazed: surprised,astound,astonished

前兩個詞都可以用作表語和主謂賓結構，後兩個詞只有表語結構。

The news surprised me.

I was surprised by the news.

I am astonished to hear the news.

You should not say”The news astonished me”.

hear(watch,notice,see)

if only:

1. 表虛擬，當“真好”講,後面無任何主從句。

If only I had a pair of wings.我要有雙翅膀就好了。

If only I could fly to the moon.

2. 作為條件句＝as long as，後面須有主句。

deduce:推導

the background of the 1936 Olympic games :二戰時在德國柏林舉行，希特勒舉辦的目的為了宣傳他的 national supremacy(民主優越性)。然而，事與願違，本屆奧運會出現了一位獨領風騷的田徑大王－美國黑人運動員，傑西歐文斯，他共獲得 4 枚金牌，讓希特勒 disgrace(顏面盡失)，後人評論“the 1936 Olympin games is a mistake”,而且稱為 political tragedy,影射希特勒的種族歧視，導致極端的仇恨，引發二戰。

neagly all 基本肯定

green: 綠地

aroused:被激發起來

frankly: 真正的

mimic warfare:模擬戰爭

battle field-fight to win,commander,do your utmost,blood,lose life,machine guns

sport field—play to win,coach,do your best ,sweat,lose life,hand leg foot

fury over 對…憤怒

virtue:quality