Unit 2
Language Points & Difficult Sentences
1. emulate ---- try to do as well as or better than
① Politicians would do well to emulate Abraham Lincoln. ② The young players emulated the team’s star player.
2. transcend ---- go or be beyond or outside the range of (humanexperience, reason, belief, etc)
① The origin of the universe transcends human understanding. ② The beauty of this painting transcends that of the artist’searlier works.
3. The forces that shaped Michael’s extraordinary talentbegan at an early age. (para. 2) ---- It was at his early agethat some key factors fostered Michael’s remarkable talent inbasketball.
shape ---- give shape; give signs to future development ① A good teacher helps shape a child’s character. ② His early life shaped his attitude to women.
4. The Jordan family was very disciplined. (para. 2) ----Michael Jordan’s parents were very strict with their children.
discipline ---- train and control the mind and character of;punish
① You must learn to discipline yourself.
② You ought to discipline that rude boy for his bad behavior.5. push ---- press sb. hard to get sth.; drive or urge
① We are pushing them for an answer to our request.
② Tony had to push himself to go on doing such dull work.6. ... but Larry didn’t have the build to excel in sports. (para.3) ---- ... but Larry wasn’t tall and strong enough to do well insports.
build ---- (of the human body) general characteristics of shape andproportion
① We are of the same build.
② His build is too small for playing basketball. excel ---- do better than others
① The firm excels in/at producing cheap transistor radios. ② He excels all of us in/at tennis.7. revere ---- have deep respect for
① One of the ten commandments requires us to revere ourparents.
② We revere sacred things.8. go far ---- obtain achievements
① A person with such abilities should go far. ② The boy is clever and will go far in his job.
9. eligible ---- fit, suitable, to be chosen; having the right qualifications
① Only native-born citizens are eligible for the U.S.Presidency.
② Pupils must pass in all subjects to be eligible for the schoolteams.
10. overall ---- including everything; containing all
① Overall industrial production was up by 49% compared with1990.
② The overall situation is encouraging.
11. It helped launch Michael into stardom. (para. 7) ---- Ithelped Michael become a star. Here, stardom means the status ofbeing a famous person.
12. But things began to fall apart just before Michaelannounced his first retirement. (para.8) ---- But somethinghad broken the peace and smoothness of his family life just beforeMichael declared his first retirement from NBA. fall apart ---- be loose; collapse
① The book was old and soon fell apart.
② Tom tried his best to prevent his marriage from fallingapart.
13. Tired of the intense scrutiny. (para. 8) ---- Michael was fedup with the intensive attention of the public. scrutiny ---- thorough and detailed examination
① His work looks all right, but it will not bear scrutiny.
② The suspect’s movements were under the scrutiny of thepolice.
14. Although his first season was shaky, even his critics hasto admit Michael’s talent shone through. (para.9) ----Although Michael’s performance in his first season after his
comeback was unsteady, even those who put blame on him had toadmit that Michael still had the amazing ability in basketball.
15. He had also rekindled the fire that drove him on
court. (para.9) ---- He had also restored the courage andconfidence which pushed him on the court to play well.
rekindle ---- (cause to) catch fire or burst into flames again ① People rekindled the fire as the temperature fell.
② Our hopes rekindled when we heard the siren of a policecar.
16. Nike, Coca-Cola and McDonalds courted Michael forlucrative product endorsements. (para.10) ---- Because of hispopularity and fame, Nike, Coca-Cola and McDonalds paid a greatdeal money for Michael Jordan to make advertisements for theirproducts.
court ---- try to win or obtain
① Some businessmen court only wealthy client.
② In order to court the approval to the project, the developerhas to redesign the building plan.
17. silver screen ---- cinema; cinema screen
18. Michael’s rising fame converged with the explosion ofsports media in print, broadcasting and advertising in theearly 1990’s. (para.10) ---- Michael rising fame made him apopular figure in sports media such as magazine, broadcasting andadvertising in the first few years in 1990s.
converge---- come towards each other and meet at a point ① Parallel lines converge at infinity.
② The interests of all the students converged upon thecelebration.
19. transform... into... ---- change the shape, appearance, qualityor nature of
① Success and wealth transformed his character.
② Fatherhood transformed him into a more responsibleperson.
20. drive ---- cause or compel to be (in a certain state); cause orcompel (sb. to do sth.)
① You will drive me to my wits’ end. ② He was driven by hunger to steal.
21. His coach, Phil Jackson says Michael never took his
talent for granted. (para.11) ---- His coach, Phil Jackson
says Michael never thought that he was born with talent.
22. This distinction is normally reserved for media mogulswhose influence extends to multiple sports. (para. 11) ----The honor normally rewarded those important people in mediawho had influence on several sports.
mogul ---- (colloq) very rich or important person.23. identify ---- treat (sth./sb.) identical with
① A good king identifies the interest of his people with hisown prosperity.
② Never identify opinion with facts.
24. But Michael’s real legacy is that he showed true
greatness comes from within. (Para.13) ---- But Michael’scharm is that he showed to the world that true greatness lay in one’s never-stopping pursuit of higher and better objectives.
迈克尔·乔丹
维多克·哈维兰
1 在球场上，迈克尔·乔丹给人的感觉是他真的能飞起来。从那些为他赢得了“飞人乔丹”称号的世人皆知的投篮，到无数视之为楷模的球迷，迈克尔·乔丹把篮球演绎成了20世纪全球最伟大的体育项目之一。2 早期的因素塑造了迈克尔·乔丹过人的篮球天才。他出生在纽约布鲁克林一个中产阶级的黑人家庭，后来举家搬到北卡罗莱纳的威尔明顿。迈克尔的父母家教很严。还在很小的时候他就得学会顺从父母的规则。他的父母詹姆斯和戴勒瑞斯教育他们的孩子要努力工作，不要浪费他们自己的才能。迈克尔的父亲是个军人，有很强的纪律观。他强迫他的儿子在体育方面刻苦锻炼。他们还不断地增加对孩子们的期望，好让孩子们知道父母对他们还有更高的期望。
3 早年时期和哥哥拉瑞·乔丹的关系是迈克尔成功的一个关键因素。拉瑞也是一个伟大的运动员。他具有和乔丹一样的力量、一样的体育才能和志向，但拉瑞没有高大强壮的体格能让他在体育方面出类拔萃。每当兄弟俩一起打球时，迈克尔总是拼尽全力来战胜他的哥哥。在他们家的后院，兄弟俩每天都在一起训练比赛。而哥哥拉瑞总能压倒弟弟，这也使迈克尔决心要赶上并战胜他的哥哥 —─ 终于有一天他做到了。北
卡罗莱纳篮球队的经理大卫·哈特说：“迈克尔爱拉瑞，总是跟我们谈到他的哥哥——他真地很尊崇他的哥哥。即使在体育方面迈克尔已经远远超过了拉瑞，但他绝对不会让这影响兄弟间的感情。他对哥哥感情深厚、崇敬有加。每当哥哥在场的时候，他就不再是一个耀眼的篮球明星，而只是一个深爱并崇拜哥哥的弟弟。”
4 迈克尔最初展示体育天赋是在棒球方面，他是威尔明顿少年联盟棒球队一名优秀的投手。虽然从他小时起篮球就吸引了他，但矮小的身材使得这项体育对他来说就像一个遥远的梦想。跟哥哥拉瑞一样，迈克尔小时候也又矮又瘦。据说他为自己的身高曾苦恼不已，还曾经把自己悬挂在单杠上拉伸身体来使自己长高。
5 虽然迈克尔在篮球队是名优秀的选手，动作迅速敏捷，但是他发现这还不足以为他打开通向高中篮球队的大门，因为他太矮小了。这是他年轻时候最糟糕的一段时期。但是迈克尔没有放弃。相反他变得竞争心更强，更有毅力了。终于在高中时期即将结束时，迈克尔开始长身体，长得比家里任何人都要高（也超过了一般人）。他开始在篮球方面崭露头角了。
6 1981年秋天，迈克尔进入了北卡罗莱纳大学。他在卡帕尔山队打了三个赛季的篮球。1984年，他被选为年度大学明星球员。在大学三年级时，迈克尔宣布他有资格参加NBA选秀大会。在他加入NBA之前，他以队长的身份参加了美国国家奥林匹克篮球队，并为国家队赢得了1984洛杉矶奥运会篮球赛的冠军。
7 奥运会之后，他参加了选秀大会，并以第三的身份被芝加哥公牛队选中（休斯顿首轮第一位选中哈克姆·奥拉朱旺；波特兰第二位选中萨姆·鲍威）。虽然休斯顿和波特兰忽视迈克尔的决定被认为是NBA历史上最糟糕的选秀决定，但这也成就了迈克尔，使他成为了——名巨星。虽然迈克尔在其它球队也能打得一样好，但他成为巨星的过程不会像在芝加哥公牛队那样一帆风顺。那时的公牛队还是一支烂队，非常渴望成功。迈克尔不得不竭尽全力而且比以往更加努力来赢得比赛。很快他就成了球队的绝对核心。因为他的崛起，他在球场上的每一个动作和得分能力都能赢得观众的崇拜。但直到公牛队开始赢球而且是大赢时，他的篮球天赋才真正得到认可。迈克尔率领的公牛队连续获得了1991，1992和1993年的NBA总冠军。这时他宣布了他的第一次退役。
8 球场外，迈克尔的家庭生活幸福美满。1989年9月2日，他和胡安丽塔·万洛伊在拉斯维加斯结了婚。他们有三个孩子——杰弗里·迈克尔，马科斯·詹姆斯和杰西明。但就在迈克尔宣布第一次退役之前，他的家庭开始出现挫折。他的父亲，詹姆斯·乔丹，在从朋友葬礼上开车回家的途中被杀害了。父亲的死给迈克尔带来了巨大的悲痛，他变得心灰意冷。厌倦了光环下的生活，1993年他离开了NBA赛场，加入了棒球职业联赛。
9 1995年3月，迈克尔重新回到了NBA赛场，全世界为之欢欣鼓舞。人们认为是他回归的时候了。虽然回归后的第一个赛季发挥不够稳定，毕竟他已离开赛场18个月了，即使是批评他的人也不得不承认他高超的篮球天赋。经过第一个赛季后，迈克尔心里清楚，要想回到以前的体格，他必须付出额外的努力。96年NBA常规赛开赛前，他已经准备好了。六英尺六的身高，而体重只有216磅，全身只有4％的脂肪。迈克尔又恢复了往日驰骋赛场的霸气。他率领公牛队取得了NBA历史上最好的常规赛成绩记录。第四次获得了联盟最有价值球员。并带领球队获得了六年当中的第四个总冠军。迈克尔也因此获得了职业体育历史上最大的一笔年薪合同。他成为地球上知名度最高的明星之一。
10 迈克尔的号召力为他赢得了同耐克、可口可乐和麦当劳巨额的广告合同。他甚至为约旦航空公司（约旦国家航空公司）做了商业宣传广告。虽然他拒绝了几百单的合同，但他和另一个NBA巨星沙喹尔·奥尼尔一样，也进入了影坛。他们一起为耐克做商业宣传片并出演了华纳电影公司制作的卡通喜剧片《灌篮高手》。20世纪90年代初期，随着迈克尔的名声越来越大，他也更多地出现在体育杂志、广播和广告中。媒体对体育明星的追捧，以及像耐克一样具有把握市场天赋的公司把迈克尔变成了一个神话。
11 在他的一生中，迈克尔向世人展示了通过不断努力提高自己的惊人能力。他不断鞭策自己，在训练中总是队中最刻苦的队员。如果有队友打球不够努力，他会亲自劝说他们。同时他也会促使教练给球队寄予更高的期望。他的教练菲尔·杰克逊评价说，迈克尔从来不把天赋看成是想当然的事情。每个赛季结束以后，他都会去篮球馆训练，每天投篮几百次。他还研究他的对手和他们的动作，并研究防守他们的策略。12 1999年1月13日，迈克尔宣布了他的最后一次退役。乔丹王朝结束了。当其他运动员在过了最佳运动时期还在为经济原因打球时，迈克尔已经转向了另一个盈利性职业——乔丹品牌的首席执行官。他把其衣服款式从篮球运动服扩展到了日常穿着。迈克尔在生意场上也获得了成功。在体育新闻评选的体育界最有影响力的年度人物榜上，他名列榜首。这个荣誉通常是授予那些在多个体育项目上有影响力的媒介大亨们。迈克尔获此殊荣代表人们承认他在多个行业和国家的影响力。13 但是迈克尔真正的魅力在于他向世人展示真正的伟大来自于不断地追求。他知道自己的成功，但他总是还有更高更好的目标。正如NBA巨星魔术师约翰逊所说：“迈克尔是我们的榜样。”
Key to Exercises
I. Reading Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Michael was brought up in a family which had strict disciplinesand learned to act according to his parents’ rules. He wasencouraged to work hard and not to waste his talent by his parentswho continually raised their expectations for him.
2. From para.2, we can infer that Michael was aggressive and strong-willed when he was young.
3. He displayed his first signs of the athletic ability in baseball.Because he was short and skinny.
4. Until the Bulls started to win, and win big, that Michael'sbasketball genius was truly appreciated.5. 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996.
6. One reason is his popularity of sports celebrities in the media. Theother is the publicity effect brought about by those commercialsmade by Michael for the marketing genius of companies like Nike.7. Because he had much influence on multiple industries andnations.
II. VocabularyA.
1. nickname 2. key 3. combat 4. stature 5. junior 6. grief 7. lucrative B.
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B C.
1. annual 2. opponents 3. distinctions 4. ferociously5. revered 6. overlooked 7. extra 8. celebrity
III. Grammar & StructureA.
1. coming; on the other hand; drive 2. treating; severely3. helplessness; waiting; wiped out 4. drowning; critical;constructive; favorably
5. discouraged; thought 6. response; improvement7. necessity; criminals; occurred 8. effective; behavior
B.
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
IV. Translation
1. The qualities a society tends to seek in its heroes ----selflessness and social consciousness ---- can’t transform atalented but unremarkable neighborhood kid into a MichaelJordan.
2. Constantly being watched by the public can be hard to tolerateat times. I am sorry that Michael Jordan had to deal with thenegative publicity he received about gambling.
3. Both audience and athletes hope that referees are impartialwhen doing their duties, but we can't expect that they areperfect. Therefore it’s vital to abide by their decisions in games.4. Those children between 10-12 are all eligible for theexamination.
5. To become a star athlete, you have to have an extremelycompetitive outlook and you have to be totally focused on thedevelopment of your own physical skills.
Text B
Yao Ming
Main Idea
It goes without saying that Yao Ming is one of the popular athletesin China, even in the world. To some people, what has impressed themmost may be his stature. But Yao Ming has more. This essay offers achance for people all over the world to know him better. Moving fromCBA to NBA, Yao Ming has proved his amazing ability in basketball.And his success in NBA has also rewarded him a fortune by makingcommercials. Most probably, he will become the next biggestphenomenon in the sports world.
Language Points & Difficult Sentences
1. debut ---- first appearance or performance of sb.
① The young actress made her debut in the new comedy. ② Tonight’s dinner is my husband's debut as a cook.2. dazzle ---- be amazed at
① The poor little girl was dazzled by the richness of her newhome.
② Such brilliant prospects almost dazzled the little boy.3. put to rest ---- relieve sb of his doubt, anxiety, etc.
① The rumor that the principal had accepted another job wasput to rest when he said it wasn’t true.
② The mother’s fears that Tom has drowned were put to restwhen Tom came back safe and sound.
4. pass with flying colors (= come through/off with flyingcolors) ---- make a great success of sth.
1 He came through with flying colors in applying for the job bybeating out the other ten competitors.
2 The army passed with flying colors in breaking through theenemy’ defense.
5. Although the Rockets fell a few points shy of making itinto the 2003 NBA
playoffs, the addition of Yao's team spirit and skill havehelped to rebuild
Houston’s roster. ---- Though the Rocket couldn’t enter the2003 NBA playoffs just because they were short of a few points, ithas rebuilt the team owing to Yao’s team spirit and skill. shy of ---- short of
① The charity drive is $ 2ooo shy of meeting its goal.
② We’re still three votes shy of the number we need to win.6. be destined to ---- be decided or ordained in advance
① He was a soldier’s son and was destined from birth to jointhe army.
② They were destined never to meet again.7. hinder ---- delay; get in the way of ① Don’t hinder me in my work.
② I have much business that has hindered my answering yourletter.
8. appeal ---- interest; (power of) attraction
① That sort of music hasn’t much appeal for me. ② Films of that sort have lost their appeal for me.9. stint ---- fixed or allotted amount o f work
① Washing the breakfast dishes was her daily stint.
② It was her stint to send her son to school in the morning and
pick him up after school.
10. spectacular ---- making a fine spectacle; attracting publicattention
① Princess Anne’s wedding was a spectacular affair. ② This sunset is spectacular—come and look.
11. evolve ---- (cause to) unfold; develop naturally and gradually ① The American constitution was planned while the Britishconstitution evolved.
② He has evolved a new theory.
Key to Exercises
Comprehension & AppreciationA.
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D5. B 6. D 7. C B.
1. 姚明在2002－03 NBA赛季加入了休斯顿火箭队。而在此之前他就以在上海鲨鱼队打球时盖帽凶狠，篮板球突出以及得分能力强的特点征服了海外球迷。同时他在鲨鱼队打球时所表现出来令人惊叹的能力也为他在中国国家篮球队效力获得了一席之地。
2. 姚明在球迷中的号召力为他赢得了足够的选票。他获得了今年NBA全明星赛西部明星
队首发中锋的席位。这次他是在击败了强大的奥尼尔而获得这个令人羡慕的殊荣的。
3. 自从去年选秀会上以状元秀的身份进入NBA以来，姚明已经打消了许多关于他作为职业篮球运动员的技术能力的猜疑。
4. 中国篮球队员在训练时要求整体打球，而不是单打独斗。实际上在最初的几个赛季里中国篮球联赛并没有球员个人的技术统计数据。5. 虽然在这些广告中姚明的台词很少，这是因为他还在努力掌握英语，但他在广告中的魅力足以使这些广告过目难忘。
Writing
Key to writing practice
1. A man should be judged not by his words but by his deeds.
2. The Spring Festival brings children care-free happiness and grantstheir parents leisured refreshment.
3. Tom knew that David didn’t like to go there with him.
4. Professor Smith is a learned, warmhearted and helpful man.5. Helen bought a book yesterday and lost it this morning.6. The young man is honest, hardworking and reliable.
7. Those who want to join the chorus should sign you their nameson this sheet of paper.
8. After studying Lesson Ten we were given the mid-term test.
9. In this war, many parents lost their sons, many wives lost theirhusbands, many children lost their fathers. Thousands ofpromising young men missed their best years forschooling.
10. At the age of three, I became motherless.
11. Professor Eric met Betty at a party and was deeply impressedby her.
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