topic 3 The school sports meet is coming.
一.重要句型。
Section A
1. The school sports meet is coming. Will you take part in it?学校的运动会马上就要来了,你准备参加吗?
1) sports meet  运动会;
名词作定语修饰名词时,一般用单数形式,但 woman, sport作定语时通常用复数形式;
e.g. women teachers 女教师; sports shoes 运动鞋
2) be + 短暂性动词 现在进行时态表示即将发生的动作,类似的短暂性动词: go, come, fly, start, leave等;
e.g. What time are you starting? 你们什么时候出发?
2. Which sport will you take part in? 你将要参加哪一项运动?
1) take part in +中国第一次参加奥运会活动,意为“参加某种活动”;同义词:be in, join in
e.g. I will take part in the relay race. 我将参加接力赛。
  = I will join in the relay race.
  = I will be in the relay race.
3. The boys’ 800-meter race男子800米赛跑。
1) 800-meter = 800 meters 意为“800米”;
2) 15-year-old 意为15岁的”;     15 years old 意为15岁”;
e.g. He is a 15-year-old boy. 他是个十五岁的男生。
  = The boy is 15 years old.
4. I’ll be in the long jump and the high jump. 我将参加跳远和跳高。
1) be in+活动,表示“参加某活动”,相当于“take part in
e.g. I will be in the 400-meter race. 我将会参加400米比赛。
2) the long jump 跳远;the high jump 跳高;
5. Steve, my best friend, will come to cheer me on. 我最好的朋友Steve将会来为我加油。
1) my best friendSteve的同位语。
e.g. John, my English teacher, is good at jumping. 我的英语老师约翰擅长跳跃。
2) cheer sb. on 为……加油
e.g. Lucy will cheer me on tomorrow. 露西明天将为我加油。
6. It’s my first time to take part in the high jump.这是我第一次参加跳高。
It’s one’s first time to do sth. 这是某人第一次做某事。
e.g. It’s my first time to skate on the ice. 这是我第一次滑冰。
7. I think I’ll have lots of fun. 我想我应该会玩得很愉快。
1) lots of = a lot of 许多
e.g. There are lots of books in my study. 我书房有很多书。
2) have fun = enjoy oneself = have a good time 玩得愉快
e.g. We had fun at party yesterday. 昨天在聚会上我们玩得很愉快。
8. I’m preparing for the long jump. 我正在为跳远做准备。
prepare for = be / get ready for 为……做准备;
e.g. He is preparing for the art festival. 他正在为艺术节做准备。
9. I will do my best. I won’t lose. 我会尽我最大的努力,我不会输的。
A. lose意为“输”;其反义词为:win
e.g.I am afraid I will lose the game.
B. lose意为“丢失”。
e.g. I lost my book.
10. I enjoy running. 我喜欢跑步。
enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事;
e.g. My grandparents enjoy watching TV. 我祖父母喜欢看电视。
11. I’ll make many friends during the sports meet. 在运动会期间,我会在运动会上交许多朋友。
make friends 交朋友;
e.g. I like to make friends. 我喜欢交朋友。
12. I bought a pair of running shoes last week. 我上周买了一双跑鞋。
a pair of 一双; 一副;
e.g. He wants to buy a pair of glasses. 他想买一副眼镜。
Section B
1. Is Michael in ?马克尔在家吗? 
be in = be at home 在家;
e.g. When you called me, I wasn’t in. 你打电话过来的时候,我不在家。
2. What shall we take? 我们要带些什么?
3. Shall I take my camera? 我需要带上我的照相机吗?
take one’s camera 带某人的照相机;
e.g. I will take my camera the day after tomorrow. 后天我一定要带上照相机。
4. Let’s make it half past six. 让我们定在六点半吧。
make意思很广,这里作“定,约定”讲,注意:时间之间不加at
e.g. Let’s make it 7:00. 我们定在7点吧。
5. At my house. 在我家。
A. at 在这里是表示空间“在……” ,后常接小地点。
e.g. at the gate在大门口;at home 在家;
B. at 也可以用来表示时间。
e.g. at night 在夜间;
6. Kangkang is trying to his best to catch up with them. 康康尽他最大的努力跟上他们。
1) try to one’s best to do sth. 尽某人最大的努力做某事;
e.g. I try my best to learn Math well. 我尽我最大努力学好数学。
2) catch up with sb. 赶上某人;
e.g. He try to catch up with her. 他试图想赶上她。
7. All the four boys are neck and neck. 四个男孩不分上下。
neck and neck 并驾齐驱;
e.g. Look! We're neck and neck with Class 1. 看!我们班的同学和一班的并驾齐驱了。
Section C
1. The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympic games .奥运五环是奥运会的象征。[www.z#z&ste^p~.co@m]
a symbol of... ……的象征;
e.g. The white dove is a symbol of peace. 白鸽是和平的象征。
2. They stand for the five parts of the world. 他们代表世界五大洲。
stand 既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。
A. 用作不及物动词时,stand 可译作 “站(立),位于”等。
e.g. A restaurant stood near the train station. 餐厅位于火车站旁。
B. 用作及物动词时,stand 可译作 “忍受”。
e.g. I couldn’t stand the hot weather. 我不能忍受热天气。
C. stand for 代表、象征;
e.g. The white dove stands for peace. 白鸽代表和平。
3. Both are held every four years. 两者都是每四年举办一次。
1) are held 是一般现在时的被动语态,意为“被举办”
2) every four years 每四年; every other day 每隔一天
every +基数词+时间名词的复数,意为“每……/每隔……”
e.g. I go to the gym every other day. 我每两天去一次体育馆。
3. More cities will have the chance to hold the Olympics and the Olympic games will be more exciting. 更多的国家就有机会举办奥运会,奥运会会变得更加激动。
1) have the chance to do sth. 有机会做某事
e.g. I have the chance to dance. 我有机会跳舞。
2) more exciting exciting的比较级形式,意为“更加激动人心”。形容词有两种:-inged一般情况下,-ing修饰物,-ed修饰人
e.g. The exciting story made me excited. 这令人兴奋的故事使我很激动。
3. The People’s Republic of China took part in the Olympics for the first time in 1952. 中国在1952年第一次参加奥运会。