北師大版讀故事背單詞（必修一Unit 1-Unit 3）

北師大版讀故事背單詞（必修一Unit1-Unit3）

（必修一Unitl）

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1senior/'si：nia/adj.較高的，高級的

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3stressful/'stresfal/adj.充滿壓力的，緊張的

4challenging/'t^landso/adj.富有挑戰(zhàn)性的

5differ/'dfa/vi.不同，不一樣，有區(qū)別

6previous/'pri：vus/adj.以前的，先前的

7dynamic/dafnaemk/adj.充滿活力的；精力充沛的

8campus/'kaempas/n.校園

9schedule/'Jedju:l/n.日程表，計劃表

10expectation/ekspek'tejjsn/n.期待；預料，預期

11confidence/'konfdons/n.自信，信心；信賴

12competence/'knmptans/n.能力，勝任

13chapter/'t^epta/n.一段時期；章節(jié)

14allinall總而言之，總的來說

15apartment/o'pa：tmont/n.公寓套房

16am（antemeridiem）/efem/午前，上午

17shift/Jft/n.（工廠、醫(yī)院等輪班制的）當班時間

18pressure/'pre^/n.壓力

19leisure/legs/n.空閑，閑暇，業(yè)余時間

20recover/rkwa/vi.恢復健康，康復

21injury/'ndsori/n.傷，損害

22plus/plAs/adj.prep.有利的，好的；力口

23unfortunately/Anbt^natli/adv.不幸地；令人遺憾地

24challenge/'t^ebnds/n.vt.挑戰(zhàn)：具有挑戰(zhàn)性的事物；向....挑戰(zhàn)

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25arise/a'raz/vi.（問題或困難）出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生

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26lifestyle/'lafsta1/n.生活方式

27chat/t食t/vi.&n.閑談，聊天

28surf/s3：f/vi.&vt.沖浪

29surftheinternet網(wǎng)上沖浪，瀏覽因特網(wǎng)

30voluntary/bdontari/adj.志愿的；服務的；自愿的

31engine/'endsn/n.引擎

32searchengine搜索引擎

33definitely/'defnotli/adv.確切地，肯定地

34teen/ti:n/adj.青少年的，十幾歲孩子的

35laptop/'laeptnp/n.筆記本電腦，便攜式電腦

36digital/adj.數(shù)字的，數(shù)碼的

37native/'netv/n.本地人

38range/rend^/n.一系列：范圍

39various/^/earias/adj.各種各樣的；多種（類型）的

40hardware/'ha:dwe0/n.（計算機）硬件

41necessity/na'sesoti/n.必需品

42convenient/kon*vi:ni8nt/adj.方便的，便利的

43quality/'kwdati/n.質(zhì)量，品質(zhì)

44fromtimetotime有時；偶爾；間或

45livingroom起居室

46addict/'aedkt/n.對....著迷的人

47accordingto按....所說，根據(jù)

48inperson親自

49media/'mi^ia/n.新聞媒體，大眾傳播媒介（總稱）

50socialmedia社交媒體

51actually/'aektjuoli/adv.實際上，事實上

52drag/draeg/vt.拖，拉

53tendtodosth易于做某事

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54goal/gaol/n.目標，目的

55aim/em/n.&vi.目的，意圖；力求達到

56target/*ta:gt/n.目標

57update/|Ap'det/vt.更新

58meanwhile/'mi^wai/adv.與此同時

59distance/'dBtons/n.距離，間距

60volunteer/ivdon^D/vi,Sivt.n.自愿；志愿；志愿者

61revise/ri*vaz/vi.&vt.復習

62ahead/a'hed/adv.在前面：向前

63getahead取得進步，獲得成功

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64cafe/We/n.咖啡館，小餐館

65downtown/'dauntaun/adv.向/在城鎮(zhèn)商業(yè)中心區(qū)

66stress/stres/n.壓力；憂慮；緊張

67suffer/匕讓）/vi.&vt.遭受（痛苦）

68sufferfrom（身體或精神上）遭受...（痛苦）

69reduce/ri'dju^/vt.減少；降低：縮小

70expert/'ekspsi:/n.專家，行家

71frank/fraeijk/adj.坦率的，坦誠的

72tobefrank坦白說，坦率地說

73editor/'edta/n.編輯，主編

74remove/ri'mu:v/vt.移走：去掉

75entirely/neli/adv.完全地，徹底地

76position/pab苗/n.職位；位置

77military/'miatri/n.軍隊，武裝力量

78dueto因為

79absolutely/'aebsolulli/adv.正是，當然

80stressed/strest/adj.焦慮的，緊張的

81extent/k'stent/n.程度

82thus/SAs/adv.因此，因而，從而

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83tension/*ten^n/n.緊張：焦慮

84organise/'oigonaz/vt.組織，籌戈ij

85inotherwords換句話說

86function/FAQIC拒n/n.功能

87seek/si:k/vt.尋求；請求

88professional/pro^e^nl/adj.專業(yè)的，職業(yè)的

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89feature/^i:t^/vt.以……為特色，是……的特征

90typical/^pkl/adj.平常的，一貫的；典型的

91province/'pruvns/n.省

92graduate/'graedsuot/vi.畢業(yè)

93graduatefrom從....畢業(yè)

94certificate/sa*tfkat/n.合格證書

95inspire/n'spaD/vt.鼓勵，激勵

96apply/o'pla/vi.申請：請求

97applyfor申請

98eager/kga/adj.熱切的；渴望的

99sort/sot/n.種，類；類型

100sortof有幾分，有

101independently/inda'pendantl/adv.獨立地，自立地

102power/'paoa/n.電，電力；力量

103supply/sa'pla/n.供應，供給

104unstable//An'stebol/adj.不穩(wěn)定的

105dusty/Hmti/adj.布滿灰塵的

106muddy/'mAdi/adj.泥濘的，多泥的

107tough/tAf/adj.困難的，難辦的

108flash/flae/vi.&vt.n.閃現(xiàn)，閃過；照相機閃光燈

109giveup放棄

110dealwith對付，應付，處理

111responsible/ri'spnnsabal/adj.負責的；有責任心的

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112beresponsiblefor對...負責

113attractive/。*traektv/adj.有吸引力的；好看的，美觀的

114aswellas.......以及....

115laughter/b:fta/n.笑；笑聲

116confident/'konfdant/adj.自信的

117besides/bi'sadz/adv.除此之外.而且

118contact/'kwtaekt/n.&vt.聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡（寫信，打電話）聯(lián)系（某人）

119charity/'t.ferati/n.慈善機構(gòu)，慈善團體

120organisation/i!zei^n/n.組織，團體，機構(gòu)

121contribution/ikrntrifajujan/n.貢獻

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122intend/n'tend/vt.計劃，打算，想要

123junior/Hgumis/adj.低年級的

124formal/hhwl/adj.正式的，官方的

125informal/n1f3moi/adj.非正式的

126adapt/aHaept/vi.（使）適應

127adapttosth適應某事

128gym/d3m/n.體育館，健身房

129moment/!moomant/n.某一時刻

130atthemoment此刻，目前，眼下

131presentation/prezani^n/n.報告；陳述，說明

132slide/slari/n.幻燈片

133forward/*fowod/adv.向前：進展

134lookforwardto（doing）sth期待，盼望

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135digestion/daI'dgest^n/n.消化

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136recreation/iri:kri'ejjn/n.娛樂，消遣

137entertainment/lenta^enmant/n.娛樂

138rura/'ruaral/adj.農(nóng)村的，鄉(xiāng)村的，田園的

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讀故事背單詞

Version1:

Onceuponatime,therewasaseniorhighschoolstudentnamedJack.Jackhadalways

foundsecondaryschooltobestressfulandchallenging,withaschedulethatleftlittleroomfor

leisureactivities.However;hehadhighexpectationsforhimselfandwasconfidentinhis

competence.

Oneday,Jackopenedhistextbooktothenextchapterandreadallinallaboutadynamic

newcampusinitiativethatwouldallowstudentstovolunteertheirtimetorevamptheliving

roomofanearbyapartmentbuilding.Theprojectwouldtakeplaceintheearlyhoursofthe

morning,soJacksethisalarmclockfor6amandwenttobedatmidnight.Hewokeupfeelinga

littlegroggybutexcitedtomakeadifferenceinhiscommunity.

Ashearrivedatthesite,herealizedhehadforgottenabouttheam/antemeridiem

distinctionandhadcomeonehourlateforhisshift.Feelingthepressuretocatchup,hejumped

rightinandworkeddiligentlytohelprecoverthedamagedwallsandfloorscausedbyyearsof

neglectandinjury.

Plus,hechattedwithothervolunteersandevenfoundsomesparetimetosurftheinternet

forinspirationonhowtoimprovethedesigns.Hefeltasenseofsatisfactionandfulfillmentashe

completedthetask,knowingthathehadmadeasmalldifferenceinthelivesofthosearound

him.

Unfortunately,ashewalkedhome,hetrippedandstumbledoverabigrockonthepath,

leadingtoanewchallengeforhim.Hehadneverbeeninjuredbeforeandwasunsurehowto

dealwiththesituation.But,thankstohishealthylifestyle,heknewhecouldeasilyreducethe

painandcontinuetofunctionnormally.

Hedecidedtoseekexpertadvicefromasearchengine,whichrecommendedvariousways

totendtohisinjury.Herevisedhisplansforthedayahead,rearranginghisscheduletoensurehe

wouldn'tfallbehindinhisstudiesandgetaheadofhisgoals.

Ashesatinadowntowncafe,hesippedhiscoffeeandthoughtabouthowmuchhehad

growninconfidenceandcompetencesincestartinghighschool.Herealizedthathehada

responsibilitytomakeapositiveimpactontheworldandcontributetohisprovinceinanyway

possible.

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Heknewthathewasjustajuniorintheworld,buthefeltlikeaprofessionalwhocould

adapttoanysituationthrownhisway.Hehopedtoinspireotherteenstodothesameandapply

forvolunteeropportunitiestomakeadifferenceintheworld.

Allinall,Jackhadanattractivelifestylethatwasaswell-balancedasitwaschallenging.He

hadlearnedtodealwithstressandpressure,wasabletohandletoughsituationslikeanexpert,

andhadthepowertoovercomeanyobstaclethatarose.Heembracedhislife'sjourneywith

frankenthusiasm,confidenceandfoundjoyineventhesmallestofmoments.

Version2:

Onceuponatime,therewasaseniorexecutivewhoworkedinadynamiccompanylocated

onaspaciouscampus.Herschedulewasalwaysstressfulandchallenging,butshehadthe

confidenceandcompetencetohandleanychapterofworkthatwouldarise.

Allinall,sheenjoyedherjob,althoughsometimesshefeltthepressureofmeetingthehigh

expectationofherboss.Duringherleisuretime,shelikedtorecoverfromthestressofworkby

doingsomeexercisesatthegymorgoingforarunintheruralareanearherapartment.

Oneday,shewokeupearlyat6am(antemeridiem)forhermorningjogtorecoverfroman

injury.Plus,unfortunately,sheencounteredachallengeasithadrainedlastnight,andthe

groundwasmuddyandunstable.Butshecouldn'tgiveupanddecidedtodealwiththesituation.

Shetendedtodothingsindependentlyandhadthepowertoovercomeobstacles.

Thus,shebeganherjogandnoticedalaptoplyingonthesideoftheroad.Shethoughtit

musthavefallenoffsomeone'sbackpackandpickeditup.Sherealizeditwasdustyandunstable,

soshedecidedtocleanitandremoveallthemudcarefully.

Tohersurprise,thelaptopwasstillworkingentirely,andshefoundithadsomeusefuldigital

featuressuchasasearchengine,varioushardware,andconvenientsoftware.Besides,ithada

rangeofdifferentnativeappsandfunctionsthatweretypicalofthenewgenerationlaptops.

Aswellasbeinganexpertinherjob,shealsoknewalotabouttechnologyandrealizedthat

thislaptopwasmadeintheprovincewhereshehadgraduatedfromuniversitywithacertificate

incomputerengineering.Thisinspiredhertoapplyforajobatalocaltechorganizationthathad

caughtherattentionrecently.

Shewaseagertosortouthergoalsandapplyforajobtheretogetaheadinhercareer.

Beingfrank,sheknewthatthiswouldbeachallengingandtoughtask,butshewasconfidentin

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herselfandplannedtoreviseherresumeandupdateheronlineprofile.

Meanwhile,shecontactedacharityorganizationthatprovidedvoluntaryworkand

contributedtosociety.Sheintendedtohelpjuniorstudentsadapttoformalandinformal

communicationinEnglishbyorganizingchatsessionsinalocalcafedowntown.

Inotherwords,shewantedtoseekaprofessionalpositionthatwouldfeaturehertypical

skillsandtalents.Shelookedforwardtopresentingherslidedeckattheinterviewandimpressing

theeditorwithherexpertise.

Atthemoment,shewasdealingwiththetensionofmanaginghertimeandstresslevels,but

shehopedthathernewjobwouldreducesomeofthatpressure.Nevertheless,shewasalways

responsibleforherownwell-beingandknewhowtodealwithstressfulsituations.

Asshefinishedherjog,shefeltasenseofrecreationandentertainmentthatcamefromthe

beautyofthecountrysideandthelaughterofthepeoplejoggingnearby.Shefeltattractiveand

confidentinherabilitiesanddecidedtojoinamilitarycharityrunthataimedtoraisemoneyfor

thosewhosufferfrominjuries.

Sheknewthatthiswouldbeatoughchallenge,butshewasdeterminedtogiveitheralland

getaheadofthecompetition.Andultimately,shesucceededincrossingthefinishlinewitha

flashofjoyandasmileonherface.

Version3:（非故事短文）

Asaseniorinsecondaryschool,lifecanbestressfulandchallengingattimes.Eachdaycan

differfromthepreviousone,andthedynamiccampusenvironmentonlyaddstothepressure.

Withajam-packedscheduleandhighexpectations,itcansometimesbetoughtomaintain

confidenceinone'scompetence.

Butineachchapterofourlives,allinallzwecanfindmomentsofleisuretorecoverfromthe

dailypressures.Unfortunately,injuriesplusotherunexpectedchallengescanarise,makingit

difficulttokeepupwithone'slifestyle.However;chattingwithfriendsorsurfingtheinternetfor

voluntarypurposesthroughsearchenginescanbeanecessityforconvenientqualityoflife.From

timetotime,it'sgoodtotakeabreakfromstudyingorworkingandrelaxinthelivingroom,

althoughonemustbecarefulnottobecometoomuchofanaddicttosocialmedia.

Actually,manyteenstendtodragtheirlaptopsaroundandsurftheinternetforhourson

end.Thisisagoalthatweshouldaimtoreduce.Instead,wemustbecomeexpertsinusingdigital

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hardwareresourcestoouradvantage.Asnativeusersofvariousdevices,wemustlearnhowto

usethemeffectivelytogetahead.

Whiletherearecafesindowntownareas,sometimesthestressofabusylifestylecancause

ustosufferfromtension.Toreducethispressure,weneedfrankandresponsibleexpertswho

canhelpustoorganiseourtimeandfunctionmoreefficiently.Inotherwords,wemustseek

professionaladviceandusethefeaturesoftypicalprovince-wideorganizationstoouradvantage.

Aswegraduatefromsecondaryschoolwithcertificates,weareinspiredtoapplyforcollege

witheagerness.Wesortoutouroptionsandindependentlychoosethebestcourseofactionthat

willpowerustowardssuccess.Wealsohavethepowertosupplycharityorganizationswith

contributionstohelpothers.

Juniorstudentsmayfinditchallengingtoadapttoformalorinformalsettings,butwithtime,

theytoowillgetusedtoit.Inthemeantime,theycanenjoyrecreationandentertainmentin

bothruralandurbanareas.Theycanalsoattendthegymtoimprovedigestionorforsimple

momentsofrelaxation.

Presentationscanbetough,butwiththeuseofslides,wecaneasilymoveforwardandlook

forwardtothatfeelingoflaughterafterajobwelldone.Intheend,it'sallaboutadaptingtothe

situation,dealingwithwhatevercomesourway,beingresponsibleforouractions,andmaking

attractivecontributionstosociety.Besides,it'salwaysgoodtocontactothersandengagein

charityworkforagoodcause.

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1athlete/'ae。li:t/n.運動員

2frequency/*fri:kw8nsi/n.發(fā)生的頻率，發(fā)生率

3prefer/pri^s/vt.更喜歡

4ratherthan而不是

5badminton/'baedmntan/n.羽毛球

6golf/gnlf/n.高爾夫

7gymnastics/dsm!naestks/n.體操

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8jog/dsog/vi.&n.慢跑

9cycle/'sakoi/vi.騎自行車

10bowling/boolu/n.保齡球

11skateboard/*sketbod/n.&vi.滑板：用滑板滑行

12track/traek/n.跑道

13ingood/badshape健康狀況良好/不佳

14balanced/baelonst/adj.均衡的

15diet/'daet/n.日常飲食

16stair/stea/n.樓梯；梯級

17regularly/'regjulali/adv.經(jīng)常：定期地

18net/net/n.（網(wǎng)球等的）球網(wǎng)；網(wǎng)

19court/ko,n.（網(wǎng)球等的）球場

20within/wfin/prep.在....之內(nèi)

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21underdog/'\ndodug/n.處于劣勢的人（隊卜弱方

22defeat/di^il/vt.（在比賽、戰(zhàn)爭中）戰(zhàn)勝，打敗

23company/'k/xmpani/n.公司；——群人

24guy/ga/n.（非正式）男人，家伙

25champion/*t^empi9n/n.冠軍，第一名

26*shot/Jbt/n.投球，擊球

27inspiration/inspire黃n/n.激勵，鼓舞；給人以靈感的人/物；靈感

28tryoutforsth爭取成為；參加選拔

29*bench/bent.yn.替補隊員席

30r即lacement/"pleEmont/n.替換的人（物）

31desire/di'zaD/渴望

32crash/kraeyvi.&vt.猛撞

33crashinto猛撞，猛擊

34gather/'gaedo/vi.&vt.聚集，聚合

35gatheraround聚集

36not…anymore不再....

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37pack/paek/n.vi.&vt.包，包裹；把....包起來

38sharply/^^li/adv.嚴厲地，毫不客氣地

39letsbdown使失望，辜負（別人的信任或期望）

40onto/^ta/prep.到....上，向....上

41extra/'ekstra/adj.額外的，另外的

42payoff取得成功：奏效

43keepupwith跟上，保持同步

44energy/'enads/n.力量，活力

45crowd/kraod/n.人群

46clap/klaep/vi.&vt.鼓掌，拍手

47earn/3h/vt.贏得：博得

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48boxing/'bnksD/n.拳擊（運動）

49bounce/baons/vi.&vt.（使）彈起，（使）反彈

50belt/belt/n.腰帶，皮帶

51announcement/a'naunsmant/n.通告，公告

52defence/difens/n.防守隊員，后衛(wèi)

53audience/byions/n.觀眾：聽眾

54remind/ri'mand/vt.使（某人）想起，提醒

55bite/bat/vi.&vt.咬

56prohibit/pra'hbt/vt.禁止

57case/kes/n.狀況，場合；事例，實例

58incase以防萬一

59signup報名

60annual/'aenjual/adj.一年一度的，每年的

61application/isepli'keif）/n.申請書

62warmup熱身運動，準備活動

63quit/kwt/vi.&vt.停止（做某事）

64halfway/|ha:f*we/adv.半途地

65tip/tp/n.建議，忠告，竅門

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66oughttoaux.應該，應當

67occupy/'akjapa/vt.占用，占去（時間）

68disappointment/idEo'pontmont/n.失望；掃興；沮喪

69amazingly/Jme?uli/adv.驚人地，了不起地

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70relieve/ri'li:v/vt.減輕，緩解

71strengthen/'streq0on/vi.&vt.（使）強健

72*immune/i'mju:n/adj.免疫的；有免疫力的

73system/1s5tm/n,系統(tǒng)

74immunesystem免疫系統(tǒng)

75cheerup（使）高興起來，（使）振作起來

76weekly/Wiki/adj.一周一次的，每周的

77befedupwith厭煩的，不滿的，無法再忍受的

78awkward/bkwod/adj.令人尷尬的

79particular/pakjala/n.adj.尤其,特別；特定的

80inparticular尤其，特別

81benefit/benft/n.好處.益處

82membership/'membojp/n.會員身份

83equipment/i'kwpmont/n.設備，裝備

84capable/'kepabal/adj.能干的；能力強的

85becapableof有能力做

86prevent/pri'vent/vt.預防；阻止，阻擋

87disease/di'zi:z/n.疾病

88upper/'\po/adj.較上的，上面的

89flow/flau/vi.n.流，流動；流動

90oxygen/'nksclssn/n.氧

91relief/rihf/n.減輕，緩解

92ache/ek/n.隱痛

93guideline/'garilan/n.指導方針，指導原則

94click/klk/vi.&vt.點擊（鼠標）

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95detail/'di:tei/n.細節(jié)

96principle/'prnsspol/n.原則.基本的觀念

97amount/o'maont/n.數(shù)量，數(shù)額

98shortcut/'J）tkAt/n.捷徑，近路

99overnight/hat/adv.突然，一下子

100achievable/o^vabal/adj.可完成的；做得成的

101makesure確保

102muscle/'mAsal/n.肌肉

103bone/baon/n.骨頭，骨

104satisfaction/isaet6tek^n/n.滿足，滿意

105sweat/swet/n.汗水

106overdo/laovo'du/vt.把..做得過火

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107sight/sat/n.視野

108cyclist/'saklBt/n.騎自行車者，自行車運動員

109overtake/IQOVQ*tek/vt.超過

110amazed/a'mezd/adj.大為驚奇的，驚訝的

111sportsmanship/'spotsmanjp/n.體育精神

112*bronze/brnnz/n.銅

113medal/'medl/n.獎牌：勛章

114response/ri'spnns/n.回答，答復

115gesture/'daest^/n,姿態(tài)；手勢；姿勢

116takeadvantageofsth利用某物

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117defend/difend/vi.&vt.保擴保衛(wèi)

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118flexibility/iflekso'biGti/n.靈活性

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Version1:（最短的、包含所有單詞的短文，不是故事）

Asanathlete,itisimportanttomaintainabalanceddietandexerciseregularlytostayin

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goodshape.Someathletespreferparticipatinginsportssuchasbadmintonorgolf,whileothers

enjoyactivitieslikegymnastics,jogging,cycling,bowling,skateboardingorrunningonthetrack.

Sometimesbeingtheunderdogcanleadtodefeat,butwithdesireandinspiration,eventheleast

likelyguycanbecomeachampion.Itisimportanttotryoutforsomethingnewandnotbeafraid

totakeashot.Whenneeded,areplacementcancomeoffthebenchandigniteenergyintothe

crowd.Incaseofacrash,it'sessentialtogatheraroundandletthepersonknowtheyarenot

alone.Sometimesit'simportanttopackextraitemsandtakeshortcutstoprevent

disappointment.Anannualapplicationisrequiredformembershipwithinthecompany.Before

startinganyactivity,it'simportanttowarmupandmakesureequipmentisingoodcondition.

Quittinghalfwayisnotachievable,andoneoughttooccupythemselveswithactivitiesthatwill

payoffinthelongrun.Strengtheningtheimmunesystemcanrelievesicknessandprevent

disease.Settingweeklygoalscanhelpearnsatisfactionandreleasesweat.Thedefenseofaboxer

islikeabelt,andanannouncementfromtherefereeremindstheaudienceoftherules.Asimple

gesturesuchasclappingcanhelpcheerupanamazedsportsmanshipwhenwinningabronze

medal.Flexibilityiskeywhentryingtoovertakesomeoneonabikeorwhendefendingagainstan

opponent.

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Johnhadalwaysbeenanathlete.Helovedsportsandpracticedregularlytostayingood

shape.However,hisfrequencyofpracticinghaddecreasedovertime,andhehadstartedtofeel

disappointedwithhisperformance.Herealizedthatheneededtobemorecommittedtohis

fitnessroutineifhewantedtoachievehisgoals.

Johnpreferredplayingbasketballratherthanbadmintonorgolf.Helovedthefeelingof

jumpinghighonthecourtandscoringabasket.Buthealsoenjoyedgymnastics,jogging,cycling,

bowling,skateboarding,andrunningonthetrack.Hewasnotonetolimithimselftojustone

sport.

Oneday,whileclimbingupthestairsathiscompany,hefeltanacheinhisupperleg.He

knewthathehadoverdoneitduringhisworkoutthepreviousday.Hehadnotfollowedthe

guidelineofwarmingupandstretchingbeforeexercising.Heclickedhistongueinfrustrationand

resolvedtotakebettercareofhisbody.

Johntookabreakfromplayingbasketballandtriedoutfordifferentsports.Hefound

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himselfonthebenchduringagameandrealizedthatheneededtoworkhardertobecomea

champion.Healsoknewthatheneededtostrengthenhisimmunesystembyeatingabalanced

dietandgettingenoughoxygenflowduringworkouts.

Duringoneofhiscyclingsessions,Johnsawayoungcycliststrugglingonthetrack.He

immediatelystoppedtohelptheunderdogandcheeredhimup.Healsoremindedhimofthe

principlethat"ifyoufall,getupandtryagain."Theyoungguy'sfacelitupwithinspirationandhe

continuedcyclingwithrenewedenergy.

Astheycycledtogether,Johntoldtheyoungcyclisthisstoryofhowheusedtobean

amazingathletebuthadlethimselfgo.Theysharedtheirexperiencesandhelpedeachother

relieveanyfrustrationtheyhadbeenexperiencing.Johnalsogavehimtipsonhowtoimprovehis

technique.

Astheyapproachedasharpturnonthetrack,Johnheardaloudcrash.Heimmediately

cycledtowardsthesoundandsawthatagrouphadgatheredaroundacyclistwhohadcrashed

intothenetonthecourt.Johnrantohelp,takingadvantageofhisflexibilitytoclimboverthe

barrierontothecourt.

Johnknewhowdisappointingitfelttobeletdownbyone'sbody.Heinstructedthecrowd

topacksomeextraiceincaseofswellingandpreventanyfurtherinjury.Heremindedthemto

signupforanannualmembershipattheirlocalgymandapplytousetheequipmentregularly.

Healsotoldthemtomakesuretheywarmedupbeforeplayinganysport.

Aftertheincident,Johnfeltamazingthathewasabletohelpsomeoneinneed.Hehad

earnedthesatisfactionofknowingthathehadmadeadifferenceinsomeone'slife.Hebounced

backfromhishalfwaypointandrealizedthatheoughttokeepupwithhisfitnessroutine.

Althoughawkwardatfirst,hefoundhimselfoccupiedbydifferentsports,andhewasfedupwith

feelingdisappointedinhimself.

Ashecycledawayfromthescene,Johnthoughtaboutwhathehadaccomplished.Hehad

notonlystrengthenedhisownmusclesandbones,buthehadalsohelpedsomeoneelseinthe

process.Johnsmiled,knowingthatthebenefitsofstayingactiveweremorethanjustphysical.It

wasalsoaboutmentalfortitude,sportsmanship,anddefendingoneselfagainstdisease.

Johnwasamazedathowmuchhehadgrownemotionallyandphysicallythroughthis

experience.Flexibilityandtakingcareofone'sbodywerekeytobeingcapableofanything.John

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knewthatbeingfitandhealthywasachievable,andthepay-offwaswellworthit.

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TopicTalk

1occasion/Jke⑦/n.重要的社交活動；時刻，時候

2dragon/'draegon/n.龍

3Dragon-BoatFestival端午節(jié)

4graduation/igraedgu'eilh/n.畢業(yè)

5lunar八u：na/adj.陰歷的：月球的

6lunarmonth陰歷月，農(nóng)歷月

7barbecue/ba:bkju:/n.燒烤野餐

8sticky/'stki/adj.黏性的，黏的

9adult/'aedAlt/n.成人，成年人

10lantern/'laenton/n.燈籠，提燈

11pudding/'podo/n.布??；甜食，甜點心

12turkey/1t3ki/n.火雞

13congratulation/konigraetju!lei&n/n.恭喜，祝賀

14decorate/'dekoret/vi.&vt.裝飾，布置，美化

15tradition/tra'dijh/n.傳統(tǒng)

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16*monster/'mnnsto/n.怪獸，怪物

17immediately/I'mi^iotli/adv.即刻，馬上

18gathering/'gaedaru/n.聚會

19snack/snaek/n.（正餐以外的）小吃，點心

20putup張貼

21decoration/ideko'reif）/n,裝飾物

22letoff使某物爆炸

23account/a'kaont/n.描述，報道

24summarise/'somaraz/vi.&vt.總結(jié)，概括

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25host/haost/n.主人：東道主；主持人

26sweep/swi:p/vt.掃：打掃

27sweepaway掃除：清除

28character/'kaerakta/n.字，字體；人物，角色

29attach/a^aetj^vt.貼；固定；附上

30upsidedown倒置地，顛倒地

31expectant/k'spektont/adj.期待的，期望的

32scare/skea/vt.嚇唬；使（某人）驚恐

33scaresb/sthaway把...嚇跑

34flight/flat/n.航班

35wine/wan/n.葡萄酒

36surround/sa'raond/vt.環(huán)繞，圍繞

37accent/'aeksant/n.口音

38hotpot/hutp優(yōu)/n.火鍋

39"firecracker/午aD|kraeko/n.鞭炮，爆竹

40retired/ri^aod/adj.退休的

41*buzz/by\z/vi.鬧哄哄，喧鬧

42joy/dsD/n.歡欣，愉快，喜悅

43throughout/0ru：,aut/prep.在整個期間，自始至終

44original/a'rdsnal/adj.原先的，最早的，最初的

45custom/'kAStam/n.風俗，習慣；傳統(tǒng)

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46wedding/Wedu/n.婚禮

47greet/gri：t/vt.問候，歡迎；打招呼

48beer/be/n.啤酒

49teenager/*ti:neris9/n.青少年，十幾歲的孩子

50studio/'stju^iou/n.錄音室

51asfaras就....而日

52appropriately/a'prac;pretl/adv.合適地，適當?shù)?/p>

53specific/spa'sfk/adj.具體的，特定的

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54neat/ni:t/adj.整潔的

55suit/sju:t/n.套裝

56jeans/d3：nz/n.牛仔褲

57ingeneral普遍地

58effort/'efet/n.努力；力氣

59makeaneffort盡力

60represent/irepri^ent/vt.代表

61extend/k'stend/vt.提供，給予，表示

62fortunate/*f3t^nat/adj.幸運的

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63memory/'memori/n.記憶，回憶

64*stocking/'stokD/n.長筒襪

65movein搬來（和某人）一起居住

66somehow/'sAmhau/adv.不知怎的；不知為什么

67slightly/'slatli/adv.略微，稍微

68pole/paol/n.地極，北/南極

69envelope/'envalaup/n.信封

70stuff/st^f/vt.給...填餡：填，塞

71I叩/laep/n.大腿部

72frosty/Yrnsti/adj.嚴寒的

73patience/'peifhs/n.耐心：耐力

74overandover再三地，重復地

75eve/i:v/n.前夕：前一天

76branch/bra:ntyn.樹枝

77plate/plet/n.盤：碟

78behaviour/bi'hevja/n.行為，舉止

79whisper/'wEpo/vi.&