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Unit 7
Exercise I
1.
Spelling
1. assignment
2. spectacular
3. appearance
4. mystery
5.
search
6.
knockout
7.
concern
8.
involve
9. permanent
10. referee
11. supreme
12. prevail
2.
Dictation
Tom
King could feel Sandel growing stronger against
him. He saw youth recuperate. From
instant to instant Sandel grew
stronger. His punches, weak at first, became
strong. Tom King saw
the gloved fist
driving at his jaw, and wanted to guard it by
raising his arm. But the arm was too
heavy.
It
would
not
lift
itself.
Then
the
gloved
fist
landed
home.
Tom
felt
a
sharp
snap
and
blacked out.
When he opened
his eyes again he was in his corner, and he heard
the audience screaming
and cheering.
His second was blowing cold water over his face
and chest. His gloves had already
been
removed, and Sandel, bending over him, was shaking
his hand. He bore no ill will toward the
man
who
had
put
him
out,
and
he
returned
the
grip
with
heartiness.
King
felt
hungry.
He
remembered back into the fight to the
moment when he almost defeated Sandel. Ah, that
piece of
steak would have done it! He
had lacked just that for the decisive blow, and he
had lost. It was all
because of the
piece of steak.
3.
Listening Comprehension
A. True (T) or False (F)?
For false statements, write the facts.
1. In a wrestling contest,
each wrestler tries to knock his opponent down and
keep him lying on
the ground with his
face downward for one second.
F
In a wrestling contest,
each wrestler tries to throw his opponent down to
the ground and pin his
shoulders to the
mat or the ground for one second.
2.
Wrestling contests are usually held on a hard
floor and the participants easily get injured.
F
Wrestling
contests are usually held on soft mats to protect
wrestlers from serious injury.
3.
Wrestling was part of the ancient Greek Olympic
Games.
T
4. The Greeks
adopted and formalized Roman wrestling.
F
The Romans
adopted and formalized Greek wrestling.
5. Wrestling was a popular sport in
Egypt as far back as 5000 B.C.
F
It was more than 5000 years
ago that wrestling was a popular sport, so it was
about 3000 B.C.
B. Complete
the following sentences to show the main
characteristic of each of the four main
types of organized wrestling.
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1. Greco-Roman
wrestling: the wrestler is not allowed to use
his legs on his opponent and cannot
hold him below the waist.
2.
Catch-as-catch-can: holds are allowed on
all parts of the body
but
kicking,
striking
and other
such injurious tactics
are
strictly prohibited.
3.
Sumo: the object of a sumo contest is
to
push an opponent out of the ring or
force him to the
floor.
4. Professional wrestling: professional
wrestlers perform stunts and muscular feats for
the benefit
of an audience.
Script:
Wrestling
Wrestling is a
body-contact sport between two athletes in which
each tries to throw the other
down and
pin his shoulders to the mat or ground for one
second. At the beginning of a standard
wrestling
contest
the
participants
approach
each
other
and
begin
to
attack
each
other.
Each
wrestler tries to surprise the other
with a takedown, a movement designed to throw the
opponent
off balance and to the ground.
To perform a takedown, the wrestler darts behind
his opponent by
ducking
under
his
arm,
grabbing
his
opponent’s
arms
or
legs
and
throwing
him
to
the
ground.
Once
a
wrestler
has
been
thrown
down,
his
opponent
tries
to
keep
him
down.
Meanwhile,
the
fallen
wrestler
uses
many
defensive
movements
to
free
himself
and
to
gain
the
top
position.
Wrestling contests are usually held on
soft mats to protect wrestlers from serious
injury.
Wrestling
is
one
of
the
oldest
sports
known
to
man.
It
undoubtedly
had
its
beginnings
in
man’s early struggle for survival, and
it developed independently in widely
separated
civilizations
of
the ancient world. Paintings found on the walls of
Egyptian tombs indicate that wrestling was a
popular
sport
in
Egypt
more
than
5,000
years
ago.
In
ancient
Greece,
wrestling
contests
were
important
events
at
victory
celebrations
and,
later, at
the Olympic
Games. Greek
wrestling
was
adopted and then
formalized by the ancient Romans.
Although competitive athletics were
generally neglected after the termination of the
Olympic
Games
in
394
A.D.,
wrestling
contests
remained
popular
amusements
during
the
Middle
Ages,
particularly at the courts of England
and France.
Today there are four main
types of organized wrestling: Greco-Roman, catch-
as-catch-can,
sumo, and professional
wrestling. Although they all have characteristics
in common, each differs
considerably
from the others in style and rules.
In
Greco-Roman
wrestling
the
wrestler
is
not
allowed
to
use
his
legs
on
his opponent
and
cannot hold him below
the waist. Patterned after older English wrestling
forms, the Greco-Roman
style is
practised mainly in Europe.
Catch-as-
catch-can, also known as freestyle wrestling, is
probably the most popular form of
modern wrestling. In general, holds are
allowed on all parts of the body, but kicking,
striking, and
other such injurious
tactics are strictly prohibited.
Sumo
is a traditional form of wrestling that has been
practised in Japan for more than 2,200
years. Sumo matches are held in small
sanded rings bound by rice straw. The object of a
sumo
contest
is
to
push
an
opponent
out
of
the
ring
or
force
him
to
the
floor.
Sumo
wrestlers
often
weigh more than 136 kilogrammes.
Professional wrestling, which is
sometimes classified as sport, has become more of
a staged
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entertainment than a
spontaneous competition. Professional wrestlers
perform stunt and muscular
feats for
the benefit of an audience.
4.
Translation
A. Translate the following sentences
from Chinese into English.
1.
电视转播了那个初出茅庐的新闻记者成功地采访好莱坞电
影明星的节目。
The fledgling news
reporter’s successful interview with the Hollywood
movie star was telecast.
（这里的“初出茅庐”可以用“
fledgling
”表示；这句话翻译成英文时用被动语态。
）
2.
“有志者，事竟成，没有秘诀
可言。
”杰克伯博士说。
“Where there is a will, there is a way.
There is no mystery to it,” Dr. Jacob
said.
（这里的“有志者，事竟成”是谚语，就是“
Where
there is a will, there is a way.
”
。
）
3.
李教授以一段幽默故事结束了讲课。
Prof. Li wound up his lecture with a
humorous story.
（这里的“以……结束某事”可以用“
wind up
sth. with
…
”表示。
）
4.
组委会主席说：
“不论怎样，运动会都将如期举行。
”
The chairman of the organizing
committee declared, “In any event, the sports meet
will be held as
scheduled.”
（这里的“不论怎样”可以用“
in
any event
”表示；
“如期”可以用“
as
scheduled
”表示。
）
5.
我校的外貌无惊人之处，可是它拥有一支优秀的教师队伍。
Although there is nothing spectacular
in its physical appearance, our university has an
excellent
teaching faculty.
（这里的“无惊人之处”可以用“
nothing spect
acular
”表示；
“教师队伍”可以用“
< br>teaching
faculty
”表示。
）
6.
中央政府对洪灾地区可能爆发的疾病流行深表关切。
The
central
government
of
the
country
expressed
its
deep
concern
over
a
possible
epidemic
of
diseases in the flood-stricken areas.
（这里的“洪灾地区”可以用个“
the flood-
stricken areas
”表示；
“对……深表关切”可
以用
“
express deep concern over
sth.
”表示。
）
7.
当《泰坦尼克号》两名男女主
角出现在舞台上时，观众们顿时一片欢腾。
The
audience came alive when the leading actor and
actress of the
Titanic
appeared on the stage.
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（这里的“观众们顿时一片欢腾”可以用“
the
audience came
alive
”表示。
）
8.
输了球的主队不自找原因，却把失败归咎于裁判。
The host team that lost the match put
the blame on the referee rather than on
themselves.
（这里的“主队”可以用“
host
team
”表示；
“把……归咎于”可以用“
< br>put
the
blame
on
”
表示。
）
9.
我的报告中列举了几种实
施方案，至于选择哪一种方案得由董事会决定。
My
report
includes
several
implementation
plans.
It
lies
with
the
board
of
directors
to
decide
which one to use.
（这里的“列举”可以用“
incl
ude
”表示；
“实施方案”可以用“
implementation plan
”来表
示；
“董事会”的英文是“
the board of directors
”
。
）
10.
被告律师着手调查每种可能导致三人被害的原因。
The
attorney
of
the
defendant
set
about
looking
into
every
possible
cause
of
the
killing
that
involved the death of three people.
（这里的
“被告律师”
是
“
the attorney of the d
efendant
”
；
“着手做某事”
可以用
“
set about
doing
sth.
”来表示。
）<
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B. Translate the
following into English.
刚苏醒
过来，
我就伸出双臂，
摸索着寻找我的马，
我叫着马的名字。
马呜咽着
（
wh
imper
）
回答了我，这使我站了起来。我摇摇晃晃地朝马走
（
stagger
）去，将手放在马的身上。
< br>
Having just come out of the coma, I
threw out my arms, searching for my horse; I
called him
by name. A low whimper
answered me and I was brought to my feet. I
staggered towards the spot
and laid my
hands upon him.
我倚着马头站了将近半个小时，一面擦去眼睛里的灰
沙，一直等到热风（
simoon
）平息
（
settle
）
，因为我一点儿也
忍受不了这种风。终于空气开始清新了，天空也可见了，但使我
失望的是黄沙仍在山脊（
ridge
）上飘扬（
drift
）
，我根本看不清平原的地面。
I stood by his head for nearly half an
hour, rubbing the dust from my eyes, and waiting
until
the
simoom,
which
I
could
hardly
withstand,
settled.
At
last
the
atmosphere
grew
clearer
and
I
could see the sky, but to my
disappointment the sand still drifted along the
ridges, and I could not
distinguish the
surface of the plain.
还是没有艾伦的影子，
他也许仍在我附近的什么地方，
我大声呼叫他的名字。
停下来听
听，没有回音。
我再一次提高嗓门呼叫，
仍然没有人答应。除了风的呼啸声外什么声音也没
有。
There were no signs of Allan. He
might still be near me somewhere, and I shouted
loudly,
calling
him.
I
listened,
but
there
was
no
answer.
Again
I
raised
my
voice,
and
again
no
one
responded. There was no
sound but the singing of the wind.
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