Unit 1 Breaking records

The Road Is Always Ahead Of You

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pogo stick jumpingdoing jumping jacks somersaulting

standing on a Swiss ball

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New words P105approximately

adv. 近似地 , 大约地laughter n. 笑，笑声in reality 实际上，现实adjustment n. 调整，调节tough adj. 强硬的，困难的

adv. 顽强的gymnastically

adv. 体能训练方面extreme adj. 极端的，偏激

的

conventional

adj. 习俗的，传统的unfit

adj. 不适宜的，不太健康的spiritual adj. 精神上的marathon n. 马拉松urge v. 催促，力劝accomplish v. 完成，实现motivation n. 动机devotion n. 热爱，投入soul n. 灵魂，心灵

Read and answer1.Ex1 P3

2. How old do you think Ashrita most likely to be now?

A. About 20 B. About 30 C. About 40 D. About 60

3. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashirita to attempting records?

A. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.

B. There is no limit to people’s physical abilities.

C. It is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.

D. His body just an instrument of the sprit.

4.Why was it amazing that Ashirita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?

A. Because he was very unfit.

B. Because it was the first time that he join in the game.

C. Because he had done no training for the game.

D. Because he was famous for breaking records.

5. What is more important for Ashirita to break the record?

A. Strength B. Fitness

C. Determination D. Honor

Language Learning

1. (Pra 1) More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records.

原顺序为 he still holds more than twenty of these (these - these records)

他依然是其中 20 多项记录的保持者，还包括拥有最多的吉尼斯记录这一项。

2. (pra. 2) Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including ……

最近， Ashrita 完成了他在七大洲中都打破一项记录的梦想， 其中包括……

3. (Pra. 3) While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.

虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，这些活动需要强大的力量，健康的体格和坚定的决心。

in reality = in fact, in truth , actually

a enormous / great amount of ＋ [U]

4. (Pra. 6)You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit.

每翻滚一小时，只允许你有五分钟的休息， 不过你也可以短暂地停下来呕吐。

• permit doing sth.

allow doing sth. 允许做… weather that permits sailing 可航海的天气• permit sb. to do sth.

allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做…• permit 较正式 / 正面 , 表法律 / 官方的允许，态度积

极 allow 表默许，不加阻止，态度较消极的允许

5. (pra.7) Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.

做标准的体操弓箭步向前，以最快的节奏走完一英里的路程是 Ashrita 的又一个出色项目。

Covering …. while doing …. lunges 两个并列的 V-ing 作句子主语。谓语 is ，余下的为表语

in which… 是修饰 another event 的定语从句6. (pra.9) How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an i

nteresting story.

主语是那部分？谓语和表语呢？ How Ashrita… sportsman 是主语 , 主语从句作主语

7. (pra.9)He studied Eastern religions and ,aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhoods in New York City.

studied and discovered 是并列谓语 aged 16 = when he was aged 16 当他 16 岁时，

时间状语 说明 discovered 的时间。 who lived in … City 是修饰 Sri Chinmoy 的定语从

句 他研究过东方宗教，在 16 岁时， 他发现一名叫斯

里琴摩的印度冥想导师，住在纽约市他家附近。

8. (pra.9) Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves.

斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑，心灵和精神上的自我同等重要。

9. (pra 10) He had been urged by his spiritual lead

er to enter the marathon even though he had don

e no training.

urge sb. to do sth. / urge sb. on

鼓励，激励某人做…… even though 用作连词 , 意思是“即使，纵然，尽

管

10. (pra.11)Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more.

• Every time, each time, next time, the first time, any time, all the time 等做连词，用来引导时间状语，表示“每次，每当，下次，第一次 ……”

Next time you come, do remember to bring your son here. ≈When you come next time,

• where… any more 是修饰 a point 的定从 当先行词表示某人或物的 situation, 或某事物发展的 stage,

或达到某点 point, 都可以用 where/in which 来引导。 每次试图破纪录的时候，阿西里塔都会达到一个体力不

可逾越的极限点。