Transcript Crazy Contests: Birdman Flying & Extreme ironing

Crazy Contests: Birdman Flying &
Extreme ironing
• Vocabulary
• 1. contest 競爭; 比賽
• Kathy entered a singing contest and won the second
prize.
• Kathy 參加歌唱比賽,贏得第二名.
• Win動詞三態: win won won
• 1. contestant 參賽者
• There are 25 contestants
• in the beauty contest.
• 選美比賽中有25名參賽者.
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2. extreme 極端的; 極限的
Extreme sports are often exciting but dangerous.
極限運動長是刺激而危險的.
Exciting (形容詞) 令人興奮的
3. competition 比賽; 競賽
Our team lost in the street dance competition.
我們這組在街舞比賽中輸了.
Lost動詞三態: lose lost lost
3. compete 競爭
John and Kevin are both good at tennis, and they are
competing for the first prize.
• John 和Kevin都很會打網球,他們正在爭取第一名.
• Competing (動名詞或形容詞)
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3. competitive 有競爭性的
The computer business is very competitive in Taiwan.
電腦業在台灣非常競爭.
4. sense 感覺;意識
Dogs have a strong sense of smell to help them hunt for
food.
狗有強烈的嗅覺來幫
助牠們獵尋食物.
Help + O + (to) V
5. humor 幽默
The students love Mr. Wu
for his sense of humor.
學生因為吳老師的幽默
而喜歡他.
• 5. Jacky is happy and humorous. That’s why he is
popular among his friends.
• Jacky 是個快樂幽默的人,那是為什麼他會受到朋
友的歡迎.
• Why is he popular among his friends? (疑問句)
• why he is popular among his friends (間接問句)
• 6. event 比賽項目
• There were 302 events in 26 sports in the 2012
Olympics in London.
• 在2012年倫敦奧運中的26種運動類別中,共有302
項比賽項目.
• 7. international 國際的
• The Red Cross is an international organization that
helps many poor countries.
• 紅十字會是個幫助很多窮苦國家的國際組織.
• That 關係代名詞
• 8. attract 吸引
• The girl cried out loud to attract her parents’ attention.
• 那個女孩大叫來吸引她父母的注意.
• To + V 不定詞 表示目的 (為了…)
• 8. attractive 吸引人的
• Amy looks attractive in the pink dress that she bought
yesterday.
• Amy 穿上她昨天買的粉紅色洋裝,看起來很迷人.
• That she bought yesterday 關係子句
• Buy 動詞三態: buy bought bought
• 9. platform 平台; 講台; 月台
• The platform gives the visitors a better position to look at
distant mountains.
• 這個平台提供參觀者一個眺望遠山更好的位置.
• To + V (可當形容詞,名詞,副詞)
• 10. reach 達到;抵達
• Dad will reach New York at
• around 7:00 p.m. tomorrow.
• 爸爸將在明晚七點抵達紐約.
• Around 大約 (副詞)
• 11. activity 活動;消遣性的活動
• Playing basketball is
• my brother’s favorite activity.
• 打籃球是我哥哥最喜歡的
• 消遣活動.
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12. risky 冒險的
It’s risky to go sea fishing in a storm.
在暴雨中去海釣很危險.
To + V 不定詞 (當真主詞)
It + be + 形容詞 + to V…
12. risk 危險;風險
A firefighter took a great risk in saving a boy from the
big fire.
一名消防員冒險從大火中救了一個男孩.
13. championship 錦標賽
The swimming championship will be held next Monday.
游泳錦標賽將在下星期一被舉行.
Hold 動詞三態: hold held held
Be + 過去分詞 (被動式)
• 13. champion 冠軍
• The new tennis coach was once an Olympic
champion.
• 這位新的網球教練曾是奧運冠軍.
• Once 曾經 (副詞)
• 14. include 包括
• Peter got a summer job in his mother’s office; his
job includes typing letters and answering the
telephone.
• Peter 在他媽媽的辦公室獲得一份暑期工作,他
的工作包括打字和接電話.
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15. achieve 完成;實現
Betty finally achieved her goal of becoming a dancer.
Betty 終於實現她想當舞者的目標.
15. achievement 成就
Some people would like to get a sense of achievement
from doing risky activities.
• 有些人從事冒險的活動,想從中獲得成就感.
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16. spirit 精神
The players’ strong
team spirit helped them
win the final game.
選手們強烈的團隊精
神幫他們贏了決賽.
• 片語
• 1. when it comes to 說到
• When it comes to disco dancing, Tina is the
dancing queen.
• 說到跳迪士可,Tina 是舞后.
• 2. take place 舉行
• The Olympic Games take place every four years.
• 奧林匹克運動會每四年舉辦一次.
• 3. a number of 一些
• A number of people are waiting in line for the
movie tickets.
• 有一些人正排隊等買電影票.
• 4. take part in 參加
• I decided not to take part in the game because I
was not feeling well.
• 我決定不參加比賽,因為我身體不舒服.
• Not + to V 不定詞的否定
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• When it comes to sports competition, you man
think of the Olympics.
• 說到運動競賽,你可能會想到奧林匹克運動會.
• Think of/about/that + 子句
• However, not all competitions are so serious.
• 然而,並非所有的比賽都如此嚴肅.
• The following two examples
• show a “healthy” sense of
• humor.
• 以下兩個例子展現了
• ”健康的”幽默感.
• The first event is the International Birdman in
England.
• 第一項比賽是在英格蘭的國際鳥人大賽.
• It began in 1971. It is held in mid-August every
year and attracts an audience of tens of thousands.
• 它在1971年第一次舉辦.每一年在八月中舉行,吸
引了數萬名觀眾前來.
• Hold動詞三態: hold held held (舉辦;擁抱)
• Be + 過去分詞 (被動式)
• In the event, people run along a platform, jump
off over the sea, and try to fly.
• 比賽中,人們沿著平台跑,跳到海面上,並試著飛
起來.
• Off 從某處落下;離開
• To win the first prize of 30,000 pounds, serious
contestants make machines or hang-gliders to
reach the 100-meter mark.
• 為了要贏得三萬英鎊的第一名獎金,認真的參
賽者會製作機器或滑翔翼,為了達到100公尺的
目標.
• To + V (不定詞) 表示目的;為了…
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However, some people join the event just for fun.
然而,有些人參加比賽只是為了好玩.
They do not use anything except their own bodies.
除了自己的身體,他們並未使用任何東西.
Except 除了 (介係詞)
The point is not to fly the farthest, but to make the
audience laugh.
• 重點不是要飛最遠,而是要
• 使觀眾大笑.
• To + V 不定詞 (當名詞).
• Make + O + (to) V
• Make ,have, let 使役動詞
• The second event, Extreme Ironing, was also
created by an Englishman, Phil Shaw.
• 第二項賽事,極限燙衣,也是由一位英國人Phil
Shaw 所創立的.
• Create動詞三態: create created created
• Be + 過去分詞 (被動式)
• By 介係詞 (被…)
• He came up with the idea one day back in 1997.
• 他在1997年某一天想出這個主意.
• Came up with 想出
• One day 時間副詞
• Back 副詞 (往後)
• Shaw wanted to go rock climbing, but he had to
iron some clothes.
• Shaw像要去攀岩,但他必須燙些衣服.
• Have to 必須
• At that moment, he decided to put the two
activities together into one event.
• 在那時,他決定把兩項活動結合成一項比賽.
• Together (副詞) 一起
• Extreme Ironing now takes place in a number of
places around the world.
• 極限燙衣目前在全世界一些
• 地方舉辦.
• Around 圍繞;環繞;在…附近
• Contestants bring an iron, an ironing board, and clothes
to different kinds of places.
• 參賽者帶燙斗,燙衣板和衣服到不同的地方.
• Kinds of + 名詞 (各種的…)
• They do this on cliffs, under the water, and at the top of
trees.
• 他們在懸崖,水中,樹上燙衣服.
• Some people even do it together with other risky
activities, such as skiing, bungee-jumping, or
parachuting.
• 有些人甚至一邊做其他冒險性的活動,比如滑雪,高空
彈跳,或跳傘.
• Together 一起 (副詞)
• Even 甚至 (副詞)
• The first Extreme Ironing World Championships were
held in Germany in 2002。
• 第一屆極限燙衣服世界錦標賽在2002年德國舉行.
• Hold動詞三態: hold held held
• Be + 過去分詞 (被動式)
• Have + 過去分詞 (完成式)
• The prizes included washing machines and other
household goods.
• 獎品包括洗衣機和其他家庭用品.
• People from ten nations came
• to take part in this contest.
• 來自十個國家的人參與這場比賽.
• Some now hope that Extreme Ironing can become an
event in the Olympics.
• 現在有些人希望極限燙衣可以成為奧運的必賽項目.
• Hope + to V/for +名詞/that + 子句
• This would certainly be difficult to achieve.
• 這當然很難達成.
• Certainly 當然 (副詞)
• However, the contestants’ fighting spirit shows that
• nothing is impossible.
• 但這些參賽者的戰鬥精神顯現
• 出沒有甚麼事是
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• Show + that 子句
Speaking—asking about the Game Results
說--詢問比賽結果
Alan just finished a basketball game, and he suddenly
saw Angela.
Alan剛打完籃球賽, 她突然看到Angela.
See動詞三態: see saw seen
Hi, Angela. Were you watching the game?
嗨,Angela, 妳剛才在看球賽嗎?
Well…I just got here. Who won the game?
嗯…我才剛到.誰贏了?
Get動詞三態: get got got
Win動詞三態: win won won
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We were losing in the beginning.
我們一開始落後.
Oh…so class 9 won the game?
所以9班贏了?
No! We turned the tables and finally beat them by
16 points.
不,我們逆轉勝,最後以 16分擊敗他們.
Well…then, congratulations!
那麼恭喜了.
we’re going to play in the championship final next
Friday.
我們下星期五要進入決賽爭取冠軍.
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Then it looks like your team has to spend time practicing.
看起來你的球隊要花時間練習.
Spend time +Ving…
Has/have to 必須
You’re right. Actually, our team will have a meeting in 20
minutes.
沒錯.事實上,我們隊20分內將要集合.
OK, go ahead, and I wish you good luck in the finals.
你去吧,祝妳冠軍決賽好運.
Will you come and watch me play in the finals?
• 你會來看我打冠軍決賽嗎?
• Watch(感官動詞) + O + 原形動詞
• Let me think…Yes, I’ll go.讓我想一下…好,我會去.