UNIT 1 The Olympics
第一单元 奥运会
Lesson 2: Swimming for Gold
第二课： 游泳金牌
THINK ABOUT IT!

Have you ever gone swimming?

Where do you like to swim?

List some other sports you are good at.

Barcelona,August 8,1992
巴塞罗那，1992年8月8日
China's First Gold in Swimming
中国的第一枚游泳金牌
Zhuang Yong swam her way to a gold medal today.
庄泳今天游出了她的一枚金牌。
It was the first gold medal in an Olympic swimming event for our country.
那是我们国家获得的首枚奥运游泳金牌。
Zhuang Yong won the women's 100-metre freestyle with a time of 54.64 seconds.
庄泳以54.64秒的成绩获得女子100米自由泳比赛冠军。
It was a very close race.
这是一场势均力敌的比赛。
When it was over,no one knew who had won.
比赛结束时，没人知道谁会获胜。
It seemed that Zhuang Yong and Jenny Thompson,an American swimmer,had finished at the same time.
庄泳和一名美国游泳运动员珍妮·汤普森似乎同时到达终点。
Was it a tie?
这是平局吗？
When it showed: "First,Zhuang Yong,China.Second,Jenny Thompson,U.S.A."
当结果显示：“第一名，中国的庄泳。第二名,美国的珍妮·汤普森”时，
the Chinese spectators at the swimming pool jumped up and down,cheering.
游泳池看台上的中国观众跳跃着，欢呼着。
They were very excited!
他们非常兴奋！
Zhuang Yong surprised everyone.
庄泳令每一个人吃惊。
Before the Olympics,her best time had been slower than Miss Thompson's.
在奥运会前，她最快的时候都要比汤普森慢。
Miss Thompson had set a world record in the 100-metre event,with a time of 54.48 seconds.
汤普森曾在100米项目中创造了54.48的世界记录。
But today Zhuang Yong beat the American swimmer.
但是今天庄泳战胜了这位美国游泳运动员。
She also won two silver medals.
她还获得了两枚银牌。
Zhuang Yong began swimming when she was eight years old.
庄泳八岁开始游泳。
She is one of the four Chinese women to win Olympic medals in swimming at the 1992 Olympic Games.
她是在1992年奥运会上获得奥运奖牌的四名中国女选手之一。
The others are Qian Hong,Lin Li and Yang Wenyi.
其他三人是钱红、林丽、杨文意。
Spectators watch sports events.
观众观看比赛。
When their favourites win,they cheer!
当他们喜欢的运动员获胜时，他们就会欢呼！
In a 100-metre race,the swimmers go up the pool once and down the pool once.
在一百米比赛中，游泳运动员要在游泳池里游一个来回。
They go as fast as they can!
他们要尽可能快地游！
Learning Tips
学习贴士
Barcelona: a city in the northeast of Spain
巴塞罗那：西班牙东北部的一个城市
LET'S DO IT!

With a partner,summarize the information about Zhuang Yong and the other swimmers.

Of these famous Chinese swimmers,who is your favourite?

Why do you admire him or her?

Describe him or her to your partner.