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C． to honour the god Zeus． Every four years， they brought together athletes from all the Greek cities． A nationwide truce was called for the five days of petition held in Olympia． The first day was devoted to ceremonies， banquets， and sacrifices． Early events included running， boxing，wrestling， pentathlon， and various horse and chariot races． After 490 B． C．， a special longdistance race， the marathon， was added to memorate the legendary feat of a Greek soldier． It was said that he ran from the Plain of Marathon to Athens， a distance of 22 miles， 1470 yards， to bring the news of the Greek victory over the Persian army． Upon exclaiming， ‚ Rejoice! We have won!‛ he collapsed and died． marathon 马拉松 athlete 运动员 nationwide ? 全国的 truce 休战 devote ? 奉献 ceremony ? 典礼banquet ? 宴会 sacrifice 祭祀 wrestling ? 摔跤 pentathlon ? 五项全能 chariot race 战车比赛memorate 纪念 legendary feat 传奇性的壮举 exclaim 大喊 rejoice 欣喜，高兴 collapse ? 倒塌，崩溃，虚脱 马拉松 26 英里 285 码对于跑步项目来说是个奇怪的距离。 其他跑步项目大多是以偶数计算长度的。 然而，马拉松有着悠久的历史，可以追溯到早期希腊奥林匹克运动会。 希腊人于公元前 776 年开始举办奥林匹克运动会以纪念宙斯。 希腊各城市的运动员每四年聚集一次，在奥林匹亚举行竞赛，在这竞赛的五天内全国休战。 第一天有典礼、宴会和祭祀。 早期的项目包括跑步、拳击、摔跤、五项全能及各种马术和战车比赛。 公元前 490 年以后，奥林匹克运动会中又加设了一项特殊的长跑项目 —— 马拉松，以纪念一位希腊士兵传奇性的壮举。 据说他从马 拉松平原跑到雅典，一共跑了 22英里， 1 470 码，为了带回希腊战胜波斯军队的胜利消息，在高喊出‚欢呼吧。 我们胜利了。 ‛后，他倒在地上死了 Hurry To Work Fred Farmer has a lot of friends in the city and is very popular with the neighbourhood kids. Everyone remembers him as a professional baseball player. Fred used to be with a team in Los Angeles several years had to give up baseball when he injured his arm in an automobile accident. At the time,everyone expected him to take a job at his father39。 s ice cream factory. But Fred would rather eat ice cream than sell it. Once he tried working for an insurance pany downtown. He had to be on the job at 8:30 in the morning. but that was too early for Fred and he quit after the first month. Besides, he didn39。 t like being in an office all day. Nowadays, Fred spends most of his time in the park. He enjoys teaching boys in the neighbourhood how to play baseball. Whenever Fred needs a little money he sells hot dogs at the sports stadium. professional 专业的，职业的 injure 使受伤 insurance 保险 quit 离开，辞职 不急着工作 佛瑞德。 法默在城里有很多朋友，而且附近小孩都很喜欢他。 大家都知道他曾经是位职业棒球运动员。 几年前，佛瑞德在洛杉矶的一个球队打球。 他在一次车祸中伤了胳膊，于是就放弃打棒球了当时，大家都认为他会到他父亲的冰激凌工厂上班。 但是佛瑞德宁愿吃冰激凌，也不愿意卖冰激凌。 他曾经试着在市区的一家保险公司上班他早晨 8 点半就要到公司上班，这对佛瑞德来说太早了，所以干完第一个月后，他就辞去了这份工作。 此外，他也不喜欢整天坐在办公室里。 现在，佛瑞德的大部分时间都在公园里度过。 他乐于教邻近的小孩怎么打棒 球。 需要一点钱的时候，他就在体育馆卖热狗 Lesson12 The Wright Brothers When they were young boys， Orville and Wilbur Wright received an inexpensive toy from their father． It was a flying toy made of cork and bamboo． The body was made of paper and the power was supplied by a rubber band． The toy was able to fly across the living room using its own power． The boys were fascinated． Older brother Wilbur began reading every book and newspaper article he could find about wings and flying machines． Orville later wrote， ‚ We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests； to investigate whatever aroused curiosity．‛ From what he read， he became convinced that it was possible to build an aircraft that would carry a man through the air． The two brothers worked hard on their dreams for several years． Finally they flew the first manageable aircraft into the air on December 17， 1903． They proved to the world the secrets of human flight． cork ? 软木 pursue ? 追求，追寻 convince ? 确信，相信 manageable 可管理的 prove ? 证实，证明 怀特兄弟 当奥威尔和威尔伯 怀特还是小男孩的时候，他们从父亲那里得到了一个便宜的玩具。 这是一个由软木和竹子做成的飞行玩具，它的身体是用纸做的，动力由一个橡皮筋提供。 这个玩具可以靠其自身的动力在起居室里飞。 孩子们对它着了迷。 哥哥威尔伯开始读他所能找到的所有关于机翼和飞行器的书籍和报道。 奥威尔在后来写到，‚我们很幸运成长在这样的环境中，人们总是鼓励孩子去追寻自己的研究兴趣，去钻研任何引起他们好奇 心的东西。 ‛从他所读过的书中，他确信人类是可以造出载人飞行器的兄弟俩为着他们的梦想努力工作了多年，终于在 1903 年 12 月 17 日驾驶着第一架可操控的飞行器飞上了天。 他们向世界解开了人类飞行之迷。 Lesson13 The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health． Scientific research shows that it causes many kinds of diseases． In fact， many people who smoke get lung cancer． However， Edward Gilson has lung cancer， and he has never smoked cigarettes． He lives with his wife， Evelyn， who has smoked about a pack of cigarettes a day throughout their marriage． The Gilsons have been married for 35 years． No one knows for sure why Mr． Gilson has lung cancer． Nevertheless,doctors believe that secondhand smoke may cause ung cancer in people who do not smoke because nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other people39。 s cigarettes． This smoke is called secondhand smoke． Edward Gilson has been breathing this type of smoke for 35 he is dying of lung cancer． However， he is not alone． The U． S． Environmental Protection Agency reports that about 53， 000 people die in the United States each year as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke． We call this passive smoking． nevertheless ? 然而 Environmental Protection Agency 环境保护署 exposure ? 暴露 passive 被动的 二手烟的危害 大多数人都知道吸烟有害健康。 科学研究表明，吸烟能够诱发多种疾病。 事实上，许多吸烟的人得了肺癌。 然而爱德华 吉 尔松从不抽烟却得了肺癌。 他和他的妻子伊芙琳生活在一起，婚后他的妻子每天要抽一包烟。 吉尔松夫妇已经结婚三十五年了。 没有人确切地知道为什么吉尔松会得肺癌。 然而，医生相信二手烟可能会使不抽烟的人患上肺癌，因为不抽烟的人经常吸入别人吸烟时产生的烟。 这种烟叫做二手烟。 爱德华 吉尔松吸这种烟吸了三十五年。 现在他即将死于肺癌。 然而，他的情况可不是唯一的。 美国环境保护署报道，每年在美国大约有五万三千人因吸入二手烟死亡。 我们把这种情况叫做被动吸烟。 Lesson14 Dolphins Many people have experienced the joy of standing on a moving ship and watching a group of dolphins swim alongside． Dolphins are not only playful animals but they are also highly intelligent． They are mammals that can be found in most of the world39。 s oceans as well as in fresh water． Dolphins can swim at speeds of up to 56 KPH and they can dive to depths of 200 meters and stay underwater for 58 minutes without resurfacing for air． They are wellknown for the unique clicking sound they u。