American High School Sports Teams.doc

Unit 4
American High School Sports Teams
第四单元 美国中学体育运动队

Section A 第一部分
Dialog 会话
M: Hi, Mary.
F: Oh, hello, Peter. How are you?
M: I'm fine. Can you have a cup of coffee with me?
F: I can't now. I have an exam tomorrow. I have to study for it.
M: You're taking a lot of courses this year.
F: I might drop some of them. Are you still with the football team?
M: Yes, we will play a game this Friday.
F: May I go to see you play?
M: Yes, of course.
F: I hope the weather will be sunny Friday.
M: I hope so, too.

男：喂，玛丽。
女：喂，彼得，你好吗?
男：很好，你能跟我喝杯咖啡吗?
女：现在不行。我明天要考试，我现在得学习。
男：今年你选了太多的课。
女：我可能退掉一些课。你还在橄榄球队里吗?
男：是啊，我们这个星期五要打一场比赛。
女：我可以不可以去看你比赛呢?
男：当然可以。
女：我希望星期五天气晴朗。
男：我也一样。

Notes 注释
1. can, may, will，和 might 都是情态动词。can, may 表示“有能力”做一件事，might 表示可能(比 may 的可能性差)，will 表示将来会发生什么事，例如：
Peter can have a cup of coffee but Mary can't.
彼得能喝杯咖啡，可玛丽却不能。
Peter can play football but Mary can't.
彼得能玩橄榄球可玛丽却不能。
Peter may (might) become a professional player.
彼得有可能成为职业球员。
Peter may (might) not become a sport star.
将来彼得可能不会成为体育明星。
Peter will play football this Friday. 这个周五彼得要去玩橄榄球。
Mary will not (won't) go to see the football game this Friday.
这个周五玛丽将不去看橄榄球赛。
2. may 除了表示“有可能”之外，还表示允许或是请求。例如：
May I go to New York with the school tour? 我可以跟学校旅行团去纽约吗?
You may go to New York alone. 你可以独自去纽约。
You may not take a lot of money with you. 你不可以带很多钱。

Exercises 练习
1. 根据例句用所给提示回答下列问题。
Example 例句：
What can I do? (join the gymnastic team)
I can join the gymnastic team.
1) What can I do? (join the track team)
2) What can I do? (drive a car)
3) What can I do? (cook fancy dishes)
4) What can I do? (speak English well)
5) What can I do? (sing an American song)
2. 把提示的词组放在 May I...? 的句型里。
1) have a cup of coffee with you
2) go to see you play football
3) have four tomatoes and a dozen eggs
4) sit next to you
5) dance with you
6) take you home
7) use your telephone
3.根据提示回答下列问题。
1) What will Peter play this Friday? (football)
2) When will Mary go to see the football game? (this Friday)
3) How will the weather be this Friday? (sunny)
4) Who will sing the song for us? (Nancy)
5) What will you buy? (two loaves of bread)

Section B 第二部分
Text 课文
American high school students, like Peter, may play on school sports teams. Most high schools have football, baseball, basketball and track teams. Some schools might also have swimming teams, gymnastics teams and tennis teams. Good players can join university teams when they graduate from high schools. The very best will become popular sports stars. The best football, basketball and tennis players can become professional. That means they will have a career in sports and will get money when they play. The best track and gymnastics students may go to the Olympic Games on the US Olympic team.
像彼得一样，美国的中学生可以参加学校体育运动队。大多数学校有橄榄球、棒球、篮球和田径队。有些学校可能还有游泳队、体操队和网球队。好的队员可以在中学毕业时参加大学运动队。非常优秀的会成为受欢迎的体育明星，最好的橄榄球、篮球和网球运动员可以成为职业球员。那就意味着他们会从事体育事业并打球赚钱。最好的田径和体操学生可以代表美国奥林匹克队参加奥运会。

Notes 注释
1.on school sports team 是校体育运动队的队员。类似的表达法还有：
She is on the Times newspaper. 他在《泰晤士报》报社任职。
He is on the committee. 他是委员会委员。
2.the Olympic Games 奥运会

Exercises 练习
根据课文回答问题。
1. What sports teams do most American high schools have?
2. What kind of players will become popular sports stars?
3. What does “professional players” mean?

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
gymnastic [dVim5nAstik] adj. 体操的，体育的
track [trAk] n. 径，轨迹
career [kE5riE(r)] n. 事业，生涯
concert [5kRnsEt] n. 音乐会
tour [tuE)] n. 旅行，旅游
dozen [5dQz(E)n] n. 一打，十二个
baseball [5beisbR:l] n. 棒球，棒球运动
graduate [5grAdjueit] v. (使)(大学)毕业

练习答案：
第一部分
1.
1) I can join the track team.
2) I can drive a car.
3) I can cook fancy dishes.
4) I can speak English well.
5) I can sing an American song.
2.
1) May I have a cup of coffee with you?
2) May I go to see you play football?
3) May I have four tomatoes and a dozen eggs?
4) May I sit next to you?
5) May I dance with you?
6) May I take you home?
7) May I use your telephone?
3.
1) Peter will play football this Friday.
2) Mary will go to see the football game this Friday.
3) The weather will be sunny this Friday.
4) Nancy will sing the song for us.
5) I will buy two loaves of bread.

第二部分
1. They have football, baseball, basketball and track teams.
2. The very best players will become popular sports stars.
3. It means to have a career in sports and to get money to play.