第二十讲Thegreatestcyclist,LanceArmstrong[词汇联想][短文助记]Bicyclesarepopularwithpeople.Mostpeoplethinkbicyclesaremuchsaferthananyothervehicle.Itcanalsohelpussaveenergyandavoidairpollution.What’smore,cyclingisgoodexerciseanditisimportantforourhealth.Ofcourse,cyclingisaneventofsports,too.AmericanLanceArmstrongisfamousforhisachievementsandcourageincycling.Whilehewasamiddleschoolstudent,Lanceoftenrodehisbikeover320kminoneday.By1996hewasoneofthetopcyclistsintheworld.However,hiswaytosuccessdidn’tgowell.Laterthatyear,aseriouspaininhislowerbodymadehimstopriding.Doctorstoldhimthathehadcancer.Liketheotherchallengesinhislife,Lancefacedithead-on.InMayof1998,hebegantomakeacomeback.HetrainedhardandledtheAmericanteamtowintheTourdeFrancein1999.HewentonwinningtheTourdeFrancefrom2000until2004.LanceArmstrongcyclistcyclingbicyclesafesaveenergyavoidpollutionfamousachievementcouragechampionchampionshiptopsuccessrecordseriouspainchallengebeatTourdeFrancecover200miles21timedstagesoverthreeweeksdifficulttorideonLanceArmstrongrodeintohistorybywinningtheTourdeFranceforarecordsixthtimein2004.Afterthat,hewontheraceonceagainin2005.Itseemsimpossibletobeathim.Asacyclist,itiscertainthatLanceArmstrongisthegreatest.[单词释义]1.cyclistn.2.avoidv.3.pollutionn.4.what’smore5.eventn.6.befamousfor7.achievementn.8.couragen.9.whileconj.&n.10.middleadj.11.topadj.&n.12.successn.13.seriousadj.14.painn.15.challengen.&v.16.head-onadv.&adj.17.comebackn.18.trainv.19.leadv.20.TourdeFrance21.goon22.recordn.&v.23.onceagain24.seemv.1.骑自行车的人2.避免;躲开;逃避3.污染4.(更)还有的是,加之5.事件;项目;结果6.因……而出名7.成绩;成就;达到;完成8.勇气;勇敢;胆量9.当……的时候;虽然……;只要……;&一会儿10.中央的;中等的;中间的11.(位置、级别或程度)最高的;&顶部,顶端12.成功13.严肃的,认真的;重大的;严重的14.疼,痛;痛苦15.挑战16.面对面地;毫不回避地;&迎头相撞的17.复出;重返18.训练;培养;练习19.带领;领路;导致20.环法自行车赛21.继续;发生,进行;经过,过去22.记录;唱片;&记录;录制25.impossibleadj.26.beatv.&n.27.certainadj.28.championn.29.championshipn.30.stagen.23.再一次24.看起来(像是……);似乎,好像……25.不可能的;不可能存在的26.打败(某人);赢;敲打;跳动;&(音乐)节拍27.确定的;无疑的;一定会……28.冠军,优胜者29.锦标赛30.阶段;舞台