ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1．WomenintheOlympicsThestoryofwomenintheOlympicsislikethestoryofwomeninmanyotheractivities.Atfirsttheywerealmostignored．thentheygraduallybecameaccepted．NowtheysharetheOlympicsequallywithmen．TheOlympicGamesof1896werequitesmallandnowomentookpartinthem．ThefirstwomantowinagoldmedalintheOlympicswasanEnglishgirlcalledCharlotteCooper．Shewonhermedalforplayingtennis．butthissportisno1ongerintheGames．Now．thereareninesportsinwhichwomendotakepart．Themostimportantare：athletics．swimmingandgymnastics．Inthesesports．womencompetitorsreceiveasmuchattentionasmen．Theothersportsinwhichwomentakepartare：volleyball．fencing，canoeinghorse-riding．sailingandarchery．Athleticseventsforwomenfirstcameintothe．AmsterdamGamesinl928．Theywereallowedtotakepartinonlyfourindividualevents—the100metresrelayraceforwomen．Becausesomegirlscollapsedafterthe800metres．thehighJumpanddiscus．Therewasalsoa4×100metres，800metres，thiseventwasnotincludedinthe1932GamesinLosAngeles．Wenowknowthatwomencandoalmostasmuchasmeniftheyareproperlytrained．Andsothereisamuchlargerathleticprogrammeforthem．Onthetrack．womencompeteinthel00200．400．800．1500and3000metreracesandinthehurdles．Inthefield,theydoalltheeventsexceptthepolevault,thetriplejumpandthehammerthrow．2．TheAncientO1ympicGamesInancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations．TheOlympianathleticfestiva1．heldeveryfouryearsinhonourofZeus，eventually1osti1slocalcharacter．becamefirstanationalevent，andthen，aftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenwaived．international．NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo．butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B．C．TheGamestookplaceinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus．Manythousands0fspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece，butnomarriedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator．Slaves,womenanddishonouredpersonswerenota11owedtocompete．Theexactsequenceofeventsisuncertain,buteventsincludedboys’gymnastics．horse-racing,fieldeventssuchasdiscusandjavelinthrowing．andtheveryimportantfootraces．Therewasalsoboxingandwrestlingandspecialtestsofvariedabilitysuchasthepentathlon，thewinnerofwhichexcelledinrunning，jumping．discusandjavelinthrowingandwresting．Theeveningofthethirddaywasdevotedtosacrificialofferingstotheheroesoftheday．andthefourthday．thatofthefullmoon，wassetasideasaholyday．Onthesixthandlastday．allthevictorswerecrownedwithho1ygarlandsofwildolivefromasacredwood．Sogreatwasthehonourthatthe用心爱心专心winnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory．AlthoughO1ympicwinnersreceivednopriizemoney，theywere．infact．richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities．Thepublichonouralsomadethestrictdisciplineoftheten—monthtrainingperiodworthwhile．Inspiteofthe1engthytraining，however．runnerswereknowntodropdeadfromstrainatthewinningpost．Howtheirresultscomparedwithmodernstandards．weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling．Ⅱ、知识归纳(一)英语中“偏爱”常用表达归纳1.“询问某人偏爱什么”常见表达Doyoulikepopularsongsmore?你较喜欢流行音乐吗？Doyoulikecoffeemorethantea?咖啡与茶相比，你更喜欢咖啡吗？DoyouprefertowatchTVathome?你宁愿呆在家里看电视吗？Whichismoreinterestingtoyou?你觉得哪个更有趣？Wouldyourathergotherebybusoronfoot?你宁愿坐公共汽车还是步行去那儿？Whichisyourpreference—moviestarsorsportsstars?你是喜欢电影明星还是体育明星？Whichdoyoulikebetter?你更喜欢哪一个？Wh...
