高二英语高三新课：Unit1—Thatmustbearecord（I）人教版【本讲教育信息】一.教学内容：高三新课：Unit1—Thatmustbearecord（I）二.知识总结与归纳：第一篇阅读材料重，难点解析1.In1951,thethendirectoroftheGuinnessBrewery,SirHughBeaver,wantedtosettleanargumentaboutthefastestbirdinEurope.在1951年，时任吉尼斯啤酒公司的董事长SirHughBeaver想要解决一个关于欧洲最快的鸟的争论。then：在这里是：当时的，时任的。常用于书面语中。HewasthesecretarytothethenMinisterofEducation.Thematterwasreportedtothethenheadofthesecretservice.settle：解决，安定；定居；支付，结算；常见的短语有：settledown：定居；安静；settleon：决定；settlefor：同意接受Whycan’tyousettleyourdifferencesandbefriendsagain?Theboysweresettledintheirdormitory.Let’sgo.Ihavealreadysettledupwiththewaiter.Thechairmantriedtosettletheaudiencedown.Afteragooddealofdiscussion,wesettledontheplan.He’llsettleforanykindoftask.2.Instead,theeditorsofthebooksetdowntherecordsandkeeptrackoftheminotherways.相反地，编辑们就把这些记录下来，通过其他方式进行跟踪调查。setdown：记下；写下；放下，停车；Ihavesetdownthekeypointsofthemeeting.Thebussetsthechildrendownjustoutsidetheschoolgate.其他相关的短语：setabout;setaside;setoff;setout;setup;setfootin/onkeeptrackof：与……保持联系；看清，听清It’sdifficulttokeeptrackofallthenewideasanddevelopmentsineducation.3.Youcanlearnthattheoldestpersonisawomanwholivedtobe122yearsand164days.你可以了解到寿命最长的人是个妇女，活了122年164天。livetobe/do：活到Hismotherdidn’tlivetoseethedaywhenhesucceeded.4.Amongthebrilliantathleticachievement,afewrecordsstandoutbecauseofthemovinglifestoriesbehindthem.在这些出色的运动成绩中，一些记录非常突出，因为在成绩的背后有着动人的故事。standout：突出，鲜明；坚持；出列Hewasverytallandstoodoutinthecrowd.Redalwaysstandsoutamongothercolors.Theworkersarestandingoutforhigherwagesandbetterconditions.用心爱心专心Themedicaskedthosewhohadnothadtheirphysicalexaminationtostandout.5.Impressiveastherecordis,itfadesnexttothestoryofArmstrong’sstruggleagainstdisease.虽然这项记录令人难忘，但Armstrong与疾病抗争的故事比它更令人瞩目。as在此表示：虽然。句子运用倒装结构。名词/形容词/副词/动词+as+主语……MuchasIlikeVenice,Iwouldn’tliketoliethereforlong.Tryashewould,hemightfailagain.Searchastheywould,theycouldn’tfindthemissingchild.fade原意为：褪色，逐渐消失；在此与nextto连用，表示：与……相比显得逊色。Alreadythemountainsarefadingintheeveninglight.Thisstoryseemstohavefadedoutofthepopularmind.6.In1996Armstrong,thethenNo.1cyclistintheworld,wasdiagnosedwithcancerandmanythoughtthatitmeanttheendofhiscareer,maybeevenhislife.1996年，Armstrong当时世界排名第一的自行车运动员，被诊断出患有癌症，很多人认为这将意味着他运动生涯的结束，也许甚至意味着他的生命的终结。diagnosewith/as：诊断Quiteanumberofsoldierswerediagnosedwithflu.Thedoctordiagnosedtheillnessofthebabyaspneumonia.7.HewentontosetthespeedrecordandachievehisgoalofwinningtheTourdeFrancesixyearsinarowfrom1999to2004.他继续创造世界纪录，并且在2004年实现了他连续六次赢得环法自行车赛冠军的目标。inarow此处表示：连续，持续．还有“站成一排”的意思。Shewonthecompetitionthreetimesinarow.Jimmyhasbeenabsentforfourdaysinarow.Thechildrenwereaskedtostandinarow.8.Whetherweareouttosetanewrecordourselvesorsimplyenjoyreadingaboutchampions,theGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsmakesforinterestingreading.无论我们亲自破记录，还是欣赏阅读有关他人的夺冠壮举，＜吉尼斯世界纪录＞都算得上是一本有趣的...
