Unit 2 The Olympic Games
一. Words and expressions:
1. a ncient adj. 古代的，古老的
ancient buildings/the ancient Egyptians the ancient city/the ancient tower
the ancient palace/（in ）ancient times This set of ancient china is invaluable. 这套古瓷器非常珍贵。
2. c ompete vi. 比赛，竞争
competitor n. 竞争者/参赛者
competition n. 竞争
in competition with和……竞争/比赛 competitive adj. 竞争的；有竞争力的；胜过或超过他人的
compete 是不及物动词, 接against 表示“与„对抗”,接for 表示“夺取„”,接with 表示“对„抗争/竞争”，接in 表示“参与„„比赛”； “在某方面竞争” He at last got a chance to compete in the Olympics.
他终于获得了参加奥运会比赛的机会。 We can compete with the best teams.
我们能与最好的队竞争。
I compete with you for that position.
我和你竞争那个职位。
The firm is too small to compete against large ones.
这家公司太小，不能与大公司抗衡。 试译：
What match did they compete in this time? No student in our class can compete in English with Mary.
With which team did they compete for the gold medal?
More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize.
3. take part in 参加，参与
（指参加有组织的、群众性的集体活动/会议等，并发挥积极作用）
In early days only male athletes were
allowed to take part in the Olympic Games.
在奥林匹克运动会早期，只有男性运动员才能参加比赛。
He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.
他为学校的荣誉参加了竞赛。
The Swiss didn't take part in the two World Wars.
瑞士没有参加两次世界大战。
试译：
How many Asian countries have taken part in the sport meeting?
He will take part in this contest.
练习：
用take part in/join/join in/attend的适当形式填空:
1. About 100 students ______ the activity held by the Student Union.
2. We’d like as many people as possible to ______ our wedding.
3. Will you ______ us ______ discussing the problem?
4. China managed to _____WTO in 2001.
单项填空：
1. The students are busy making
preparation for the lecture because
they will ______ the competition.
A. attend B.join
C.take part in D. attend to
2. Please let us know if you are unable to _____ the lecture by professor Wang.
A. join B.join in
C. attend D. take part in
4. stand for 代表；象征；容忍(一般用于疑问句和否定句) ；主张
What do the letters UN stand for?
字母UN 代表什么？
The American flag stands for freedom and justice.
美国国旗代表自由和公平。
CPC stands for the Communist Party of China.
CPC 是中国共产党的英文名称缩写。 Letter "O" stands for oxygen and "H" for hydrogen.
字母“O”代表氧，“H”代表氢。
I will not stand for his insults any longer. 我再不能容忍他的污辱了。
Before we vote for him,we want to know what he stands for.
在我们投票选举他之前，我们想知道他 主张什么。
admit vt. ﹠vi 容许，承认，接纳, 容纳 ★ admit sb to/into 允许„„进入; 获
准加入, 接纳
★ admit to 承认（做错了事，犯了罪） ★ be admitted to (the) hospital被
送进医院
★ admit defeat [中途]承认失败, 认输 ★ admit of sth [正式]容许有
You may not like her,but you have to admit she’s good at work.
A quarter of the workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
China was admitted to the WTO in 2001.
He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning with stomach pains.
Tom kept running ,refusing to admit defeat. The facts admit no other explanation. 事实不容置疑。
Each classroom admits at most 70 students. 每间教室最多容纳70名学生。
as well 也，又，还
He writes his own songs and he plays the guitar as well.
他唱自己谱曲的歌，也弹吉他。 Are you traveling to London as well? We can go together.
你也往伦敦方向去吗？咱们可以同行。 as well as也，还，并且，和…一样；不但…
而且（谓语与第一主语一致）
He is a friend in word as well as in deed. 他是个言行如一的朋友。
She can speak Japanese as well as English. 她会说日语和英语。
He works as well as a skilled worker. 他工作和熟练工人一样出色。
Think of others as well as yourself. 不仅要想到自己，也要想到别人。
Her parents as well as she are very kind to me.
她父母和她一样对我很好。
May/might as well 最好, 不如/不妨，还
是„„为好
You may as well keep it a secret.
你最好将这件事保密。
If that is the case, we may as well try.
如果情况是这样，我们不妨试一试。 There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
没什么事可做，我还是上床睡觉好了。 Now that we have come here,we may as well listen to it carefully.
既然我们已经到这来了，还是认真听听吧。 host vt. 主办；主持；招待n. 主人，东道主 大量
Brazil will host the 31st Olympic Games in 2016.
2016年巴西将主办第31届奥运会。
Mr. Marce will host a reception tonight. 马斯先生将主持今晚的招待会。
They hosted the guests in a five-star hotel. 他们在一家五星级宾馆设宴招待了客人。 The host team lost the football game.
主队踢输了足球赛。
Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games?
哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国（东道主）？
We are faced with a host of difficulties. 我们面临着许多困难。
He saw a host of monkeys climbing up the trees.
他看见一群猴子爬上树去。
replace vt. 取代，代替，替换；放回原处 偿还，赔偿
Nothing can replace a mother's love. 什么都无法取代母爱。
We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer.
我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。
We'll get someone or other to replace him. 我们会找别人来代替他。
Then he made Xiao Li replace me as goal-keeper.
然后他让小李来代替我当守门员。 Please replace the books after reading. 看完书后请将书放回原处。
I’ll replace the vase I broke as soon as possible.
我愿尽快用新花瓶赔我打破的花瓶。
take sb.’s place =take the place of 代替，取代
in place of 代替，取代
instead of 代替，而不是……
Who will take the place of Mr White? 谁将代替怀特先生?
Who will take the place of the manager? 谁将接替经理的工作？
We have arranged for another man to take his place.
我们已安排好由另一个人取代他。
Joe had to work as blacksmith in place of his lazy father.
乔只好代替他懒惰的父亲去当铁匠。 We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks.
我们用筷子代替刀叉。
I gave him advice instead of money. 我给了他忠告，而不是钱。
Instead of fewer accidents, there were more. 意外事故非但没有减少，反而增多了。 He lay about all day instead of working. 他整天游手好闲, 无所事事。
charge vt. 控诉；赊帐；给„充电；委以
重任；归罪于；记在账上 vi. 要价；
n. 责任；电荷；指控；费用；照顾 He charged me 100 dollars for this coat. 这件外套他要我100美元。
How much do you charge for a room with a bath?
一间带浴室的房间要价多少钱？ Charge the room to my account.
把房间的费用记在我的帐下。
Charge up my car battery, will you? 替我把汽车上的蓄电池充一下电好吗? We are charged with a heavy task. 我们被委以一件繁重的任务。
They charged the accident to（or against）me.
他们将这件事归咎于我。
You charge very high.
你要价太高。
This charge is a positive charge.
这个电荷是正电荷。
I have been put in charge of the team. 我被指派全权负责这个队。
Harry will take charge of the department while I am away.
我不再是由哈里负责部门的事物。 He was arrested on a charge of armed robbery.
他被指控犯武装抢劫罪而遭逮捕。 Gas charges will rise in December. 12月份煤气价格将上涨。
The child was in my charge when he ran away.
他离家出走后，孩子便由我照顾。 Mr Gao is in the charge of the hospital. 高先生主管那所医院。
advertise v t. ＆vi. 做广告，登广告 用法：
1. advertise 指“广告，宣传”，
advertise for指“用广告征求”。 ⑴. We decided to advertise our new
product.
我们决定为我们的新产品做广告。 ⑵. We can advertise on the Internet. 我们可以在网上登广告。
⑶. I must advertise for a new secretary. 我得刊登广告聘请一位新秘书。 2. advertise 不一定指“预备出卖”， He did his best to advertise himself. 他努力使自己引起他人注意。
Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS.
你不要到处宣扬他得了爱滋病。
bargain vi. 讨价还价，讲条件，讲价钱 n. 便宜货
v.(动词)
1. bargain 的基本含义是买卖双方就交易条件(尤指价格) 进行谈判、磋商, 常译为“讨价还
价”“讲价钱”“谈判(交易) 条件”,也可指单方面“提出条件”。可用作及物动词, 也可用作不及物动词。
2. bargain 作“讨价还价”解时用作不及物动词, 表示“与(某人) 讨价还价”时接with, 表示“为(某物) 讨价还价”时接for, 表示“就(某事) 讨价还价”时接about 或over 。
3. bargain 还可作“要求得到”解, 这时用作及物动词, 常接that 从句, 且从句中的谓语动词多用虚拟语气。
4. bargain for sth./bargain on doing sth.[一般用于否定句]考虑到，估计到，预料到
If you bargain with them they might reduce the price.
你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。 We refuse to bargain over the price. 我们拒绝在价格上讨价还价。
What a waste of time to bargain for everything!
买什么都要讨价还价, 多浪费时间。 We hadn’t bargained for such heavy rain,and got really wet.
我们没料到会下这么大的雨，结果浑身都湿透了。
I didn't bargain for Mary arriving so soon.
我没想到玛莉来得这么快。
We can ’t bargain on finding the right house straightaway.
我们不能指望马上就能找到合适的房子。 n.(名词)
1. bargain 的基本意思是“协议, 交易”,指双方或各方约定彼此要为对方做的事项; bargain还可作“特价商品”解, 这种商品多指廉价购买或廉
价出售的, 有时还可以指通过讨价还价成交的商品。
2. bargain 是可数名词, 其前可加不定冠词或定冠词, bargain作“廉价”解时, 可充当定语。 He made a satisfactory bargain with them. 他和他们做了一笔满意的交易。
That car is a real bargain at300.
那辆汽车300英镑，真便宜。
These carpets are for sale at a bargain price. 这些地毯以优惠价出售。
one after another 陆续地，一个接一个地 The lights went out one after another. 电灯一个接一个灭了。
It was the time of break and students came out of classroom one after another.
现在是休息时间，学生们一个接一个走出教室。
one by one 一个接一个地，依次
Let's get on the bus one by one.
One by one they got out.
deserve vi. ＆ vt. 应受（报答，奖赏或惩罚）；
某物因具有某些特点而“值得„”, You deserve a reward for being so helpful. 你帮了这么大的忙，理应受到奖励。 You've been working all morning---you deserve a rest.
你已经干了一个上午了，该休息一下了。 Honours do not always go to those who deserve them.
荣誉并非永远为应得的人所得。
If you do wrong, you deserve the
punishment.
你如做错事, 应当受罚。
He felt that he did not deserve to be given such a great honour.
他感到自己不配得到这样大的荣誉。 deserve 后可跟that 从句，从句中用should 。
Does he deserve that you should treat him like this?
他值得你那样对他吗？
重点句子解释：
* No other countries could join in,nor
could slaves or wemen.
别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参 加。
no adj.(形容词)
1. no 用作形容词表示“没有的”时, 与可数名词的单数或不可数名词连用, 谓语动词用单数, 与可数名词的复数连用时, 谓语动词用复数; 也可表示某事被禁止, 即“不许的, 不可的”。还可表示与所说的事截然不同。
2. no 的意思相当于not a/an或not any,因此其后不能再加a,an,any; 其前不能加the, my, this或that 等限定词。 No horse has a speed comparable to that of his.
没有一匹马的速度能比得上他的马。 No food is left in the refrigerator except some bread.
冰箱里除了一些面包其他什么也不剩。 There are no trees or bushes to give shade.
没有树木或灌木丛可以遮荫。
nor conj. 引导倒装句，“也不”
He can not operate the machine, neither ( nor) can I, nor can anybody else.
他不能操作这台机器。我也不能。任何人都不能。
Glass cannot conduct electricity, nor can rubber.
玻璃不能导电，橡胶也不能。
In my opinion, neither you nor he has met the standard.
依我看，你和他都没有达到这个标准。 * Nowadays any country can take oart in if their athletes are good enough.
①nowadays =at the present time; in these
modern times 现在，现今
e.g.
Everyone is trying to get rich quickly ～. 现在每个人都想要尽快发财致富。 Do you think kids nowadays are lazy? Nowadays , children often prefer watching
TV to reading
②. if their athletes are good enough=if their
athletes reach the agreed standard for their events
你知道player 与athlete 的区别吗？
* Wemen are not only allowed,but play a
gymnastics, athletics,team sports and….
①not only… but (also)…
He speaks not only English but also French. She not only plays well, but also writes music.
Not only did the dog bark at him, but (it) bit him.
She is not only good at mathematics, but she is interested in English as well.
Not only is he clever but diligent. Not only you but also I am to blame.
②play a role in =play a part in在 „„中起
作用； 扮演角色
He was invited to play a role in this TV play.
Eastern culture can play a positive role in this.
Luck played a part in his success. He played a small part in the play.
Mike was a company man and refused to take a part in the strike.
* Where are all the athletes housed?
house vt. 给„房子住；储存(某物) ；容纳,
藏有
He tried to feed and house his family. 他设法为一家人解决吃和住的问题。 The library houses about three million books.
该图书馆收藏了约三百万册书。
The classroom can house sixty students. 教室可容纳六十名学生。
Those caves may house snakes or some other wild animals.
那些洞里也许有蛇或者其它什么野兽。 * There ’s as much competition among
countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争就跟争夺奥运奖牌一样地激烈。
She did as much work as her brother. 她干的工作和她弟弟干的一样多。
My father loves me as much as my mother does.
我父亲和我母亲一样爱我。
To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.
He can suck up as much information as you can give him.
你教他多少，他就可以学多少。 Clever students can suck up as much knowledge as you can give them.
聪明的学生能够接受所传授的一切知识。
Unit 2 The Olympic Games
一. Words and expressions:
1. a ncient adj. 古代的，古老的
ancient buildings/the ancient Egyptians the ancient city/the ancient tower
the ancient palace/（in ）ancient times This set of ancient china is invaluable. 这套古瓷器非常珍贵。
2. c ompete vi. 比赛，竞争
competitor n. 竞争者/参赛者
competition n. 竞争
in competition with和……竞争/比赛 competitive adj. 竞争的；有竞争力的；胜过或超过他人的
compete 是不及物动词, 接against 表示“与„对抗”,接for 表示“夺取„”,接with 表示“对„抗争/竞争”，接in 表示“参与„„比赛”； “在某方面竞争” He at last got a chance to compete in the Olympics.
他终于获得了参加奥运会比赛的机会。 We can compete with the best teams.
我们能与最好的队竞争。
I compete with you for that position.
我和你竞争那个职位。
The firm is too small to compete against large ones.
这家公司太小，不能与大公司抗衡。 试译：
What match did they compete in this time? No student in our class can compete in English with Mary.
With which team did they compete for the gold medal?
More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize.
3. take part in 参加，参与
（指参加有组织的、群众性的集体活动/会议等，并发挥积极作用）
In early days only male athletes were
allowed to take part in the Olympic Games.
在奥林匹克运动会早期，只有男性运动员才能参加比赛。
He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.
他为学校的荣誉参加了竞赛。
The Swiss didn't take part in the two World Wars.
瑞士没有参加两次世界大战。
试译：
How many Asian countries have taken part in the sport meeting?
He will take part in this contest.
练习：
用take part in/join/join in/attend的适当形式填空:
1. About 100 students ______ the activity held by the Student Union.
2. We’d like as many people as possible to ______ our wedding.
3. Will you ______ us ______ discussing the problem?
4. China managed to _____WTO in 2001.
单项填空：
1. The students are busy making
preparation for the lecture because
they will ______ the competition.
A. attend B.join
C.take part in D. attend to
2. Please let us know if you are unable to _____ the lecture by professor Wang.
A. join B.join in
C. attend D. take part in
4. stand for 代表；象征；容忍(一般用于疑问句和否定句) ；主张
What do the letters UN stand for?
字母UN 代表什么？
The American flag stands for freedom and justice.
美国国旗代表自由和公平。
CPC stands for the Communist Party of China.
CPC 是中国共产党的英文名称缩写。 Letter "O" stands for oxygen and "H" for hydrogen.
字母“O”代表氧，“H”代表氢。
I will not stand for his insults any longer. 我再不能容忍他的污辱了。
Before we vote for him,we want to know what he stands for.
在我们投票选举他之前，我们想知道他 主张什么。
admit vt. ﹠vi 容许，承认，接纳, 容纳 ★ admit sb to/into 允许„„进入; 获
准加入, 接纳
★ admit to 承认（做错了事，犯了罪） ★ be admitted to (the) hospital被
送进医院
★ admit defeat [中途]承认失败, 认输 ★ admit of sth [正式]容许有
You may not like her,but you have to admit she’s good at work.
A quarter of the workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
China was admitted to the WTO in 2001.
He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning with stomach pains.
Tom kept running ,refusing to admit defeat. The facts admit no other explanation. 事实不容置疑。
Each classroom admits at most 70 students. 每间教室最多容纳70名学生。
as well 也，又，还
He writes his own songs and he plays the guitar as well.
他唱自己谱曲的歌，也弹吉他。 Are you traveling to London as well? We can go together.
你也往伦敦方向去吗？咱们可以同行。 as well as也，还，并且，和…一样；不但…
而且（谓语与第一主语一致）
He is a friend in word as well as in deed. 他是个言行如一的朋友。
She can speak Japanese as well as English. 她会说日语和英语。
He works as well as a skilled worker. 他工作和熟练工人一样出色。
Think of others as well as yourself. 不仅要想到自己，也要想到别人。
Her parents as well as she are very kind to me.
她父母和她一样对我很好。
May/might as well 最好, 不如/不妨，还
是„„为好
You may as well keep it a secret.
你最好将这件事保密。
If that is the case, we may as well try.
如果情况是这样，我们不妨试一试。 There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
没什么事可做，我还是上床睡觉好了。 Now that we have come here,we may as well listen to it carefully.
既然我们已经到这来了，还是认真听听吧。 host vt. 主办；主持；招待n. 主人，东道主 大量
Brazil will host the 31st Olympic Games in 2016.
2016年巴西将主办第31届奥运会。
Mr. Marce will host a reception tonight. 马斯先生将主持今晚的招待会。
They hosted the guests in a five-star hotel. 他们在一家五星级宾馆设宴招待了客人。 The host team lost the football game.
主队踢输了足球赛。
Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games?
哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国（东道主）？
We are faced with a host of difficulties. 我们面临着许多困难。
He saw a host of monkeys climbing up the trees.
他看见一群猴子爬上树去。
replace vt. 取代，代替，替换；放回原处 偿还，赔偿
Nothing can replace a mother's love. 什么都无法取代母爱。
We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer.
我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。
We'll get someone or other to replace him. 我们会找别人来代替他。
Then he made Xiao Li replace me as goal-keeper.
然后他让小李来代替我当守门员。 Please replace the books after reading. 看完书后请将书放回原处。
I’ll replace the vase I broke as soon as possible.
我愿尽快用新花瓶赔我打破的花瓶。
take sb.’s place =take the place of 代替，取代
in place of 代替，取代
instead of 代替，而不是……
Who will take the place of Mr White? 谁将代替怀特先生?
Who will take the place of the manager? 谁将接替经理的工作？
We have arranged for another man to take his place.
我们已安排好由另一个人取代他。
Joe had to work as blacksmith in place of his lazy father.
乔只好代替他懒惰的父亲去当铁匠。 We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks.
我们用筷子代替刀叉。
I gave him advice instead of money. 我给了他忠告，而不是钱。
Instead of fewer accidents, there were more. 意外事故非但没有减少，反而增多了。 He lay about all day instead of working. 他整天游手好闲, 无所事事。
charge vt. 控诉；赊帐；给„充电；委以
重任；归罪于；记在账上 vi. 要价；
n. 责任；电荷；指控；费用；照顾 He charged me 100 dollars for this coat. 这件外套他要我100美元。
How much do you charge for a room with a bath?
一间带浴室的房间要价多少钱？ Charge the room to my account.
把房间的费用记在我的帐下。
Charge up my car battery, will you? 替我把汽车上的蓄电池充一下电好吗? We are charged with a heavy task. 我们被委以一件繁重的任务。
They charged the accident to（or against）me.
他们将这件事归咎于我。
You charge very high.
你要价太高。
This charge is a positive charge.
这个电荷是正电荷。
I have been put in charge of the team. 我被指派全权负责这个队。
Harry will take charge of the department while I am away.
我不再是由哈里负责部门的事物。 He was arrested on a charge of armed robbery.
他被指控犯武装抢劫罪而遭逮捕。 Gas charges will rise in December. 12月份煤气价格将上涨。
The child was in my charge when he ran away.
他离家出走后，孩子便由我照顾。 Mr Gao is in the charge of the hospital. 高先生主管那所医院。
advertise v t. ＆vi. 做广告，登广告 用法：
1. advertise 指“广告，宣传”，
advertise for指“用广告征求”。 ⑴. We decided to advertise our new
product.
我们决定为我们的新产品做广告。 ⑵. We can advertise on the Internet. 我们可以在网上登广告。
⑶. I must advertise for a new secretary. 我得刊登广告聘请一位新秘书。 2. advertise 不一定指“预备出卖”， He did his best to advertise himself. 他努力使自己引起他人注意。
Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS.
你不要到处宣扬他得了爱滋病。
bargain vi. 讨价还价，讲条件，讲价钱 n. 便宜货
v.(动词)
1. bargain 的基本含义是买卖双方就交易条件(尤指价格) 进行谈判、磋商, 常译为“讨价还
价”“讲价钱”“谈判(交易) 条件”,也可指单方面“提出条件”。可用作及物动词, 也可用作不及物动词。
2. bargain 作“讨价还价”解时用作不及物动词, 表示“与(某人) 讨价还价”时接with, 表示“为(某物) 讨价还价”时接for, 表示“就(某事) 讨价还价”时接about 或over 。
3. bargain 还可作“要求得到”解, 这时用作及物动词, 常接that 从句, 且从句中的谓语动词多用虚拟语气。
4. bargain for sth./bargain on doing sth.[一般用于否定句]考虑到，估计到，预料到
If you bargain with them they might reduce the price.
你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。 We refuse to bargain over the price. 我们拒绝在价格上讨价还价。
What a waste of time to bargain for everything!
买什么都要讨价还价, 多浪费时间。 We hadn’t bargained for such heavy rain,and got really wet.
我们没料到会下这么大的雨，结果浑身都湿透了。
I didn't bargain for Mary arriving so soon.
我没想到玛莉来得这么快。
We can ’t bargain on finding the right house straightaway.
我们不能指望马上就能找到合适的房子。 n.(名词)
1. bargain 的基本意思是“协议, 交易”,指双方或各方约定彼此要为对方做的事项; bargain还可作“特价商品”解, 这种商品多指廉价购买或廉
价出售的, 有时还可以指通过讨价还价成交的商品。
2. bargain 是可数名词, 其前可加不定冠词或定冠词, bargain作“廉价”解时, 可充当定语。 He made a satisfactory bargain with them. 他和他们做了一笔满意的交易。
That car is a real bargain at300.
那辆汽车300英镑，真便宜。
These carpets are for sale at a bargain price. 这些地毯以优惠价出售。
one after another 陆续地，一个接一个地 The lights went out one after another. 电灯一个接一个灭了。
It was the time of break and students came out of classroom one after another.
现在是休息时间，学生们一个接一个走出教室。
one by one 一个接一个地，依次
Let's get on the bus one by one.
One by one they got out.
deserve vi. ＆ vt. 应受（报答，奖赏或惩罚）；
某物因具有某些特点而“值得„”, You deserve a reward for being so helpful. 你帮了这么大的忙，理应受到奖励。 You've been working all morning---you deserve a rest.
你已经干了一个上午了，该休息一下了。 Honours do not always go to those who deserve them.
荣誉并非永远为应得的人所得。
If you do wrong, you deserve the
punishment.
你如做错事, 应当受罚。
He felt that he did not deserve to be given such a great honour.
他感到自己不配得到这样大的荣誉。 deserve 后可跟that 从句，从句中用should 。
Does he deserve that you should treat him like this?
他值得你那样对他吗？
重点句子解释：
* No other countries could join in,nor
could slaves or wemen.
别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参 加。
no adj.(形容词)
1. no 用作形容词表示“没有的”时, 与可数名词的单数或不可数名词连用, 谓语动词用单数, 与可数名词的复数连用时, 谓语动词用复数; 也可表示某事被禁止, 即“不许的, 不可的”。还可表示与所说的事截然不同。
2. no 的意思相当于not a/an或not any,因此其后不能再加a,an,any; 其前不能加the, my, this或that 等限定词。 No horse has a speed comparable to that of his.
没有一匹马的速度能比得上他的马。 No food is left in the refrigerator except some bread.
冰箱里除了一些面包其他什么也不剩。 There are no trees or bushes to give shade.
没有树木或灌木丛可以遮荫。
nor conj. 引导倒装句，“也不”
He can not operate the machine, neither ( nor) can I, nor can anybody else.
他不能操作这台机器。我也不能。任何人都不能。
Glass cannot conduct electricity, nor can rubber.
玻璃不能导电，橡胶也不能。
In my opinion, neither you nor he has met the standard.
依我看，你和他都没有达到这个标准。 * Nowadays any country can take oart in if their athletes are good enough.
①nowadays =at the present time; in these
modern times 现在，现今
e.g.
Everyone is trying to get rich quickly ～. 现在每个人都想要尽快发财致富。 Do you think kids nowadays are lazy? Nowadays , children often prefer watching
TV to reading
②. if their athletes are good enough=if their
athletes reach the agreed standard for their events
你知道player 与athlete 的区别吗？
* Wemen are not only allowed,but play a
gymnastics, athletics,team sports and….
①not only… but (also)…
He speaks not only English but also French. She not only plays well, but also writes music.
Not only did the dog bark at him, but (it) bit him.
She is not only good at mathematics, but she is interested in English as well.
Not only is he clever but diligent. Not only you but also I am to blame.
②play a role in =play a part in在 „„中起
作用； 扮演角色
He was invited to play a role in this TV play.
Eastern culture can play a positive role in this.
Luck played a part in his success. He played a small part in the play.
Mike was a company man and refused to take a part in the strike.
* Where are all the athletes housed?
house vt. 给„房子住；储存(某物) ；容纳,
藏有
He tried to feed and house his family. 他设法为一家人解决吃和住的问题。 The library houses about three million books.
该图书馆收藏了约三百万册书。
The classroom can house sixty students. 教室可容纳六十名学生。
Those caves may house snakes or some other wild animals.
那些洞里也许有蛇或者其它什么野兽。 * There ’s as much competition among
countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争就跟争夺奥运奖牌一样地激烈。
She did as much work as her brother. 她干的工作和她弟弟干的一样多。
My father loves me as much as my mother does.
我父亲和我母亲一样爱我。
To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.
He can suck up as much information as you can give him.
你教他多少，他就可以学多少。 Clever students can suck up as much knowledge as you can give them.
聪明的学生能够接受所传授的一切知识。