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Now that you have put all your fishing gear into the car, you should take off and have a great time. 既然你把所有的钓鱼工具都放到车里了，你也该出发去好好享受一番了。 2 [C, U] the machinery in a vehicle such as a car, truck, or bicycle that you use to go comfortably at different speeds 排挡；挡位
You can press this button to change gear when you need to slow down at the yellow light. 看到黄灯需要减速时，你可以按这个按钮来换挡位。
? inherent a.an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives sth. its
character 本质的；内在的；基本的
A love of music is inherent in human nature. 爱好音乐是人类固有的天性。 ? inherently
ad.本质地；内在地；基本地
His life philosophy holds that people are inherently good. 他的人生哲学是人的本性是善良的。
Phrases and expressions ? up to
as much or as many as a certain amount or number but not more 达到；至多 I can take up to 10 people in my minivan. 我的小型面包车里最多可以坐10个人。 ? in attendance
(fml.) present somewhere, often at an important or official event 出席（重要或官方的活动） Several heads of state were in attendance at the ceremony. 有几位国家元首出席了典礼。 ? might (just) as well
used for saying that it would not make any difference if you did sth. else 不妨；还不如；倒不如
The movie was a complete waste of time. I might just as well have stayed at home and taken a nap. 看那部电影完全是浪费时间，我还不如呆在家里睡上一觉呢。
If you don’t need this TV set, we might as well donate it to a charity. 如果你不需要这台电视机了，我们不妨把它捐给慈善机构。 ? at a time
used for saying how many people or things there are in each group or on each occasion 每组；每次；一次
We usually interview four or five applicants at a time. 我们通常一次面试四五名申请者。 Deal with each problem separately, one at a time. 问题要分开处理，一次处理一个。 ? leave sb./sth. behind
1 move away from sb. or sth. 把…抛在后面
Sarah, with her long legs, soon left the rest of us far behind. 萨拉腿长，很快就把我们其他人远远地抛在了后面。
They had left the city behind and were heading into open country. 他们离开城市，奔向广阔的乡村。
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2 not take sb. or sth. with you when you leave a place 不带；忘记拿走；留下
Please call for me when you go; don’t leave me behind. 你去的时候叫我一声，可别把我落下。 ? out loud
in such a way that people can hear you 大声地
LOL means ―laugh out loud‖ in text messaging and Internet language. ―LOL‖在短信和网络语言中的意思是―放声大笑‖。 ? fall ill become sick 生病
As the children in the village fell ill one by one, people started to worry. 当村子里的孩子一个接着一个地病倒时，人们开始担心了。 ? have no intention of doing sth.
have no plan or desire to do sth. 不打算做某事；无意做某事
I’m sorry, I have no intention of hurting you. 对不起，我无意伤害你。 ? endear sb. to sb.
make sb. popular and liked 使受欢迎；使被喜爱
His consideration and generosity endeared him to his colleagues. 他的体贴和慷慨使他深受同事们的喜爱。 ? give away
1 give sth. to sb. because you do not want or need it for yourself 分送，送掉（不需要的东西）
He always wanted to give away all his possessions and return to life in nature. 他一直想把他所有的财产都送掉，然后返璞归真。
2 show where sb. is or what they are doing or thinking when they are trying to keep this a secret 使露马脚；暴露
Sue tried to smile, but her tearful voice gave her away. 苏想笑一笑，但是她带着哭腔的声音出卖了她。 ? pass away die 去世
His grandfather passed away in his sleep at the age of 90. 他的祖父在睡梦中离开了人世，享年90岁。 ? to this day
even now, after a very long time 直到现在；至今
To this day, I don’t know exactly what happened between them. 至今我也不清楚他们之间到底发生了什么。 V. Text Study
Main ideas of the parts
The text is a story about Cliff Young, a legendary runner in Australia.
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The first paragraph is an introduction to the general situation: The annual Australian marathon is one of the toughest races in the world, a harsh test of endurance for the world’s top athletes .The introduction thus serves as a background which explains why people had strange responses when Cliff Young attended such a demanding race. What did Cliff Young look like in the 1983 race? (Para.2)
a toothless 61-year-old farmer; rubber boots; being much older than the other runners How did other athletes react when they found out cliff Young was there to attend the race? (Para.2)
They neither believed it nor treated him with respect.
Why did people laugh at Cliff Young when he was running? (Para.7)
Because he wasn’t running properly. He had the strangest running style and he appeared to shuffle.
Why did some people become uneasy and concerned about Cliff Young? (Para.7) Because he ran through the entire night without sleeping and it seemed that he intended to keep running until he reached the finish line or fell ill or was injured.
According to Cliff Young himself, what made him run throughout the race? (Para.8) When he was running, he imagined he was gathering his sheep and trying to outrun a storm. What did Cliff Young do with his first prize? (Para.10)
He gave all the money to five other runners. He didn’t keep a single cent for himself. Part I (Paras. 1- 10)
Cliff Young took part in the Australian marathon which is one of toughest races in the world in 1983. People had strange responses because of Cliff’s
appearance and his declaration , but Cliff had no intention of stopping and finally won it. (Paras. 11- 13 )
Cliff became famous again in 1997, at age76, when he ran around Australia to raise money for homeless children. He kept running for the rest of his life and never kept any prize. It was not until the year 2000 when he had a mild stroke that he stopped running. (Paras.11-13)
What example has Cliff Young set for us? (Para.14)
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He is a successful example showing that ordinary people also have the inherent quality to achieve great results.
Part III (Para. 14)
It concludes that Cliff Young sets a good example for other people, showing that an ordinary person can achieve great things with determination and preparation
This passage is about the life of a legendary Australian runner, Cliff Young. It mainly describes Cliff Young, an ordinary farmer, won the annual Australian marathon form Sydney to Melbourne through his determination and preparation in 1983. To this day, Cliff
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Young remains a magnificent reminder and brilliant example of how ordinary individuals can inherently achieve remarkable results. Language Points
1 The young, super-fit runners train for months before a competition and are under contract to prominent sponsors like Nike and Adidas, who finance them and furnish them with a substantial support mechanism of money and equipment. (Para. 1)
Meaning: The young, very strong runners train for months before a competition. And they have signed official agreements with famous companies like Nike and Adidas, who support them with a lot of money and equipment based on a sponsor system.
Note: Here super is used as prefix. It can be used with some nouns and adjectives. Here are more examples: superhero (超级英雄), superpower (超级大国) , superstar (超级明星), supermarket (超级市场), superhighway (超级高速公路), super-efficient (效率极高的) , super-rich (极富有的), supersonic (超音速的).
under contract: working for sb. with whom you have a contract 订有工作合约
The company operates the school under contract to the local education authorities. 这家公司和当地教育当局签约办学。
2 But the press was curious, so as he took his number and moved into the crush of runners in their special, expensive racing gear, the camera focused on him and the assembled reporters shouted question after question at Cliff. (Para. 3)
Meaning: But the press wanted to know more about him, so when Cliff took his number for the race and walked into the crowd of runners who were wearing their special and expensive racing clothes and shoes, the camera focused on him and the reporters gathered around Cliff and asked him many questions. Usage note:
shout用作及物动词时，常与question, greeting, instructions, orders, insult等名词连用。例如：
The lieutenant was shouting orders at the soldiers. 中尉正在向士兵大声地发布命令。 10 It takes a week to run this race on no more than six hours of sleep a night! (Para. 5) Meaning: You need a week to finish this race, and you will have less than six hours’ sleep each night. Usage note: run
1 run表示―跑；奔跑‖时是不及物动词，例如run down/up/to/toward; run to do sth.等。 2 run表示―组织；掌管；管理； 经营‖等意义时是及物动词。例如： She used to run a restaurant in Boston. 她以前在波士顿经营一家饭店。
3 run在表示―参加（赛跑）‖时，既可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词。例如： Mary has said she will consider running in the 3000-meter race. 玛丽已经说了她会考虑参加3,000米的比赛。
I have never run a marathon before. 我以前从未跑过马拉松。
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