Unit 1 Breaking records

The Road Is Always Ahead Of You

approximately adv. 近似地 , 大约地laughter n. 笑，笑声in reality 实际上，现实adjustment n. 调整，调节tough adj. 强硬的，困难的 adv. 顽强的gymnastically adv. 体能训练方面extreme adj. 极端的，偏激的

conventional adj. 习俗的，传统的unfit adj. 不适宜的，不太健康

的spiritual adj. 精神上的marathon n. 马拉松urge v. 催促，力劝accomplish v. 完成，实现motivation n. 动机devotion n. 热爱，投入soul n. 灵魂，心灵

Important Sentences 1. (Pra 1) More than twenty of these he sti

ll holds, including the record for having the most records.

原顺序为 he still holds more than twenty of these (these - these records)

他依然是其中 20 多项记录的保持者，还包括拥有最多的吉尼斯记录这一项。

2. (pra. 2) Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including ……

最近， Ashrita 完成了他在七大洲中都打破一项记录的梦想， 其中包括……

3. (Pra. 3) While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.

虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，这些活动需要强大的力量，健康的体格和坚定的决心。

in reality = in fact, in truth , actually

a enormous / great amount of ＋ [U]

4. (Pra. 6)You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit.

每翻滚一小时，只允许你有五分钟的休息， 不过你也可以短暂地停下来呕吐。

• permit doing sth. allow doing sth. 允许做… weather that permits sailing 可航海的天气• permit sb. to do sth. allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做…• permit 较正式 / 正面 , 表法律 / 官方的允许，态度

积极 allow 表默许，不加阻止，态度较消极的允许

5. (pra.7) Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.

做标准的体操弓箭步向前，以最快的节奏走完一英里的路程是 Ashrita 的又一个出色项目。

Covering …. while doing …. lunges 两个并列的 V-ing 作句子主语。谓语 is ，余下的为表语

in which… 是修饰 another event 的定语从句6. (pra.9) How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is a

n interesting story. 主语是那部分？谓语和表语呢？ How Ashrita… sportsman 是主语 , 主语从句作主语

7. (pra.9)He studied Eastern religions and ,aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhoods in New York City.

他研究过东方宗教，在 16岁时， 他发现一名叫斯里琴摩的印度冥想导师，住在纽约市他家附近。

studied and discovered 是并列谓语 aged 16 = when he was aged 16 当他 16岁时，时间状语 说明 discovered 的时间。

8. (pra.9) Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves.

斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑，心灵和精神上的自我同等重要。

9. (pra 10) He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.

urge sb. to do sth. / urge sb. on 鼓励，激励某人做…… even though 用作连词 ,意思是“即使，纵然，尽管

10. (pra.11)Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more.

每次试图破纪录的时候，阿西里塔都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点。

• Every time, each time, next time, the first time, any time, all the time 等做连词，用来引导时间状语，表示“每次，每当，下次，第一次 ……”

Next time you come, do remember to bring your son here. ≈When you come next time,

• where… any more 是修饰 a point 的定从 当先行词表示某人或物的 situation,或某事物发展的 st

age,或达到某点 point, 都可以用where/in which 来引导。

"THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD _____1____ YOU"Ashrita Furman is ____2____ sportsman ____3_____ likes the challenge of _____4______ (break) Guinness records. ____5_____ the last 25 years, he has broken _____6_____ (approximate) 93 Guinness records. More than twenty of these he still holds, ______7_____ (include) the record for having the most records. _____8____ these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming ____9____ soccer. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very _____10_____ (imagine) events and in very interesting places.

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Recently, Ashrita achieved _____1____ dream of breaking a record in all seven continents, including hula hooping in Australia, pogo stick jumping under water in South America, and ____2_______ (perform) deep knee bends in a hot air balloon in North America.While these activities might seem _____3_____ (child) and cause ____4_____ (laugh) rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of _____5_____ (strong) and fitness as well ____6___ determination.Think about the fine neck ____7____ (adjust) ____8___ (need) to keep __9____ full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking. You can stop to rest or eat ___10___ the bottle has to stay on your head.

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____1___ Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. ____2____ a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life. He studied Eastern religions and, ____3___ (age) 16, discovered an Indian meditation teacher _____4____(call) Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighbourhood in New York City. ___5___ that time in ___6___ early 1970s, Ashrita has been one of Sri Chinmoy's students. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies ___7____ it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. He believes that there is ____8____ limit to people's physical abilities. When Ashrita came ____9_____ (three) in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York's Central Park in 1978, he knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training. So, when he won third place, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the spirit and ____10____ that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything. From then on, Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitation.

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Reading Comprehension

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a news report

A--Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records．B--Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents.C--The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking

D--These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination．E--Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges

F--A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance

G--Somersaulting: a tough event

H--As a child he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records．I--As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life．J--Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. K--Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts．“There is only one perfect road． It is ahead of you ， always ahead of you.”L--He knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

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