Adam: Is it your first time to join the sports meeting of Junior High School?

Daniel: Yes, and it's great. What are the events at the sports meeting?

Adam: Long-distance race, dash, hurdle race, relay race, standing long jump, high jump, shotput and so on.

Daniel: Our neighbor, Bruce, will take part in the relay race. Let's go have a look.

Adam: OK, let's go.

Daniel: The competition will begin in 5 minutes, it's tense here.

(On your mark. Set! Go!)

Adam: Wonderful, Bruce is taking the lead.

Daniel: Other competitors have almost caught up with him. They are neck and neck.

Adam: Come on, Bruce. Come on, Bruce.

Daniel: Wow, Bruce crossed the line first.

Adam: This is so exciting. Let's ask him out to dinner tonight.

Daniel: That's a good idea!

亚当：这是你第一次参加初中运动会吧？

丹尼尔：是的，太好了。运动会上都有哪些项目？

亚当：长跑，短跑，跨栏，接力赛，立定跳远，跳高，铅球，等等。

丹尼尔：我们的邻居布鲁斯将参加接力赛。我们过去看看吧。

亚当：好的，走吧。

丹尼尔：比赛将在五分钟后开始，气氛已经很紧张了。

（各就位。预备！跑！）

亚当：太好了，布鲁斯现在领先。

丹尼尔：其他对手快要赶上他了。他们并驾齐驱。

亚当：加油，布鲁斯。加油，布鲁斯。

丹尼尔：哇，布鲁斯第一个冲到终点。

亚当：太激动人心了。我们一起去祝贺他吧。请他今晚和我们吃饭。

丹尼尔：那是个好主意！

Adam: Hi, I am Adam, a student in Junior High School. Today I took Daniel to visit the sport events in my school. He was very happy. Our neighbor, Bruce, took part in the relay race. The competitors were neck and neck with him. But Bruce managed to cross the line first. We gave him our congratulations.

join vt. 参加

dash n. 短跑

neighbor n. 邻居

go have a look 看一看

competition n. 比赛

tense adj. 紧张的

take the lead 领先

be neck and neck 并驾齐驱

congratulation n. 祝贺

sports meeting 运动会

junior high school 初中

long-distance race 长跑

hurdle race 跨栏

relay race 接力赛

standing long jump 立定跳远

high jump 跳高

shotput 铅球

On your mark! Set! Go!各就位！预备！跑！这是田径比赛中裁判发令时喊的口号。

Bruce hits the line first.布鲁斯第一个冲到终点。这句话直译为“布鲁斯第一个撞倒了线。”这里的线是指终点线，所以也就是第一个到终点。

双音节和多音节重读

1.双音节

(1) event shotput dinner daily

发音小贴士：双音节词的重音多数落在第一个音节上。

朗读练习：matter better happy puppy sever clever funny rainy

(2) begin after tonight miscall

发音小贴士：带a, be, im, mis, pre, trans, to, un 等前缀的双音节词，重音落在第二个音节上。

朗读练习: allow above because believe interesting imply transport transfer

2.多音节重读

(1)wonderful competitor exciting satisfy

发音小贴士：多音节词多数落在倒数第三个音节上。

朗读练习：colorful glassful elegant electricity interesting immediately manage magazine

(2)competition congratulation influential musician

发音小贴士：以ic, ial, ian, ion 等后缀结尾的多音节词，重音落在倒数第二个音节上。

朗读练习：official special physician musician television discussion statistic specific