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2021-22学年度第4期总第754期(6版)

Breaking barriers (P6)

 

The wheelchairs and devices at the Paralympic Games were far different than those in daily life.

I. Read the text and complete the table below.

 

Introduce the topic

 

How is the technology used?

● In track and field events 5. ________   are often used. In basketball games wheelchairs with slanted wheels are used to maximize athletes’ 6. ________ in events. In daily life it’s important to have some degree of the technology, but sometimes it’s quite 7. ________.

How effective is the technology?

● For the engineers and designers, the experience offers more 8. ________ into their trade. ● These experts are able to apply their ingrnuity and talent to everyone 9. ________, allowing those with limited mobility to break down that 10. ________ one step at a time.

Why are they 1. _________?

Oympic athletes have a very different set of 1. ________. Equipment has to be designed to allow athletes to 2. ________ at their highest level. It even 3. ________ greatly from sport to sport. ● They are designed to get the best possible 4. ________ based upon the constraints and needs of that sport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 翻译练习：

1. 供伤残人士使用的设施仍然匮乏。(disability)

_____________________________________________________

 

2. 一定要收看下周的节目。(tune in)

_____________________________________________________

 

3. 我希望这次谈话能使你对我们正在开展的工作有一些较深入的了解。(insight)

_____________________________________________________

 

4. 缺乏信心是阻碍成功的重要因素。(barrier)

_____________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

参考答案：

I.

1. different           2. standards          3. perform             4. differs        5. performance

6. the blade-style prostheses                7. speed and precision                 8. subtle

9. insight              10. in need            11. barrier

 

II.

1. Facilities for people with disabilities are still insufficient. 

2. Be sure to tune in to next week's show.     

3. I hope that this talk has given you some insight into the kind of work that we've been doing.

4. Lack of confidence is an important barrier to success.

 

 

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