Unit Three, Sports and Fitness
第三单元，运动与健康

fitness
Physical activity is an important factor in maintaining fitness.
体育活动是保持健康的一个重要因素。

soccer
The soccer match had to be postponed because of heavy rain.
足球赛因大雨而不得不推迟。

stadium
The stadium holds sixty thousand people.
这个体育场可容纳六万人。

boxing
At college he studied English and did amateur boxing.
在大学里，他学习英语和业余拳击。

badminton
I like playing basketball and badminton.
我喜欢打篮球和羽毛球。

marathon
The interview was a real marathon.
这面试真是一场马拉松。

event
The election was the main event of two thousand nineteen.
这次选举是2019年的主要事件。

ski
I like winter because I like to ski and skate.
我喜欢冬天，因为我喜欢滑雪和滑冰。

host
Germany hosted the World Cup finals.
德国主办了世界杯决赛。

track
Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel.
记录下你的努力，写下你的感受。

gym
The school has recently built a new gym.
学校最近建了一个新体育馆。

gymnastics
I like gymnastics and other indoor sports.
我喜欢体操和其他室内运动。

sweat
She wiped the sweat from her face.
她擦去脸上的汗水。

legend
The play was based on an ancient legend.
这出戏是根据一个古老的传说改编的。

athlete
Yao Ming used to be a famous athlete.
姚明曾经是一位著名的运动员。

master
I'm absolutely sure I can master English.
我确信我能掌握英语。

honour
This monument was built in honour of soldiers.
这座纪念碑是为纪念士兵而建的。

glory
She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.
她想享受她的荣耀时刻。

medal
She won the individual gold medal at the Olympics.
她在奥运会上获得了个人金牌。

championship
They've held the championship for the past two years.
他们在过去两年里一直保持着冠军头衔。

determination
Once I'm determined to do a thing no one can stop me from doing it.
一旦我下定决心要做一件事，没有人能阻止我去做。

apart
We are living apart now.
我们现在分居了。

injure
Don't injure yourself.
不要伤害你自己。

injured
The injured passengers were rushed to the hospital.
受伤的乘客被紧急送往医院。

injury
The injury to his legs led to his failure.
他腿上的伤导致了他的失败。

captain
The captain of our team has resigned.
我们队的队长辞职了。

graceful
The dancer is tall and graceful.
这位舞者身材高挑，风度翩翩。

strength
In a word his failure in the final exam did not surprise me.
总而言之，他期末考试不及格并没有使我感到惊讶。

failure
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。

compete
Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize.
来自许多国家的赛跑者正在争夺国际大奖。

pretend
She would open a book pretending to read with tears dropping on the open page.
她打开一本书，假装在看书，眼泪掉在打开的书页上。

million
By the time she was thirteen her company was worth millions of dollars.
到她13岁的时候，她的公司已经价值数百万美元了。

cheat
He cheated in the examination.
他考试作弊了。

audience
It's partly true that Dickens style of writing attracted audiences from all works of life.
狄更斯的写作风格吸引了来自各行各业的读者，这在一定程度上是正确的。

positive
She's also positive about what the future might bring.
她对未来的发展也很乐观。

slim
She has a slim and graceful figure.
她身材苗条优美。

diet
Diets have changed in China and so too has its top crop.
中国的饮食结构发生了变化，顶级作物也发生了变化。

rather
I'd rather play football than play basketball.
我宁愿踢足球也不愿打篮球。

push-up
I can keep doing push-up for one hundred times every day.
我可以每天做一百次俯卧撑。

jog
I go jogging every evening.
我每天晚上都去慢跑。

stress
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.
当人们处于压力之下时，事情很容易出差错。

error
He failed to spot the error.
他没能发现错误。

come along
He told the children to come along.
他叫孩子们一起去。

track and field
Track and field refers to sports that are played or performed on a race track and a nearby field.
田径运动是指在跑道和附近的场地上进行的运动。

make it
He has a strong will and he'll make it.
他意志坚强，会成功的。

set an example
Older students are expected to set an example to the younger ones.
年纪大的学生应该给年纪小的学生树立榜样。

fall apart
Anna did what she could to keep the marriage from falling apart.
安娜尽她所能不让婚姻破裂。

lose heart
No matter what difficulties we come across we will not lose heart.
无论遇到什么困难，我们都不会灰心。

give up
You should try again rather than give up.
你应该再试一次，而不是放弃。

make sense
She doesn't talk much but what she says makes sense.
她话不多，但她说的有道理。

even if/though
We know each other very well even if we don't always agree.
我们彼此非常了解，即使我们并不总是意见一致。

We know each other very well even though we don't always agree.
我们彼此非常了解，尽管我们并不总是意见一致。

make a difference
Changing schools made a big difference to my life.
转学使我的生活发生了很大的变化。

cut...out
The advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.
对孕妇的建议是戒酒。

now and then
My grandfather still plays tennis now and then even though he's in his nineties.
我祖父虽然已经90多岁了，但他仍然时不时地打网球。

compare...with/to
Compare this with that and you'll see which is better.
把这个和那个比较一下，你就会知道哪个更好。