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6.six

I am at sixes and sevens 七上八下，乱七八糟

I just moved into a new office and it’s still at sixes and sevens.

我刚搬去了一个新办公室，里面乱七八糟。

six = half a dozen 半打

six month = half a years

7.seven

seven-up 七喜（一种碳酸饮料品牌）

mild seven (柔和七星，一个日本香烟品牌)

24/ 7

This shop opens 24/7 全天时营业

8.eight

8-ball (一项桌球运动)

billiard ball 撞球，桌球

9.nine

Cats have nine lives 猫有九条命

a nine-to-five job 朝九晚五的工作

This is a nine-to-five job 这是一份朝九晚五的工作

I’m on cloud nine 感到很兴奋

10.ten

It’s a ten 表示很完美

ten years = 1 decade 

1.one

One man’s meat isanother man’s poison 萝卜青菜，各有所爱

One is never too old to learn 活到老学到老

poison 毒药，下毒

What’s your poison = whatwould you like to drink? 你想要喝什么？

2.Two

Two heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟

3.Three

Two’s company, three’s a crowd 两人成伴，三人不欢

company 陪伴

a third wheel 电灯包

You two go ahead, I don’t want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去吧，我不想当电灯泡。

4.four

Four Modernization 四个现代化

5.Five

Hi five 击掌

Give me a hi-five !

Marathon Race 马拉松

Marathon is a long distance running race,which was approved in the first Olympic Games.There is a moving story about thegame.

马拉松式一项长距离赛跑比赛，也是第一届奥运会比赛项目。关于它有一个动人的故事。

Once, Marathon was a name of a place inGreece. About 490 BC, Greece and Persia fought with each other violently in theMarathon valley . Facing the condition of having no one to help the army, thearmy showed solidarity , used the right military skills, and defeated theirenemy, but with fewer soldiers.

以前，马拉松是希腊的一个地名。公元前490年，希腊与波斯在马拉松山谷进行了激烈的战争。 面对没有援军的情况，希腊军队团结一致，用了正确的战术，以少胜多，击败了他们的敌人。

At that time, the information deliverer wastold to pass the exciting news of victory to the citizens

of Athens, and let the people share thehappiness with them . The man didn’t mind how far theway was from Marathon to Athens, he went to the Athens without a break. When hegot to Athens, he was so tired that he fell down on the land and died.

那时，信使得到命令，要把这个激动人心的胜利消息传递给雅典公民，让他们分享快乐。他没有在意马拉松到雅典路途遥远，一路跑到雅典没有片刻休息。当他到达雅典时，由于太累，摔倒在地上死了。

So people decided to have such a racingsport in memory of the great soldier . The length is 26 miles 285 yards, about42 kilometers, which is the distance between Marathon and Athens.

于是人们决定举行长跑来纪念这位伟大的战士。长跑距离是26英里285码，约42公里，即从马拉松到雅典的距离。

language focus语言焦点：

1.running race 赛跑

2.approve 许可，赞成   I don’t approve of wasting time. 我不赞成浪费时间。

3.moving = touching 感人的 a moving story 一个感人的故事

4.violently 暴力地 /violent/ violence

Her heart beat violently when she receivedthe letter. 当她收到信的时候，心跳的很厉害。

5.solidarity团结 = unity

we have to show solidarity in face ofdifficulties. 我们要在困难面前表现出团结一致。

6.victory 胜利

Our victory was dearly bought. 我们的胜利是付出巨大代价换回的。

7.defeat 打败

We must stand together and defeat thetrouble. 我们要联合一致打败困境。

8.Athens 雅典（希腊首都）

9.deliverer 信使，传递信息的人=messenger

10.fall down 摔倒

11.in memory of 纪念

A stone statue was built in memory of thehero. 为了纪念这位英雄，为他建造了一个石像。

Baseball is America’s national sport, played mainly by men. It developed in the mid 19th

century from the British games of roundersand cricket. Baseball is also popular in Japan

and several Latin American countries, andhas been an Olympic sport since 1992. Softball

is similar but uses a larger, softer balland is popular with women.

棒球是美国国球，主要是男性运动。 19世纪中期，由英国的圆场棒球和板球演变发展成为

今天的棒球运动。在日本及一些拉丁美洲国家棒球也很流行。1992年后，棒球成为奥运会

比赛项目。垒球与棒球相似，但是它用的球比棒球更大更软一些，深受女性的喜爱。

Many Americans play baseball for funbecause players do not have to be strong like

football players or tall like basketballplayers. Some people think baseball is too slow

, but the team managers often changeplayers and plans during the game, and

there are many exciting plays.

许多美国人把棒球作为娱乐，因为打棒球不需要像美式足球运动员那么强壮，也不需要像

篮球运动员那么高大，有人认为棒球比赛的进展太慢了，但是由于球队教练经常在比赛中

更换队员或者调整战术，所以还是有很多精彩的比赛。

语言焦点：

national sport 国民运动

Develop 发展

Rounders 圆场棒球

Cricket 板球

Latin American countries 拉丁美洲国家

be popular with 深受.....喜爱