silver medal for his platform dive in the 1976 Olympics. His later triumphs in both platform and springboard dives won him 4 Olympic gold medals, 6 Pan American Games gold medals, 5 world championships and 47 U.S. titles including"finest U.S. amateur athlete". He quit all diving after hitting his head at the Olympics because he knew he could infect others with the virusthatcausesAlds.Gregspersonalwebsiteisathttp://wwww.louganis.com. II. Language Points 1. commenced the moves that would thrust me into the air. Para 1) commence:v begin; start Before we commence again, let me give you a word or two of advice.在我们开始之前,我给 你提一点建议 2. the moves that would thrust me into the air. Para 1) thrust: vt. Push with force and suddenly The muggers thrust him into the small room and tied dim up.抢劫犯把他推进小房间,绑 了起来 He thrust the gun into his pocket.他把枪塞进口袋 3. Initially, I felt embarrassment. Para 2) embarrassment: n. feeling ashamed, uncomfortable or anxious In embarrassment he couldn' t remember the reasons for visiting Nancy尴尬之中,他记不 起拜访南希的理由了 4. Next, I felt intense fear.( Para. 2) intense: a. strong( in quality or feeling) She did not go out because of the intense cold.天气很冷,她没有出去。 He felt intense happiness when he knew that he would attend the famous university.知道自己 将上这所名牌大学,他感到非常幸福 5. These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. ( Para. 3) 1). an act of )testing to find quality value, or usefulness The trials show that the medicine is safe for most people.实验表明这种药对大多数人而言 都是安全的。 2).( an act of )hearing and judging a person or case in court After the trial they could meet their relatives.审判之后他们可以和亲属见面 6... So they gave me up for adoption. Para 4) adoption: n. the act of taking sb. into one's family and treating him/her as one's own child; the act of using sth The boy's adoption by the kind old woman changed his whole life.这位善良的老妇人收养了 这个男孩,从而改变了他一生 The teachers are talking about the adoption of a new course of study for the high school. t yrp fr 在讨论给高中学生开设一门新课程 7. I explored doing gym exercise off the diving board at the pool explore: vt travel into or thorough(a place )for the purpose of discovery; examine carefully Mathematics is the instrument used by physical sciences to explore things and record results. 学是在自然科学中用来探究现象,记录结论的工具。8 silver medal for his platform dive in the 1976 Olympics . His later triumphs in both platform and springboard dives won him 4 Olympic gold medals, 6 Pan American Games gold medals, 5 world championships and 47 U.S. titles including “ finest U.S. amateur athlete”. He quit all diving after hitting his head at the Olympics because he knew he could infect others with the virus that causes AIDS. Greg’s personal web site is at http://www.louganis.com. II. Language Points: 1. commenced the moves that would thrust me into the air.(Para.1) commence: v. begin; start Before we commence again, let me give you a word or two of advice. 在我们开始之前,我给 你提一点建议. 2. the moves that would thrust me into the air.(Para.1) thrust: vt. Push with force and suddenly The muggers thrust him into the small room and tied dim up. 抢劫犯把他推进小房间，绑 了起来． He thrust the gun into his pocket. 他把枪塞进口袋． 3. Initially, I felt embarrassment. (Para.2) embarrassment: n. feeling ashamed, uncomfortable or anxious In embarrassment he couldn’t remember the reasons for visiting Nancy.尴尬之中，他记不 起拜访南希的理由了． ４．Next, I felt intense fear. ( Para.2) intense: a. strong ( in quality or feeling) She did not go out because of the intense cold.天气很冷， 她没有出去。 He felt intense happiness when he knew that he would attend the famous university.知道自己 将上这所名牌大学，他感到非常幸福。 5．These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.(Para.3) trial: n. 1).( an act of ) testing to find quality ,value, or usefulness The trials show that the medicine is safe for most people. 实验表明这种药对大多数人而言 都是安全的。 2). ( an act of ) hearing and judging a person or case in court After the trial they could meet their relatives. 审判之后他们可以和亲属见面。 6．…so they gave me up for adoption. ( Para.4) adoption: n. the act of taking sb. into one’s family and treating him/her as one’s own child; the act of using sth. The boy’s adoption by the kind old woman changed his whole life.这位善良的老妇人收养了 这个男孩，从而改变了他一生。 The teachers are talking about the adoption of a new course of study for the high school.老师们 在讨论给高中学生开设一门新课程。 7．I explored doing gym exercise off the diving board at the pool. explore: vt. travel into or thorough (a place ) for the purpose of discovery; examine carefully Mathematics is the instrument used by physical sciences to explore things and record results.数 学是在自然科学中用来探究现象，记录结论的工具