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1、Book9Unit1 A Courageous Amateur 勇敢的业余运动员Hedoomed to be a courageous champion. But, as his profile mentioned, he was inreality born unfit for such work. He majored in economics, and used to work as a receptionist, an accountant, a lawyer, and a politician. Producing scar
2、fs, zips, underwear and overcoats, his successful company offered workers high wage and salary. People appreciated his tact, wisdom, virtue and noble deeds. But he attained spiritual satisfaction from none of these. Only conventional sports fascinated him, such as hurdlin
3、g, boxing, triathlon, and diving from a springboard approximate meters high. He started his entire conception with bidding to accomplish the extremely tough marathon as an amateur. Through meditation, he used soul to urge himself and guide his body adjustment. Though he
4、 vomited every time he lunged or somersaulted, though his gymnastics was treated as juggling and caused laughter, he practised hard. He regretted that he didn’t start earlier. Therefore, his sacred motivation of devotion to sports was to live without repentance.(157 words
5、/ 56 new)他注定是一位勇敢的冠军。但是，正如他简历中所提到的，他实际上从出生起就不太健康。他主修经济学，曾经当过招待员、会计、律师、还有政治家。他的公司很成功，生产围巾、拉链、内衣和外套，为工人提供高工资（薪水）。人们都很欣赏他的机敏、智慧、美德和高尚的行为。但是他却没有由此获得精神上的满足，只有那些传统的运动才使他入迷，比如跨栏、拳击、三项全能，还有从约10米高的跳板上一跃入水。他以业余运动员的身份申请完成极端艰难的马拉松比赛，就此开始了他的整个计划。通过冥想，他用精神推动和调节身体。尽管他每次冲刺时都呕吐不已，尽管他的体能训练
6、总是被当作耍把戏，引来笑话，他依然努力练习。他很后悔没有更早开始锻炼，因此，他全身心投入运动的神圣动机就是：不后悔地生活。Book9Unit2A Hard Expedition 一次艰难的远征In 1662, an expedition to the North Pole set loose from the equator. The Encyclopedia records the background to this exploration. After outward departure at dusk, the crew dep
7、osited their parcels and did their routine. But they couldn’t reckon the precise latitude. And the magnetic compass was awkward and not reliable. So they used horizon, celestial objects overhead, seaweed, tide and logs with a knotted rope as reference. To avoid being on
8、 a random course heading nowhere, they even sailed alongside cliffs, whose shortcomings were obv
