Unit 1Although they may not be the world s fastest or strongest athletes, the 1830 competitions in the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan competed with all their hearts. At the closing ceremony Princess Takamado of Japan made a speech .She said, The past week was all about smiles, gentleness and peace. I truly hope within my heart that the entire world can learn something here. We can all learn from the examples these special athletes have shown us.The aim of the Special Olympics is clear. It is to encourage individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit. They are also encouraged to be productive and respected members of society through spor ts t raining and compe tition. If an at hle tewins in compe tition, it is a bonus. However , in a way everyone wins. Lily Kuhn ,12, a skier with Team USA , could hardly restrain her enthusiasm as the wrote home. She told her parents: I was proud of myself. I am happy not simply for winning, but for winning honestly, loving to compete and working the hardest for the longest time.The fes ti val ending the games is some thing to remember. It isn t comple te without the hugs. One event volunteer while hugging and handing out sweatshirts to some of the athletes held up his thumbs and said, ” All of these athletes are super! I can t go anywhere around here without getting a hug. I pray for more of this sort of thing. I hope that the spirit with which they have competed might touch the whole world. Watching these young people blossom over the past week has truly touched my life. ” At the end of the festival, the vice mayor for the city of Shanghai, which will host the 2007 summer games, accepted the flag for the Special Olympics pledging that “the city of Shanghai would open its arms to the world and to the Special Olympics.虽然他们不可能是世界上最快的或最强的运动员，这1830项比赛在2005冬季特 殊奥运会在日本长野举行，比赛（能力）与所有他们的心脏。在闭幕式上（典礼） 公主takamado日本作了发言。她说，“过去的一周都是微笑，温柔与和平。我真 的希望在我的心让整个世界都能学到一些东西在这里。我们可以从例子中学习 （例子）的这些特殊运动员表明我们。 目的明确的特殊奥运会。它是鼓励个人智力残疾（无力）成为身体健康。他们还 鼓励生产和尊重社会成员通过体育训练和比赛。如果运动员赢得比赛，这是一个 奖金。然而，在一个方向（在某种程度上）每个人都赢。库恩，12，一个滑雪者 与美国队，几乎无法抑制自己的热情为写信回家。她告诉她的父母：我为自己感 到骄傲。我很高兴不只是为赢，但赢得诚实，爱的竞争和工作最难的节日结束游 戏是要记住的东西。它没有完成（完整的）没有拥抱。一个事件志愿拥抱和分发 信息的一些运动员举行了他的大拇指，说，“所有这些运动员的超级！我不能去 任何地方，这里没有得到一个拥抱。我祈祷（祈祷）更多的这一类的事。我希望 精神与（与之）他们有竞争可能接触整个世界。看着这些年轻人花在过去一周已 经真正感动我的生命。“ 在年底的节日，副市长的城市上海，将举办2007届夏季奥运会，接受了国旗为 特殊奥运会认捐（保证），“上海城会张开双臂拥抱世界和特殊奥林匹克运动会。Uni t2Jim Fixx had been a heavy smoker and weighed 214 pounds when htook up running in the 1960s. He soon reaped the benef its from running. His weight decreased by 60 pounds by the time his book, The Complete Book Of Running, was published. His book inspired millions of people. In his book and on television talk shows, he extolled the benefits of physical exercise and how it considerably increased the average people s life expectancy. His readers and audience became more health-conscious. However , to their shock, Fixx died at the age of 52 after his daily run.Many who opposed his beliefs said this was evidence that running was harmful. However, his supporters revealed that the real cause of Fixx s death was a heart attack. He came from a family where men had poor health sto ries. His fat her suffered a hear t att ack at the age of 35 and died of one at 42. Given Fixx s unhealthy lifestyle until he took up running, many argued that running added many years to his life.“Running does have its shortcomings, ” Acknowledges heart specialistPaul Thomas, in a recent medical journal. “The impact can be hard on your knees. Runners are more at risk during their training, particularly if they run marathons. However, the news for runners isn t all bad. Evidence suggests in spite of its shortcomings, moderate amount of running exercise can actually result in a longer, improved life. ”Dr.Dale Macdonald, a certified Strength and Conditioning specialist once summed up a discussion by saying, “As with all athletic endeavors, running comes with bothgreat reward and inherent risk. Morethan 60% of runners will suffer an injury that causes them to take time off running 一each year! ” He also said that improving one s balance can reduce the likelihood of injury.吉姆夫人是一个老烟枪，体重214磅，当他（开始从事）运行在60年代。他很快获得（收割者）的福利运行。他的体重减少了60磅的时候，他的书，全书的 跑步，出版。他的书的启发（有灵感的）数以百万计的人。在他的书和电视访谈 节目，他将体育锻炼的好处和它如何大大（显著地）平均增加了人们的预期寿命。 他的读者和观众变得更加健康。然而，他们的冲击，菲克斯在52岁去世后，他 的日常运行。许多人反对他的信仰说这是证据（证据），跑步是有害的。然而， 他的支持者显示（揭露）的真正原因夫人的死是一个心脏病发作。他来自一个家 庭的人健康状况不佳的故事。他的父亲因心脏病发作在35岁死于一个在42。给（规定的）夫人的不健康的生活方式，直到他开始跑步，很多人认为跑步增加了 许多年他的生命。“跑步确实有其缺点，“承认（承认）心脏病专家保罗托马斯，在最近的一份医 学杂志。（影响）可以在你的膝盖硬。参赛者更容易在他们的培训，特别是如果 他们跑马拉松（特别）。然而，这个消息对跑步者也并不都是坏事。证据表明， 尽管它的缺点，中度（温和的）数量的跑步运动实际上可以导致（导致）更长， 改善生活。”戴尔麦克唐纳德博士，一个认证的强度和空调专家曾经总结讨论说，“与（与一样）所有运动的努力，跑来的两个伟大的奖励（奖赏）和固有的风险。超过60%的选手将受到损伤，导致他们把时间running-each年！他还说，提高人的平 衡可以减少的可能性（可能）损伤Uni t3Hyde was founded in 1966 to provide education based on character development rather than academic achievement. It is a place where well-to-do families