D4 U6Reading2 A Surprise Gold Medal
William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known as Tamakoce Te'Hila, is an Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown going into the event. He was the first non-European to win the Olympic event and remains the only winner from the Americas.[3] A United States Marine, Mills is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
part1：Language Points:
sprint and marathon
2.His family was not well-off.(wealthy;rich) badly-off/badly off （poor)
3.He was sent to a boarding school.（寄宿制学校）
4.To his amazement, he found that he had a talent for running and broke a number of high school records（记录）.
eg.To my amazement, all my students got excellent academic performance this semester.(令某人惊讶的是amaze--amazement)
5. He was given an athletic scholarship.
(athlete n.运动员 athletic adj.运动的，运动员的，体格健壮的）
eg. athletic program 体育项目
6.At first， he focused on military(军事的） life, but he soon retured to running.
eg. military training/ military service军事训练/兵役
7.They fought for a position.他们为了一个位置在争斗。
position: n./vt. 位置；职位；姿态；站位（立场）
Sleeping on the desk is not a confortable position.在桌上睡觉不是一个舒服的姿势。
I don't want to change my position beacause of you.我不想因为你改变我的立场（观点）
This could be a permanent position.这可能是个长期职位。
8. He was born and raised on a reservation in the United States.
reserve vt.保留；储备；预约 n.储备；自然保护区 ---reservation (本文指美国原著居民的居留地，保留地）
eg. The couple had a reservation, so the table was saved for them.这对夫妇已经预定过了，所以餐厅为他们保留桌子。
