The Paralympic Games – Proven Olympic Spirit 雄风不减的另类奥运
- 详细资料
- 创建于 2004年8月25日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年7月10日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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课文讲解
Not to be confused with the Special Olympics, the Paralympic Games are a world-class competition for elite athletes with disabilities. Athletes from over 160 countries have battled for the gold in this parallel Olympics since 1960. Competitors are arranged according to the type and severity of their disability to ensure competitive parity.
请勿与特殊奥运混为一谈，伤残奥运（又名轮椅奥运）是一项世界级的竞技，参加者是身体残障的顶尖运动员。自从1960年以来，已经有来自160多个国家的运动员，参加过这个相当一般奥运的赛事，志在夺取金牌。参赛者依其肢障的种类与程度而有不同的安排，以确保竞争的公平性。
Unfortunately, though coordinated and held alongside the Olympics, the Paralympics receive virtually no television coverage. This is a sad loss for sports fans, because Paralympians, perhaps the “True Olympians,” compete outside the influence of commercialism and professionalism. Thankfully, the 2004 Paralympics will receive Internet coverage, provided by WeMedia, which will highlight the best in events like wheelchair rugby, basketball, archery, and more.
不幸的是，虽然伤残奥运已与一般奥运整合在一起举办，却几乎没有电视媒体的报导。这对运动迷而言是一种损失，因为伤残奥运的参赛者，或许才是真正的奥林匹克选手，因为他们是以非职业运动员的身份在无商业气息的影响下参与比赛的。还好2004年的伤残奥运将由「我们媒体」(WeMedia)做网络转播，会锁定最精彩的比赛项目，像是轮椅橄榄球、篮球、射箭以及其他赛项。
This year, watch for the blind Kenyan runner, Henry Wanyoike. He’s going for the 5,000m world record that he narrowly missed in Sydney 2000 when his guide, tethered to him, struggled with dehydration in the last fifty meters. However, nothing stopped Wanyoike from competing in the 2003 and 2004 Boston Marathons.
今年，注意这位来自肯亚的盲人跑者亨利万耀凯，他想刷新五千公尺的世界纪录。2000年雪梨奥运时，与他同系一条绳子的前导在最后五十公尺饱受脱水之苦，而让他与金牌失之交臂。不过，万耀凯再接再厉接连参加了2003年和2004年的波士顿马拉松大赛。
The Paralympics emphasize the high athletic caliber of its participants. Competitors adhere to out-of-competition drug testing and regulations similar to those of their Olympic counterparts. The Paralympics showcase the power of the human spirit, and prove that disability is not inability.
伤残奥运强调参赛者的高运动水平。参赛者与一般奥运的选手一样，要随时接受药检，而且比赛规则也大同小异。伤残奥运所要表现的是人的运动精神，并证明身体残障者并非无能。
Vocabulary
单词发音
elite [ɪˋlit] n. 精英；优秀分子
disability [dɪsəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 残疾，残障
parallel [ˋpærə͵lɛl] adj. 相同的；类似的
parity [ˋpærətɪ] n. 平等；同等
coordinate [koˋɔrdnɪt] adj. 同等重要的；同一类别的；同等的
alongside [əˋlɔŋˋsaɪd] adv. 并存的﹐在一起的
commercialism [kəˋmɝʃəlɪzəm] n. 商业精神；营利主义
professionalism [prəˋfɛʃən!͵ɪzəm] n.〔在体育竞赛中〕雇用职业选手的做法﹐职业化
rugby [ˋrʌgbɪ] n. 英式橄榄球
archery [ˋɑrtʃərɪ] n. 箭术，箭艺；射箭运动
Kenyan [ˋkɛnjən] adj. 肯亚的
narrowly [ˋnærolɪ] adv. 差一点儿
tether [ˋtɛðɚ] v. （用绳、链等）拴
dehydration [͵dihaɪˋdreʃən] n. 脱水
caliber [ˋkæləbɚ] n. 水平，程度
adhere [ədˋhɪr] v. 遵守；坚持[（+to）]
out-of-competition 赛外
showcase [ˋʃo͵kes] v. 使展现
inability [͵ɪnəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 无能；无力；不能
Sentence of the Day
Media coverage of the Paralympics is rather low-key.
媒体对伤残奥运的报导相当轻描淡写。
low-key [ˋloˋki] adj. 低调的；小规模的
课文讲解
Clark and Louise are watching wheelchair basketball from the Athens Summer Games on Clark’s computer: 克拉克和露易丝两人正在克拉克的计算机上观赏雅典夏季奥运的轮椅篮球赛：
L: When you invited me to watch basketball, I didn’t expect the Special Olympics.
你邀请我看篮球赛时，我没想到会是特殊奥运。
C: Uh uh. This is the Paralympics. Wonderful as they are, the Special Olympics aren’t truly competitive. These games feature elite athletes with various levels of disability.
哦喔，不是，这个是伤残奥运。特殊奥运虽然棒，但比赛的激烈程度并不是那么够。伤残奥运的特色是，这些顶尖的参赛者身上都有不同程度的伤残。
L: You’re not kidding. This is full-on Olympic-level sporting. Look at that pick and roll! That hoop’s still at Olympic regulation height, right?
没错，这可是不折不扣奥运水平的竞技呢。你瞧那招挡切战术！那个篮框也是比照奥运的标准高度，对吧？
C: Yup. It’s similar to the walking game of basketball, and these players are Dream Team members in their own right.
是的，就和正常人打篮球相似，而且这些选手本身，也个个都是梦幻球员呢。
L: What’s with the webcast? Can’t we watch this on the tube?
为何是网络转播？我们在电视上看不到吗？
C: Unfortunately, the Paralympics don’t get nearly the same coverage, even though the two games have essentially integrated since the `88 Seoul Olympics. Here’s a webcast program.
很不幸，看不到。伤残奥运不像一般奥运，虽然从1988年汉城奥运之后，两者基本上已经整合在一起了，但却没有得到电视等量的青睐。这里有一张网络转播节目表。
L: What a shame! Just look at the athleticism! Hmmm …. according to the program, they have most of the same events as the mainstream Olympics. Right on. Judo and swimming are coming up. I love those events.
真可惜！看看那些选手的拼劲！嗯…照这节目表，几乎大多数主流奥运有的项目它们都有。真巧，柔道和游泳比赛快开始了，这些都是我喜欢的项目。
C: And you gotta check out the sprinting for this Nigerian, Ajibola Adoeve. He’s an amputee, but his best time in the 100m dash is nine-tenths of a second off the Olympic record!
妳一定不能错过这位奈及利亚跑者阿吉波拉阿道伊的短跑项目。他是位截肢的选手，但是他百米冲刺的最佳成绩比奥运纪录只慢了0.9秒。
L: Talk about true Olympics spirit.
这才是真正的奥林匹克精神。
－by Jaleea Price
Vocabulary
单词发音
full-on 完全的; 彻底的; 绝对的
hoop [hup] n.（篮球的）篮，篮圈
walking [ˋwɔkɪŋ] adj. 带球走步的
in one’s own right 凭借自身力量；因本身之能力by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc
tube [tjub] / [tub] n.【美】【俚】电视，电视机[the S]
even though 纵然; 尽管
integrate [ˋɪntə͵gret] v. 成为一体，结合在一起
shame [ʃem] n. 憾事
athleticism [æθˋlɛtəsɪzəm] n. 体育活动; 竞技热
right on 好极了，对极了it is so; as you say or ask
sprint [sprɪnt] n. 短距离赛跑
Nigerian [naɪˋdʒɪrɪən] adj. 奈及利亚的
amputee [͵æmpjəˋti] n. 被截肢者
dash [dæʃ] n. 短跑
talk about 谈到, 谈及议论, 当作闲谈的话题[口](表示惊奇, 厌恶等情感语气)还说...呢! 简直太...了! 这就是所谓...! used informally and often ironically to add emphasis to a statement
Sentence of the Day
Athletes with disabilities must rise to the occasion just like their Olympic counterparts.
残障运动员与正常奥运选手一样，遇到突发状况时必须有效地因应。
rise to the occasion 应付局面,迎接挑战