时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(八)月


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AS IT IS 2016-08-05 'Pokemon Go' Costly 1 for Japanese Olympian in Rio 日本体操选手巴西玩《口袋妖怪GO》流量消费50万日元


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Olympic athletes from around the world are in Brazil to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games. The opening ceremony takes place on Friday in Rio de Janeiro.


Most of the competitors are staying in the newly opened Olympic Village. Some have criticized living conditions within the village. Members of the Australian Olympic team, for example, decided 2 to find somewhere else to stay until repairs were made in their building.


Some athletes had another concern. There were no Pokemon to hunt in the Olympic Village. People could download the game in Brazil, but there were no Pokemon in the village.


Kohei Uchimura is a Japanese gymnast. He is a six-time world champion and the defending Olympic champion in men’s gymnastics. His first day of competition at the 2016 Games is on Saturday. He is favored to repeat as the Olympic champion.


But, somehow, he has found time -- a lot of time -- to try to play Pokemon Go since arriving in Rio late last month.


Uchimura recently received a nearly $5,000 telephone bill, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. A lot of that money is for international roaming 3 charges. This means his phone service did not include data when traveling in other countries.


One Twitter user said Uchimura “deserves a medal for talking down” his phone bill.


It looks like Uchimura and other Pokemon-playing Olympians will soon be able to “catch them all.” Pokemon Go announced Wednesday night that the game is launching in Central and South America. It said on Facebook that Pokemon Go will now be "in the hands of our Latin American fans, visitors, and the Olympic athletes in Rio!?"


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athlete - n. a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength?


roaming - n. the use of a cell phone in an area that is outside the usual area and that requires the use of a different network


data - n. information that is produced or stored by a computer?


deserve - v. used to say that someone or something should or should not have or be given something?


medal - n. a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with designs and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement



adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
随便走( roam的现在分词 ); 漫步; 眼睛或手 (缓慢地)扫遍; 摸遍
  • After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Canada. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在加拿大定居了下来。
  • After roaming around nearly half his life,he finally settled down in Quebec. 他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在魁北克定居了下来。
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