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 2016-08-10 Olympic Spirit Captured 1 in North and South Korean 'Selfie' 这就是奥运精神: 朝韩运动员罕见共同自拍


This is What’s Trending Today.


这里是《正在发生》节目。


Lee Eun-ju is a South Korean gymnast. She is representing her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


李恩珠是一名韩国体操选手。她代表她的国家出战里约热内卢夏季奥林匹克运动会。


Hong Un-Jong is a North Korean gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic vault 2 gold medalist. Like Lee, she is the only woman gymnast representing her country at this year’s Olympic Games.


洪云仲是一名朝鲜体操选手。她是2008年奥运会跳马金牌得主。和李恩珠一样,她是今年代表国家出战的唯一一名女子体操选手。


The two athletes competed in the same session 3. During a practice, photographers caught the two athletes taking a “selfie” together.


这两名运动员在同一个小组里进行比赛。在一次练习中,摄影师拍到了这两个人在玩自拍的镜头。


The 17-year-old Lee is seen holding her phone and smiling as 27-year-old Hong leans in for the photo. She is smiling, too.


17岁的李恩珠一边笑着一边举着手机拍照,27岁的洪云仲靠着她,也在微笑。


It was a rare moment of inter-Korean friendship. The photo is being praised for representing the Olympic goals of building peace and understanding between countries.


这种泛朝鲜半岛的友谊已经难得一见了。这张照片广受赞誉,因为它代表了奥运会的目标:国与国之间的和平和相互理解。


North Korea and South Korea remain deeply divided. Following North Korea’s fourth nuclear test in January, South Korea ended all business connections and communication with the North.


朝鲜和韩国之间的裂痕很深。自从朝鲜一月份进行第四次核试验之后,韩国就中断了和朝鲜的一切商务往来。


Yoon Kang-ro is the President of the International Sport Cooperation and Diplomacy 4 Institute in South Korea. He says the Olympics offer the two Koreas a chance to find some common ground.


严康罗是韩国国际体育合作和外交研究所主任。他说奥运会给了两名运动员寻找共同点的机会。


Yoon said, “One photo doesn’t make any good progress, but I think it’s a good starting point."


他说,“一张照片可能起不了什么推动作用,但是我想这是一个很好的开始。”


People on social media praised the photo for its impact 5. Ian Bremmer is a political scientist and founder 6 of the Eurasia Group. He tweeted the photo and wrote, “This is why we do the Olympics.”


社交媒体用户们盛赞这张照片的影响。欧亚集团创始人伊恩·布莱默是一名政治学者。他把这张照片发到推特上并说“这就是我们举办奥运会的原因”。


His post has been retweeted more than 21,000 times.


这张照片被转发超过21000次。


Twitter user 7 Eugene Cho is a Korean-American. His parents were born in North Korea. He wrote on Twitter that the selfie gave him “hope for a reunification.”


推特用户尤金·周是一名韩裔美国人。他的父母都是在朝鲜出生的。他发推说这张照片给了他“能够重新统一的希望”。


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session - n. a period of time that is used to do a particular activity


lean - v. to bend or move from a straight position


impact - n. a powerful or major influence or effect


common ground - expression. something that people agree about even if they disagree about other things


reunification - n. the process of making something (such as a country) whole again



俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 ); 夺取; 夺得; 引起(注意、想像、兴趣)
  • Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. 盟军俘虏了300多名敌方士兵。
  • Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
  • The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
  • The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
n.会议,开庭期,市盘,学期;adj.短期的
  • This matter will go over until the next session.这件事将留待下次会议讨论。
  • Congress is now in session.国会现在正在开会。
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
n.冲击,碰撞;影响;vt.装紧,压紧
  • The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
  • How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响?
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
n.用户,使用者
  • The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
  • The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。
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