时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年3月


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One aspect of the Winter Olympics that's stealing headlines worldwide isn't about what the athletes are doing, but what's affecting many of them, the weather. We covered the bitter cold last week and the days leading up to the games. One problem now is the wind.


Gusts 1 have been measured as high as 50 miles per hour. That's a force of a tropical 2 storm. It's caused several events to be postponed 3, and in one competition that was held in windy conditions, the women slope style final, 41 of the 50 runs that were tried ended in either a crash or a rider deciding not to go through with the trick.


PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT 4: The weather is really starting to become a bit of an issue here at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Now, it is warmer, but it is incredibly windy. This is the Olympic Park in Gangneung. This is the area where a lot of the skating events are taking place, which is lucky because they are actually inside.


There are announcements at the moment telling people that they should stay inside, saying it's actually dangerous for people to be outside. This is the main superstore here in the Olympic Park and it's just closed down. They said that it was temporarily closed because of the strong winds.


Now, we've seen a number of firefighters around. We've seen the police sort of taking away anything that could become airborne, anything that isn't really connected to the ground at this point, because there are concerns. You can see a lot of people who are actually ignoring the warnings, saying that they should actually stay inside.


But, of course, people are being affected 5 by this. It's not just the athletes that are being affected by these winds. We know a number of the events have been postponed over recent days, but spectators 6 now as well are being told stay inside.


Paula Hancocks, CNN, Gangneung, inside Korea.



1 gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作
  • Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
  • Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。
2 tropical
adj.热带的,热带的,炎热的
  • You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
  • This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。
3 postponed
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
4 correspondent
n.记者,通信者;adj.符合的,一致的,相当的
  • He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
  • The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。
5 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
6 spectators
n.观众,旁观者( spectator的名词复数 )
  • The spectators were wilting visibly in the hot sun. 看得出观众在炎热的阳光下快支撑不住了。
  • The policemen asked the spectators to stand well back. 警察要求旁观者靠后站。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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