VOA标准英语2012--Athletes, Fans Getting Tattooed in London
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Athletes, Fans Getting Tattooed 2 in London
The blue, yellow, black, green, and red interlocking rings that make up the symbol of the Olympic Games are getting etched into the skin of Olympic athletes across London, a reminder 3 that they competed in one of the world's top sporting events.
These two friends are swimmers on New Zealand's Olympic team.
Steven Kent competed in the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay. He didn't qualify for the final but says making it to the Games was reason enough to get the rings tattooed on his chest.
“The Olympics means a lot to us," said Kent. "To me, especially. It's something I've always wanted to do and to have a constant reminder every day is pretty special I reckon.”
This parlor 4 has the Olympic symbol posted on its wall, to help its artists with the dozens of tattoos 5 they're doing.
In the waiting room, a whole swim team from Australia waits their turn. Emily Seebohm won the Olympic silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke.
“If you go to the Olympics you kind of want to show it off," said Seebohm. "It's a big achievement and it takes a lot of time to get there and you put so much effort into it, it's just something you do.”
The athletes may not be your typical patrons of a London tattoo 1 parlor. But they've been good sports about the painful procedure, says owner Mo Coppoletta.
“They are barely legal to get a tattoo so I suppose for a lot of them it's their first," said Coppoletta. "They all took it very well and I suppose if you want something that bad you just sit and take it.”
Coppoletta said he would be tattooing 6 Olympic rings well into the evening and in the days to come, making sure the Olympians and their fans are marked for life.
- I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
- He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
- He had tattooed his wife's name on his upper arm. 他把妻子的名字刺在上臂上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The sailor had a heart tattooed on his arm. 那水兵在手臂上刺上一颗心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
- It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。
- She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
- Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？
- His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
- His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》