VOA标准英语2008年-India Thrilled After Bindra Wins Country's Firs
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
Indians have joyously 1 greeted the news of the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event. The milestone 2 at the Olympic Games in Beijing has resulted in an outpouring of national pride. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that India has long agonized 3 over its failure to make a mark in international sports.
Gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra of India on the podium following men's 10m air rifle shooting finals, 11 Aug 2008
Indian television Monday was dominated by the news that Abhinav Bindra had claimed the men's 10-meter air rifle shooting title at the Beijing Olympics.
From the President and Prime Minister to people on the street, everyone lauded 4 Bindra for securing the country's first-ever gold medal in an individual event on Monday.
Sports Minister M.S. Gill told Indian television it was a big step forward for Indian athletics 5.
"They feel I think one foot taller today, and every Indian does. This is something very big and very special, " Gill said.
India has reason to celebrate. The eight Olympic gold medals it has were won years ago in hockey. Even in that sport it has faded away - its hockey team failed to qualify for Beijing.
Before Bindra's win, India had only four individual Olympic medals - the latest a silver in Athens in 2004.
The dismal 6 performance raised an agonized cry every four years - why does a nation of a billion plus people, which has produced world class professionals and technocrats 7, fail to achieve in sports?
Commentators 8 offered many reasons: India's spending on sports is meager 9 -- less than one percent of gross domestic product. Much of this money is spent on administration rather than training talent. The country has not built adequate sports infrastructure 10. There is an overall indifference 11 to sports, with academics getting far greater priority. And no sport, except for cricket, gets national attention.
The result: a failure to produce world class sportsmen and athletes. The Indian contingent 12 at the Beijing Games is just 57 strong - no larger than that of many small countries.
Sports columnist 13 V. Sri Vatsa says India lacks a sports culture, and needs to put in place a system to identify and nurture 14 talent.
"First of all we should become a country of sporting culture," he said. "So far sports administrators 15 are thinking that only when we organize all these mega events like Commonwealth 16 Games, Asian Games, Olympic Games, then only you can galvanize the country. I am not so sure about that. Unless you spend the same amount of money in promoting sportsmen, I think that will create a better impact."
Many hope Bindra's gold will encourage a greater emphasis on sports in a country which has the world's largest population of young people.
- She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门，直扑我的怀抱，欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
- They came running, crying out joyously in trilling girlish voices. 她们边跑边喊，那少女的颤音好不欢快。 来自名作英译部分
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
- All the time they agonized and prayed. 他们一直在忍受痛苦并且祈祷。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She agonized herself with the thought of her loss. 她念念不忘自己的损失，深深陷入痛苦之中。 来自辞典例句
- They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
- The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句
- When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
- Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
- That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
- My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
- Few business barons remained. They were replaced by "technocrats," who became the heads of corporations. 企业巨头所剩无几，大多已被“技术专家”所代替，这些人成了公司的领导。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- However, bankers called the technocrats' bluff and proceeded to lend with gusto. 但是，银行家们称技术专家官员不过在虚张声势，并且还会乐观的继续借贷业务。 来自互联网
- Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
- Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
- The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
- She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。
- The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
- The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。
- He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
- Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。