时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力精选进阶版


英语课

Every athlete dreams of that moment: standing 1 on the highest podium, having a gold medal hung around their neck and watching with pride, as their country's flag is raised and the national anthem 2 is played.


International sports stars are used to being under the spotlight 3, but nowadays their vocal 4 performance can be subject to as much scrutiny 5 as their athletic 6 ability.


For many people, the national anthem is an important tradition, symbolizing 7 a country's history and uniting a nation in glory. Singing the anthem is often considered an essential part of sporting etiquette 8 and respect. Failing to sing along can lead to questions in the media: is an athlete making a political statement, or are they simply embarrassed by singing in public?


UK Athletics 9 head coach Charles van Commenee insisted that athletes would learn the words to the national anthem before the London 2012 games in order to head off any potential criticism of "plastic Brits" - athletes with dual 10 nationality who switched allegiance to represent Team GB at the Olympics.


However, not all competitors feel quite so patriotic 11. The Team GB football squad 12 came under fire when Welsh footballers Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy stood in silence as their team mates sang "God Save the Queen".


Although it is not clear whether the players were actively 13 boycotting 14 the anthem or simply felt awkward singing in front of the cameras, they were criticised by many in the media for not showing respect for their nation. Those with republican views argue that they can still represent their country without having to sing the pro-monarchy song.


But any British gold-medal athletes who sit on the fence over the issue now have an added incentive 15 to project their voices loudly: British newspaper columnist 16 Piers 17 Morgan feels so passionate 18 about the UK anthem that he has pledged to donate £1000 to a children’s hospital for every British athlete who sings during their gold medal ceremony.


Winning a gold medal can transform an athlete from a relative unknown to national hero, but it seems that failing to sing the national anthem - however bad their singing ability - could cause more embarrassment 19 than staying silent.


Quiz 测验


1. According to the article, what are 'plastic Brits'?


Athletes with dual nationality who choose to represent Great Britain.


2. What adjective means to be a supporter of your country?


Patriotic


3. What word describes someone who is anti-monarchist?


Republican


4. What expression is used to describe people who don't have a fixed 20 opinion on something?


Sitting on the fence


5. What noun means 'awkwardness' or 'shame'?


Embarrassment


Glossary 词汇表


pride 自豪


national anthem 国歌


under the spotlight 成为众人的注目焦点


performance 表现


tradition 传统


uniting 团结


glory 光荣,荣耀


etiquette 礼节


political statement 政治声明


embarrassed 尴尬的


allegiance 效忠,拥护


dual nationality 双重国籍


patriotic 爱国的


boycotting 抵制


republican 共和(国)的


represent their country 代表他们的国家


pro-monarchy 支持君主立宪(制)


passionate (充满)热情的


ceremony 仪式


national hero 名族英雄



n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.圣歌,赞美诗,颂歌
  • All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
  • As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上,唱起了国歌。
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
n.详细检查,仔细观察
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
v.象征,作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )
  • This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。 来自时文部分
  • Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆,是中秋佳节必食之品。 来自互联网
n.礼仪,礼节;规矩
  • The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
  • According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。
n.运动,体育,田径运动
  • 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。
adj.双的;二重的,二元的
  • The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
  • He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
adv.积极地,勤奋地
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
抵制,拒绝参加( boycott的现在分词 )
  • They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. 他们抵制那家商店,因为那里的店员在罢工。
  • The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要反对党都抵制此次选举。
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中,钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
n.专栏作家
  • 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。
n.水上平台( pier的名词复数 );(常设有娱乐场所的)突堤;柱子;墙墩
  • Most road bridges have piers rising out of the vally. 很多公路桥的桥墩是从河谷里建造起来的。 来自辞典例句
  • At these piers coasters and landing-craft would be able to discharge at all states of tide. 沿岸航行的海船和登陆艇,不论潮汐如何涨落,都能在这种码头上卸载。 来自辞典例句
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
学英语单词
acoustic detection and ranging (acdar)
Allium teretifolium
arm it
average static load per waggon
bend-gliding
callicarpas
Canin, Mte.
caput humerale
cargo tank boundary
carrier block
cat's ear
chromidial substance
circle
climp up
cloud portability
commitment fee
compounding in series
condensatus
core power distribution
cosmopolitanises
dewlike
DIHF
dindymenes
DIOZ
distressed
dock pump station
eight-thousand-dollar
endofjob
Entoloma lividum
euler criterion for residues
F. P. A.
fishing rod
fission heat
full sister
Gabor, Dennis
gladman
glycocholase
ground-zero
handwarmer
heavy chain of antibody
high-tensile steel bar
hilleberg
hispidum
hotbed chives
index of rural consumer prices
kintours
KMER
knuckle end
Lake District
legitimate interests
lesser high water
Light Displacement Tonnage
lime slurry treatment for acid waste
manualising
mark wayne clarks
McClain County
model aeroplane
mosses
multigluon
multiparous women
N/B
nasal douohe
Negatol
Neil Armstrong
nitrosoh(a)emoglobin
non-reactive tuberculosis
p-nitroazobenzene
pavement patching
pit furnace
planimetric arm
potentilla fulgens wall.
pressure surge
price is right
procedure subprogram
push to talk switch
quadriparas
Quercus kongshanensis
required freight rate
rosenau
segmentof a cylinder
serological characteristics
shikses
simulation of manned system
sodium metatungstate
starts out
steeply pitching seam
telefaxes
terabromide
them-selves
transformerless
true hacker
understumble
unforbade
uroptychus bispinatus
vacuum switch
vermunt
Viola pedata
vitreous clinker
Washington (National) Monument
waterlemon
weyl-minkowski theorem
zinging