万花筒 2008-06-06&-06-07
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2008年
If Dutch cycle champion Theo Bos takes gold in the Beijing velodrome this summer, it won't be as a result of talent alone. The 24-year-old Olympic silver medalist is hoping this uniquely-designed million-dollar bike will help him take top honors in two months' time. The revolutionary frame has been developed by Dutch cycle maker 1 Koga Miyata. The company's managing director Wouter Jager said the bike was so specialized 2 that no ordinary person could ride it.
"It's so stiff that it doesn't behave like a normal bicycle, and obviously the strange element is this, this bicycle doesn't have a brake, doesn't have a gear, er, this is single-speed, there's no lightset or whatever, but still it's the, the most difficult bike to ride."
Koga has spent three and a half years developing the bike for Bos who narrowly missed out on the gold medal in Athens four years ago. The company enlisted 3 the help of experts in the aerodynamics and carbon technology sectors 4, including several who've worked on the Ariane-5 space rocket program. The result is a racing 5 bike with a sleek 6 aerodynamic look. Kimera has the lowest air resistance of any bike in the world to help the rider accelerate as quickly as possible from a standstill to its top speed of 75 kilometers per hour. And this unique feature, Koga says, should enable Bos to pedal his way to the gold medal.
Helen Long, Reuters
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velodrome——A sports arena 7 with a banked oval track for bicycle and motorcycle racing.
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
- These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
- enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
- He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。