美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-02-14
时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2014年(二)月
英语课
A top NFL prospect 1 says he is gay. We' ll look the reception, that he may get in the league. Let's get started.
I'm Michael Sam, I'm a football player and I'm gay.
That is misery 2 all of American defensive 3, Michael Sam beaten to the New York Time reviewing what his teammates already knew it accepted, what his parents knew it accepted. He spoke 4 to the Times over the weekend, told them why he want public.
I coming out because I want to owe my truth. I'm comfortable who I am and I didn't want anyone to break a story that allow me tell it. I want tell the way I want to tell it.
So now he has reaction in NFL where he is expected to a mid 5 told low round draft, appears it depend on what the reaction is by name or not. yesterday, the leage treated we admire Michael Sam's honesty and courage, Michael is a football player, any player with ability and determination can succeed in NFL, we look forward to welcoming and supporting Michael Sam in 2014.
So that's that. But on the other hand, what allowed to remain anonymity 6 in NFL executive and coaches told sports illustrated 7 how much a different story.one said the league just didn't ready maybe in the coming decade or two he said, other doubt the maturity 8 of players especially in the locker 9 room, something * line back Jonathen Puma 10 echoed in a recent interview.
I think that he would not be accepted as much as we think, he would be acceopted I want people just naturely* we are whole * . That's really not the case, imaging if he is the guy next to me I'm not get dressed, naked taking shower the whole night. I just have to see if he looks at me, how am I suppose to respond?
Another NFL exactive quoted an anonym on this sports illustrated that present of gay player would cause in balance in NFL locker room chemically to New York Times Frank Buni today replying to somebody's words,get over it, *, it's a locker room for heaven's sake, not last call at a rawhide 11.
For joining us, only on 360 is Jonathan puma who is here for a short time ago, looked at in the shower, Jonathan thank you so much for joining us tonight, we really appreciate it.
Well, thanks for having me.
So last thing two weeks ago before Michael Sam's announcement, you said a gay play would not be accepted as much as we think he would, why not?
right, well I think that you have a gay player as Michael Sam is coming out, and he's done tremendous job, he says a lot about his charactor,and who is a person, it's a simple change, people are resistance to change at times, it's not just as simple as coming into a locker room. My words illus a poor illustration of the example I trying to give, on the context, so I do appologize for that, I was trying to explain that whatever you have changes into something that been set stone for so long,or you have something that been gone for so long, that change always come with no resistance. and there is a poor choice an example I use I do appologize for that. I was trying to explain is that whenever you present someone like Michael Sam who extremly extremly confidence and powerful man himself within his own rights, into NFL culture there used to one thing there gonna be naturally be that first level first way resistance before you have the transition
1 prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
2 misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
- Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
- He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
3 defensive
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
- Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
- The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
4 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 mid
adj.中央的,中间的
- Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
- He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
6 anonymity
n.the condition of being anonymous
- Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。
- Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
7 illustrated
n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期
- These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
- This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
8 locker
n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人
- At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
- He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。