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Swimming Star 泳坛新星 (上)
A thirteen year old swimming success 十三岁的游泳健将
沪江答题纸加载中……
Need some inspiration? Looking for a sporting hero to ______1______? Then look no further than thirteen-year-old Tom Daley from Plymouth in the UK.
Tom is the new European swimming champion following his win at the European Swimming Championships in The Netherlands.
Tom won the competition by being the best at diving. His dives were flawless according to ______2______ in the fourth and fifth rounds of the games, where he scored his best results.
His success qualifies him for the Olympic Games in Beijing, and he is feeling very proud. He told the BBC:
“To finish up and be standing on the top of the podium with your national anthem playing is not something that happens every day.”
He has ______3______ with his win, and is now Britain’s youngest male ______4______. The record until now was held by another diver, Brian Phelps, who was sixteen years old when he won the bronze medal at the European Championships when it was held in Rome.
参与方式：1.听短文，填出文章中空缺单词。
2.根据短文大意，判断句子对错。
1）Tom’s diving was full of flaws. True / False
2）A podium is like a stage you stand on to receive an award. True / False
3）Tom has won the European Swimming Championships before. True / False
以下为回复可见内容
1. emulate 效仿
2. sports commentators 体育评论/解说员
3. broken a record 打破纪录
4. medallist 奖牌获得者 1.False 2.True 3.False
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inspiration 激励/鼓舞
emulate 效仿
flawless 完美无暇的
sports commentators 体育评论/解说员
podium 主席台/（乐队）指挥台
broken a record 打破纪录
medallist 奖牌获得者
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posted @ 2008-04-01 22:28
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