(一)Extreme Sports
Rick Stevenson ,16 years old ,spends every minute he can on the mountain .He and his friends go snowboarding every weekend . “It’s great.” he says.” The winds are so strong ,the boards go 50 miles an hour .” His friend laura Fields agrees. “No one goes skiing any more ,” She says ,” That ‘s for the old folks.”
Rick and Laura are part of a new trend in sports Its philosophy is to get as close to the edge as possible .And more young athletes are taking part in these riky activities called “ extreme sports” or “x-sports”
In the past, young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement ---the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliffs and mountain bike down steep mountains .They wind –surf near hurricanes and bungy-jump from towers.
Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf A city kid who didn’t have the money to buy expensive sports equipment could get a slateboard and have fun .But now it has become a whole mew area of sports, with specialized equipment and high level of skill .There ‘s even a special Olympic for extreme sports , called the Winter X-games ,which includes snow mountain biking and ice climbing .
What makes extreme sports so popular? “people love the risk .” says Murray Nussbaum ,who sells sports equipment . “City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging .The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt .” An athlete adds ,’Sure there’s a risk Once you go mountain risking or snowboarding ,it’s impossible to go back t bike riding or snowboarding ,it’s impossible to go back t bike riding or skiing .it’s just too boring .”
Now even the older crowed is starting to join in .Every weekend groups of friends in their early 30s get together .During the week they work as computer programmers in the same office On Sundays they rent mountain bikes that cost $2000 each and ride down steep mountains together .
Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports are definitely gaining in popularity. “These sports are fresh and exciting .It’s the wave of the future.” says Mussbaum
(二)体育运动词语
体育 运动 sports /athletics /physical/exercise
体育 physical training /physical culture
运动场 sports ground /sports field / playground /athletic ground stadium
运动会 sports meet (运动比赛的) 队 team
裁判 referee/ umpire /judge 记分员 scorekeeper
运动评论家 sports critics 裁判 coach
观众 spectators 比赛 match/game
团体赛 team event 锦标赛 championships /tournament
淘汰赛 elimination series 预赛 preliminary contest
决赛 finals 循环赛 round robin series
比数 score 一比零 one to zero
一平 one all 平局/和局 a draw game / draw /tie
对 versus[ e.g Red team versus Blue team] 冠军 champion
亚军 runner –up 创记录 to establish a record
全国记录 all-china record 世界记录 world record
奖品 trophy 奖prize
(三)各项运动的英文表达
1. Summer Olympic Games
(1)Track and Field (径赛和田赛)
100—10000 Meter Run (100到10000米跑)
Marathon 马拉松
10000 –Meter Cross –country 1万米越野
20/50 Kilometer Walk 20/50公里竞走
Hurdles 跨栏
High jump 跳高
Long jump 跳远
Relay 400 400米接力
Pole vault 撑杆跳高
Hammer throw 掷铅球
Triple jump 三级跳远
Shout put 铅球
Javelin 标
Decathlon 十项全能
Heptathlon 七项全能
(2)Swimming 游泳
freestyle 自由泳
medley relay 混合泳接力 freestyle relay 自由泳接力
Backstroke 仰泳 Breaststroke 蛙泳
Butterfly 蝶泳 Individual medley 个人混合泳
Springboard diving 跳板跳水 Plat form diving 跳台跳水
(3)archery 射箭
basketball 篮球
boxing 拳击 cycling皮划子
canoeing 自行车 diving 跳水
equestrian 马术 field hockey 击剑
gymnastics 曲棍球 judo 柔道
modern pentathlon 体操 rowing 现代五项全能
shooting 皮艇 soccer 英式足球
Table tennis 乒乓球 Hand ball 手球
Tennis 网球 Volleyball 排球
Water Pole 水球 Weight lifting 举重
Wresting 摔跤 Yachting 赛艇
2. Winter Olympic Games
(1) Biathlon : skiing and shooting (两项运动) (2) bobsledding 滑雪和射击
(3) luge 短雪橇 (4) ice hockey 冰球
(5) skating 滑冰 (6) skiing 滑雪