北师大版高中英语模块4--Unit 11 The Media Lesson 1-2

[00:01.97]LONDON WINS
[00:04.16]July 6, 2005 London
[00:07.52]At 12:45 UK time today,
[00:10.06]the name of the host city for the 2012
[00:13.03]Olympic Games was being announced
[00:14.65]by the International Olympic Committee
[00:17.20](IOC) in Singapore.It was London.
[00:20.76]London's name had been announced twice before,
[00:23.68]in 1908 and 1948.
[00:26.58]so it now has the distinction
[00:28.52]of being the first city to host the event
[00:30.54]three times.

[00:32.18]Applications to host the games
[00:33.86]had also been made by Moscow, Madrid,
[00:35.82]New York and Paris.
[00:37.46]In the end, it came down to a choice
[00:39.47]between Paris and London.

[00:41.82]The news is being celebrated¹
[00:43.43]by crowds in the streets.
[00:45.29]Cheering people can also be seen everywhere:
[00:47.68]in pubs², homes and offices all over London.
[00:51.06]Prince William, who is now in New Zealand,
[00:53.28]said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic
[00:56.40]Games would be held in London
[00:58.19]and he was looking forward to the Games.
[00:58.19]

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。