【英音模仿秀】英国游泳队的逆袭

模仿文本： Something strange is going on in the swimming pool here in Glasgow. Nothing strange about the fact that Australia ended up at the top of the medal table, 19 gold medals for them. But, it was remarkable¹ that they got beaten by England in the medley² relay, their final race of the night. Nobody could see that coming.

 

译文：在格拉斯（Glasgow）的游泳场上，正在上演着不可思议的事情。澳大利亚最终位居奖牌榜榜首，共得19枚金牌，这毫不奇怪，但奇怪的是，澳大利亚却在当晚的最后一场比赛4X100混合接力中，被英国队击败。没人预料到会这样。

 

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 medley   

n.混合

参考例句：

• Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
• China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。