VOA慢速英语2016 象牙海岸跆拳道冠军前往里约热内卢

AS IT IS 2016-07-11 Ivory¹ Coast Taekwondo Champions Head to Rio 象牙海岸跆拳道冠军前往里约热内卢

African countries may be best-known for their track and field success at the Olympics. But interest in Asian martial² arts has grown on the continent.

非洲国家最为著名的可能在于奥运会上田径项目的成功。然而，这些国家对于亚洲武术的兴趣也正不断增长。

African nations are sending 50 athletes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to compete in events such as taekwondo and judo³.

目前，非洲国家派50名运动员赴巴西里约热内卢参加跆拳道和柔道等比赛项目。

Three of those athletes represent Ivory Coast.

其中三名代表了象牙海岸（科特迪瓦）。

A Korean Taekwondo expert introduced the exercise to Ivory Coast in the 1960s.It is now a popular after-school activity for children.

20世纪60年代，朝鲜跆拳道专家将此运动介绍给了科特迪瓦。时下，跆拳道是非洲孩子们普及的课外活动。

Ivorian Taekwondo competitor Ruth Gbagbi will be making her second Olympics appearance.She also competed in the 2012 London Games but lost both her matches.She is 22 and competes in the 67-kilogram division⁴.

科特迪瓦跆拳道选手露丝·格巴比将第二次亮相奥运会。她曾参赛2012伦敦奥运会，但却失利。她22岁，参加67公斤级比赛。

Mamina Kone and Cheick Cisse are the other two Ivorian taekwondo competitors at this year’s games.It will be their first Olympic experience.

科特迪瓦参加今年奥运会的另两名跆拳道选手是马米娜·科恩和奇克·西塞。这是他们第一次参加奥运会。

Taekwondo became an Olympic sport in 2000.Only three Africans have won medals in the event.

跆拳道在2000年时成为了奥运项目。仅三名非洲人在此项目中获得奖牌。

Ivory Coast has one medal in its Olympic history.Ivorian runner Gabriel Tiacoh took home a silver medal in 1984 for his second place finish in the men’s 400-meter event.

科特迪瓦在其奥运史上曾获得一枚奖牌。1984年，跑步运动员加布里埃尔·蒂亚克在男子400米比赛中获得第二，摘得一枚银牌。

All three of the taekwondo athletes from Ivory Coast won medals in recent African competitions. The director of the Ivory Coast team says the three athletes are on the same level as the best in the world.

最近科特迪瓦的比赛中，三名跆拳道运动员均获得奖牌。科特迪瓦队总负责人表示，这三名运动员有着世界最高水平。

The competitors say they are setting⁵ an example for the next generation of Ivorian athletes.

参赛者认为，三名运动员为象牙岸下一代运动员树立了榜样。

Moussa Berthe is 13.He has been doing taekwondo for five years.

穆萨·博思13岁。他练习跆拳道已经五年了。

He says he learned⁶ “discipline, respect, dignity and wisdom” from his teachers.

他说，他从跆拳道老师那里学到了“纪律、尊敬、尊严和智慧”。

Berthe will be watching the national team compete in Rio.

博思将在里约观看国家队比赛。

“They are examples to follow because they are champions,and they come from Ivory Coast so it encourages us to continue taekwondo,” he said.

“他们是榜样，因为他们是来自非洲的冠军，鼓励着我们继续练习跆拳道”，他说。

The taekwondo competition begins in Rio on August 17.

里约跆拳道比赛将在8月17号举行。

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martial arts – n. any one of several forms of fighting and self-defense (such as karate⁷ and judo) that are widely practiced as sports

medal – n. a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with designs and words in honor⁸ of a special event, a person, or an achievement

wisdom – n. knowledge that is gained by having many experiences in life

discipline – n. a way of behaving that shows a willingness to obey rules or orders

dignity – n. a way of appearing or behaving that suggests seriousness and self-control

division – n. a group of teams or athletes in a section of a competition

match – n. a contest between two athletes or teams

1 ivory   

n.象牙，乳白色；adj.象牙制的，乳白色的

参考例句：

• My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
• It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 judo   

n.柔道

参考例句：

• The judo is a kind of fighting sport.柔道是一种对抗性体育活动。
• Which is more important in judo, strength or techniques?柔道运动中，力量和技术哪个更重要？

4 division   

n.区分，分开，除法，公司，部门，师(军队里)

参考例句：

• Have you learnt division?你学会除法了吗？
• The division commander ordered that we start the attack before dawn.师长令我们在拂晓前发起攻击。

5 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

6 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

7 karate   

n.空手道(日本的一种徒手武术)

参考例句：

• Alice's boyfriend knew a little karate.艾丽斯的男朋友懂一点儿空手道。
• The black belt is the highest level in karate.黑腰带级是空手道的最高级别。

8 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。