VOA标准英语2015--游泳运动员的眼睛比赛

Swimmer Eyes Competition, Fun at Special Olympics 游泳运动员的眼睛比赛

SAN DIEGO—

Swimmer Betsy Cory of San Diego is one 6,500 athletes from around the world who will compete in Los Angeles in the Special Olympics World Games, which will start Saturday, July 25th.  

She practices twice a week and has meets on Saturdays to get ready for the games.  Betsy Cory has won a gold medal in national competitions, and faces her biggest challenge ever.

46-year-old Cory says swimming is a big part of her life.

“I've been swimming ever since I was the age of four-years-old," said Corey.

And she loves to be in the water.

“Because when I get in the water, I feel so good.  It refreshes¹ me on a hot day," she said.

The Special Olympics will feature 25 sports from aquatics² to volleyball.  The games began in 1968, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators³ Robert and Edward Kennedy. 

The world summer games are held every four years, and winter games are held in between.  Cory will compete in freestyle, backstroke and relay⁴ races in this summer's LA games.  

Friends are rooting for her on her Facebook page and coach Kim Holt says Cory is focused.

“Just eating a lot healthier, and focusing on exercise and making that a very strong point in her life," said Holt.

People call Cory competitive⁵, but she says that competition is just one goal of the games.

“We're there to have fun.  It's also competition, but I think we're there to have a lot of fun and to meet new people," said Cory.

She's joining 6,500 athletes from 165 countries in the Special Olympics World Summer games. 

1 refreshes   

v.使恢复，使振作( refresh的第三人称单数 )；使…记起；重新斟满

参考例句：

• The lotion cools and refreshes the skin. 这种润肤液凉爽清新，能够焕发肌肤的活力。 来自辞典例句
• She is like the sun that warms--like the wave that refreshes. 她象太阳一般使人温暖--象波浪一般使人清新。 来自辞典例句

2 aquatics   

n.水生植物，水生动物( aquatic的名词复数 )；水上运动

参考例句：

• Pasturage breed aquatics basically has pig, ox, sheep and fowl. 畜牧养殖主要有猪、牛、羊和家禽。 来自互联网
• So in English they are National Stadium and National Aquatics Center. 这两处场馆的正式名字叫做”国家体育场”和”国家游泳中心“。 来自互联网

3 senators   

n.参议员( senator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When the senators vote, the ayes will have it. 参议员投票时，投赞成票的人将占多数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct. 委员会断定议员们从事了不正当活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

5 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。