环球慢速英语 吉安娜·耶森(1)

Gianna Jessen

吉安娜·耶森

Voice 1: Hello. I'm Mike Procter.

声音1：大家好，我是迈克·普洛斯特。

Voice 2: And I'm Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight¹. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

声音2：我是伊丽莎白·利基斯。谢谢大家收听重点报道节目。本节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

Voice 1: Gianna Jessen ran towards the finish line. She was struggling. Every part of her body hurt. But she was not going to give up. Her friend ran alongside² her. He encouraged her to keep going. They had been running for over eight hours. At last they both reached the end. They ran past the finish line. Gianna had completed the race.

声音1：吉安娜·耶森跑向终点线。她在拼命努力。她身体的每个部位都很疼。但是她不会放弃。她的朋友在她的身旁和她一起奔跑。他鼓励她坚持下去。他们已经跑了8个多小时。最后他们两个人都抵达了终点。他们跑过了终点线。吉安娜完成了这场比赛。

Voice 2: Gianna was running in the London marathon³. The marathon is a long race - forty-two point one nine five kilometres. When Gianna reached the finish line many people cheered. But Gianna was not the winner of the race. Hundreds of people had finished before her. So why was Gianna so special?

声音2：吉安娜在参加伦敦马拉松比赛。马拉松是长距离跑步比赛，全程42.195公里。当吉安娜冲过终点线的时候，许多人欢呼起来。不过吉安娜并不是比赛冠军。在她前面已有数百人完赛。那为什么吉安娜如此特别？

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。

3 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。