每日一句口语 195

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

As a controversy¹ about the "Made in China" uniforms

for members of the US Olympic team continued to erupt,

one US track and field Olympian expressed his thanks

to China.

随着美国奥运代表团队服“中国制造”的风波持续发酵，近日美国一位奥运田径选手则向中国表达了谢意。

【Vocabulary】

1. controversy:争议；(公开的)争论

Example:The remark touched off a heated controversy.

这句话引起了热烈的争论。

2. erupt:爆发；喷发；发疹

Example:Violence has erupted on the streets.大街上突然发生了暴乱。

3. track and field:田径运动

Example:Now, the semifinal of the track and field event is underway.

现在，田径项目的半决赛正在进行。

4. Olympian:奥林匹克运动会选手

Example:He viewed the problem with Olympian detachment.

他以超凡的客观态度看待这个问题。

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。