英语新闻听写 塞雷娜·威廉姆斯回应耐克争议

After the recent controversy¹ over its pay for pregnant female athletes,

近期耐克因怀孕女运动员薪水问题受到争议后，

Serena Williams said Nike "is learning from mistakes and doing better."

塞雷娜·威廉姆斯表示耐克正“吸取教训并进行改进。”

Business Insider reports that in recent weeks,

《商业内幕》报道，在近几周

several female track runners said Nike did not financially support them when they got pregnant,

几名女性田径运动员表示，耐克没有在她们怀孕时提供经济支持，

with one runner calling getting pregnant "the kiss of death for female athletes."

一位运动员称怀孕是“女性运动员的死亡之吻。”

Williams, who was paid by Nike through her pregnancy² in 2017,

威廉姆斯在2017年怀孕期间一直由耐克公司支付工资，

says Nike has made a strong statement in changes to support pregnant female athletes and will continue to do so.

她表示，耐克在支持怀孕女运动员方面做出了强有力的声明，并将继续这样做。

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。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。