夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第687期:为女性运动员权利发声
日期:2019-08-26 07:48

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Six-time Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix says female athletes will "no longer be financially penalised for having a child" after Nike changed its contracts for pregnant athletes. In a letter shared by Felix on social media, Nike says it will "not apply any performance-related reduction" for 18 months if an athlete becomes pregnant. Felix's daughter Camryn was born prematurely in November.

medallist n. 奖牌得主
· a gold/silver/brone medallist: 金牌/银牌/铜牌获得者
athlete n. 运动员
penalise vt.惩罚
contract n. 合同
pregnant adj. 怀孕的
prematurely adv. adv. 过早地;早熟地

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重点单词
  • athleten. 运动员
  • prematurelyadv. 过早地;早熟地
  • contractn. 合同,契约,婚约,合约 v. 订合同,缩短,缩小,
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • reductionn. 减少,缩小,(化学)还原反应,(数学)约分