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There will be more mixed-gender events and more women at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said men and women would compete together in archery, athletics, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and triathlon. There will be a 4x400m mixed relay in athletics and a 4x100m mixed relay in swimming. British Olympics swimming champion Adam Peaty told the BBC that having mixed events in Tokyo would make the Olympics "more fun". He said "It's something that would make things a little bit more fun….It's great to mix things up from what they've been for so long as it adds a little spice and mixed events are great to watch.
The IOC also announced that there would be more sports at the Tokyo Olympics. IOC president Thomas Bach said the Games will be "more youthful, more urban and include more women". Not everyone is happy with the introduction of the new events. Some people said it was wrong to include urban sports like skateboarding, 3-on-3 basketball, sport climbing and BMX freestyle. These are to try and get more young people to watch the Games. Having newer sports means there will be fewer athletes in more traditional events like weightlifting and wrestling. Tokyo will be the most gender-balanced Olympics ever. Women will make up 48.8 per cent of athletes who will compete at the Games.
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词汇学习
1.relay n.传递;接力赛
Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
英国要在接力赛中战胜美国,前景看上去并不那么乐观
。2.youthful adj.年轻的,有朝气的
Gary Glitter, 48, revealed the secret of his youthful looks.
48岁的加里·格利特透露了他青春永驻的秘密
。3.urban adj.都市的
There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题
。4.introduction n.采用,引进
The camera has undergone only two minor tweaks since its introduction.
那款相机自从推出以来仅经过两次小的改进
。内容解析
1.Women will make up 48.8 per cent of athletes who will compete at the Games.
make up组成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country...
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群
。2.He said "It's something that would make things a little bit more fun….
a little bit more比较级的修饰
a little用于修饰比较级的用法比较广泛
。如:The paper should be a little thicker. 这纸应该再厚一点儿
。Can’t you walk a little faster? 你不能走得快一点儿吗?
Do work a little harder. 务必请你工作再努力一点吧
。Couldn’t you come a little earlier? 你是否能提前一些日子来?
I wish you would stay a little longer. 我希望你再待一会儿
。Do the vegetables a little longer. 让蔬菜煮的时间长一点
。She was feeling a little better than usual. 她感到比平时好一点了
。It’s a little colder today than it was yesterday. 今天比昨天冷一点儿
。You are a little fatter than when I saw you last. 你比我上次见你时胖点了
。A little more slowly. 再慢一点(from www.yygrammar.com)
。You might tune that wireless a little lower, children. 你们还是把那收音机开小一点儿吧,孩子们
。但是,副词little修饰比较级时,其用法比较有限,主要用于修饰better和more:
1. little better:其意为“好不了多少”,相当于not much better
。如:His second suggestion was little better than his first. 他的第二条建议比第一条好不了多少
。His legs were in little better shape than they had been the year before. 他的双腿与前一年相比没有多少好转
。little more (than):其意为“只”“只不过”
。如:He was little more than a child when his father died. 他父亲去世时,他差不多还是个孩子
。Aid to the Third World is at present little more than a drop in the ocean. 目前对第三世界的援助不过是杯水车薪
。He left school with little more than a basic education. 他只接受了点基础教育就退学了
。参考翻译
2020年东京奥运会上将增加更多男女混合项目,将有更多女性参赛
。国际奥委会表示,在射箭、田径、柔道、帆船、射击、游泳、乒乓球和三项全能运动中,男女运动员将一起参赛 。在田径比赛和游泳比赛中将增设4x400米混合接力 。英国奥运会游泳冠军亚当·佩蒂(Adam Peaty)告诉BBC,东京奥运会增设混合项目将使奥运会更有趣 。她说,“男女混合比赛可以让比赛更有趣 。打破长久以来的陈规,给比赛增加了新的趣味,让比赛更有观看性 。”国际奥委会宣布东京奥运会上将有更多比赛项目
。国际奥委会主席巴赫(Thomas Bach)表示,比赛将“年轻化,都市化,将有更多女性 。”并不是所有人都对新赛事的引入感到满意 。一些人表示,增加滑板,3V3篮球,运动攀岩和特技单车等城市运动项目是错误的 。这些项目是试图让更多年轻人观看奥运会比赛 。增设新的比赛项目意味着举重和摔跤等传统赛事参赛运动员减少 。东京奥运会将是有史以来性别最平衡的一届奥运会 。参赛女性所占比例将达到48.8% 。