Ian Thorpe 伊恩•索普
【词汇扫描】
notable 引人关注的
bid 申办
defer 推迟
It was during this September trip
that he was invited to be interviewed
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
which was notable due to the relative
lack of interest in competitive swimming in America
compared to other major sports.
He later became a spokesperson for the unsuccessful New York city bid
for the 2012 Summer Olympics,
even promising to defer his retirement to compete in 2012,
if New York were to be successful.

【逐句对照】
It was during this September trip
that he was invited to be interviewed
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
which was notable
due to the relative lack of interest in competitive swimming in America
compared to other major sports.
He later became a spokesperson for the unsuccessful New York city bid
for the 2012 Summer Olympics,
even promising to defer his retirement to compete in 2012,
if New York were to be successful.

【多学一点】
notable 值得注意的
There are notable differences between the two words.
bid 努力
bid for 申办奥运会
He made a bid for the presidency.
defer 推迟
She has made up her mind to defer her departure for two days.

【词汇扫描】
involve 参与
pan 批评
extra 临时演员
sitcom 情景喜剧
Thorpe's interests have also seen him involved in television,
starring in a reality television show in 2002 called Undercover Angels,
which imitated the Charlie's Angels series.
The show involved Thorpe directing three young women
who performed good deeds for people in need.
Although it attracted more than a million viewers,
it was widely panned by critics.
He has also appeared as an extra in the American sitcom Friends.

【逐句对照】
Thorpe's interests have also seen him involved in television,
starring in a reality television show in 2002 called Undercover Angels,
which imitated the Charlie's Angels series.
The show involved Thorpe directing three young women
who performed good deeds for people in need.
Although it attracted more than a million viewers,
it was widely panned by critics.
He has also appeared as an extra in the American sitcom Friends.

【多学一点】
involve 专心地做
be involved in
He was involved in working out a plan.
pan
criticize 批评
The newspaper article panned the politician.
extra 临时演员
He is just an extra in the comedy.
sitcom
situation comedy 情景喜剧

【故事原文】
It was during this September trip
that he was invited to be interviewed
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
which was notable due to the relative
lack of interest in competitive swimming in America
compared to other major sports.
He later became a spokesperson for the unsuccessful New York city bid
for the 2012 Summer Olympics,
even promising to defer his retirement to compete in 2012,
if New York were to be successful.
Thorpe's interests have also seen him involved in television,
starring in a reality television show in 2002 called Undercover Angels,
which imitated the Charlie's Angels series.
The show involved Thorpe directing three young women
who performed good deeds for people in need.
Although it attracted more than a million viewers,
it was widely panned by critics.
He has also appeared as an extra in the American sitcom Friends.