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The International Olympic Committee won't be barring all Russian athletes from competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
国际奥委会不禁止所有俄罗斯运动员参加2016年夏季奥运会。
The IOC handed down the decision Sunday, roughly a week after a damning independent investigation found that the state-backed doping scandal starting in 2012 extended far beyond just Russia's track and field athletes.
国际奥委会周日宣布这一决定，大约一周前一份独立的调查发现国家支持的兴奋剂丑闻始于2012年，不仅针对俄罗斯的田径运动员。
Originally, only Russia's track and field team was barred from competing, but many speculated that would expand across all teams after the World Anti-Doping Agency called for a full ban of Russian atheletes.
起初，只有俄罗斯田径队被禁止参赛，但继世界反兴奋剂机构呼吁全面禁止俄罗斯运动员后，很多人猜测这将扩散到所有队伍。
Russia will be sending one track and field athlete to the games, though. Darya Klishina, a Russian long jumper, will be competing independently from the country after receiving special permission from Olympic officials to do so.
尽管如此，俄罗斯将派出一名田径运动员参加奥运会。克里什娜是俄罗斯的跳远运动员，接到奥运官方特别允许后将独立参加比赛。
There's no word yet on Russia's status regarding the 2018 Winter Olympics.
目前还不知道2018年冬季奥会俄罗斯的状况。
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词汇解析
1、speculate
推测;猜测;猜想
Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals could be built instead.
对该项目持批评态度的人在推测如果改作他用不知可以建多少所医院。
It would be unfair to Debby's family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide.
猜测黛比自杀的原因对她的家人来说是不公平的。
投机;做投机买卖
Big farmers are moving in, not in order to farm, but in order to speculate with rising land prices.
大农场主正在不断涌进来，不是为了耕作，而是要利用不断上涨的地价进行投机。
The banks made too many risky loans which now can't be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped.
各银行贷出去太多高风险贷款，目前无法收回，他们还进行地产投机，而地产的价值目前已经下跌了。
2、expand
扩充;扩大;增加
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.
截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了百分之14.6。
扩大；发展；扩展
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.
到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.
利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
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