美国奥委会拒绝通过斯诺登抵制奥运会

 　　WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee on Wednesday refused to side with a U.S. lawmaker to boycott¹ the Winter Olympics in Russia if the country provides shelter to whistleblower Edward Snowden.

　　U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Patrick Sandusky said in a statement that a boycott only harms the athletes.

　　"If there are any lessons to be learned from the American boycott of 1980, it is that Olympic boycotts² do not work," said Sandusky. "Our boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games did not contribute to a successful resolution of the underlying³ conflict. It did, however, deprive hundreds of American athletes, all whom had completely dedicated⁴ themselves to representing our nation at the Olympic Games, of the opportunity of a lifetime."

　　Senator Lindsey Graham suggested a boycott of the Winter Games in Sochi in a published interview Tuesday, to send a message to Moscow after Snowden sought temporary asylum⁵ in Russia.

　　The United States led the boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics and four years later, the Soviet⁶ Union boycotted⁷ the Los Angeles Games.

1 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

2 boycotts   

（对某事物的）抵制( boycott的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Their methods included boycotts and court action, supplemented by'sit-ins". 他们的主要方法包括联合抵制、法庭起诉，还附带进行静坐抗议。
• Are boycotts for other purposes illegal? 至于用于其它目的的联合抵制行动是否也是非法的呢？

3 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

6 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

7 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。