奥运28大项第49课 Water Polo水球 01

北京奥运28大项
"参与"，"竞争"，"分享"，"进步"
Water Polo  水球
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental¹ Championships of the five continents.
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
If a vacancy² occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation³: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.
讲解
逐句对照
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
water polo  水球
water poloist
in…manner  以…的方式
Why are you talking in such a strange manner?
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental Championships of the five continents.
preceding  前面的，在前的
the preceding night  前一晚
preceding World Championships
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
host  主人，东道主
The Host Country  主办国，东道主
If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.
rotation  轮转，轮换
in
in rotation  轮换，交替
The chairmanship of the committee changes in rotation.
原文重听
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental Championships of the five continents.
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

3 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。