ESL Podcast 395 – Watching the Olympic Games

Mary Lou: Am I too late for the opening ceremony? Jesse: No, it’s just starting. The runner is just coming into Olympic Village with the torch. Mary Lou: Oh, this is so exciting! I love the summer Olympics. Track and field, gymnastics, swimming – I can’t wait! Jesse: Oh, here come the athletes from each country, with their flag bearer in front. Look at all those gold, silver, and bronze medalists. Mary Lou: Isn’t it funny that that country only has one competitor? Jesse: No way! Can you imagine the accolades1 you’d get as the only athlete from your country that’s of Olympic caliber2? I’d trade places with her any day. Mary Lou: This schedule says that the track and field events begin tomorrow. Jesse: Yeah, but those are just the qualifying3 heats. The real races don’t start for three days. What’s that? Mary Lou: My flag. I’m cheering on the U.S. team. Jesse: From the living room? Mary Lou: Sure, why not? It can’t hurt, can it? Script4 by Dr. Lucy Tse

 

1 accolades   

n.（连结几行谱表的）连谱号( accolade的名词复数 )；嘉奖；（窗、门上方的）桃尖拱形线脚；册封爵士的仪式（用剑面在肩上轻拍一下）

参考例句：

• Unlike other accolades for literature which tend to value style or experimentation. 有别于其他偏重风格活实验性的文学奖项。 来自互联网
• Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. 建立您的奖杯积累奖项和荣誉。 来自互联网

2 caliber   

n.能力；水准

参考例句：

• They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
• We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。

3 qualifying   

使具有资格的

参考例句：

• players who fail at the pre-qualifying stage 在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手
• A doctoral candidate is required to pass a qualifying examination. 考博士需通过一个资格考试。

4 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。