英语新闻听写 博尔特牵手电信运营商Optus

The year 2016 is an Olympic year, so Australian telecommunications company Optus has given a sporty boost to its ad campaigns.

2016为奥运年，澳大利亚电信运营商Optus加大体育广告投入。

On Wednesday, Optus announced athlete Usain Bolt had come on board as the new face of its brand.

周三，Optus宣布牵手尤塞恩·博尔特，博尔特将成为新Optus代言人。

The sprinter² takes over from comedian³ Ricky Gervais, whose ads for the company received decidedly mixed reviews.

博尔特也将接替喜剧演员瑞奇·热维斯，观众曾对热维斯的Optus广告褒贬不一。

Bolt, who is the fastest man in the world, will star in a series of ads exploring the theme of "relentless⁴ improvement,"

作为世界上跑的最快的人，博尔特将拍摄一系列主题为“不断发展”广告片。

Bolt holds the world records for the 100-metre sprint¹ at 9.58 seconds and 200-metre sprint at 19.19 seconds, both achieved in Berlin, Germany in 2009.

博尔特的百米世界纪录为9.58，200米为19.19。两次均在2009年柏林田径世锦赛中创造。

1 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

2 sprinter   

n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者

参考例句：

• He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
• The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。