150 北京在平静中等待奥运会申办结果

150 北京在平静中等待奥运会申办结果

Beijing Quietly Awaits Olympic Announcement
Leta Hong Fincher
Beijing
12 Jul 2001 15:01 UTC

As the International Olympic Committee prepares to announce which city will host the 2008 Games, the mood in Beijing - widely seen as the frontrunner candidate - is of quiet 1)anticipation. The government has avoided organizing public 2)festivities, just in case Beijing loses.
After months of waging an intense campaign in support of Beijing's 2008 Olympic 3)bid, the government has reined¹ in its 4)propaganda organs and is letting people await the results quietly.
There are no 5)massive celebration plans if Beijing wins, so many Beijing residents were planning to spend the evening at home, watching the announcement on television.
At a crowded outdoor market for 6)fake designer jeans, purses, and scarves, vendors³ sit by their stalls, fanning themselves in the summer heat and discussing their hopes for China to win the Olympic bid. "I am inviting⁴ a group of friends over to watch TV, drink a lot of alcohol, and cheer loudly," said a 20-something 7)vendor² who calls himself Mr. Zhang. "If we win," he said, "I will announce a big 8)discount on my clothes. If we lose, I will throw away the TV."
Most Beijing residents still remember vividly⁵ the humiliation⁶ of eight years ago, when the city lost its bid for the 2000 Olympics to Sydney by only two votes. And the possibility of a second defeat could be painful for some. One teenage girl 9)sipping a cold soft drink in Beijing's Ritan Park did not wish to disclose her name, but admitted that it would be a great loss of face for China if it loses again. The government has 10)avoided comments on how it might handle public disappointment in the event that Beijing's bid to host the Games fails. At a news conference Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry⁷ Spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue declined to answer questions about whether the government expected any widespread 11)discontent if the Olympics go to another city. She merely repeated Beijing's demand that human rights issues should not interfere⁸ with the Olympic bid, and that an overwhelming 96 percent of Chinese support hosting the games.
 Still, Chinese newspapers in the final days leading up to the announcement have 12)played down Beijing's frontrunner status. So many residents say they will not be 13)devastated if their city fails, despite their hopes. Mr. Liu, another middle-aged⁹ street vendor, said, "of course we want China to win. But if we do not, we will not be too discouraged." He said the government can always try again for the next Olympic Games.

(1) anticipation[AntIsI5peF(E)n]n.预期, 预料
(2) festivity[fe5stIvItI]n.欢宴, 欢庆
(3) propaganda[prRpE5^AndE]n.宣传, [天主教]传道总会
(4) bid[bId]vt.出价, 投标n.出价, 投标v.支付
(5) massive[5mAsIv]adj.厚重的, 大块的, 魁伟的, 结实的
(6) fake[feIk]n.假货, 欺骗adj.假的vt.伪造, 赝造, 捏造vi.伪装
(7) vendor[5vendE(r), -dC:(r)]n.卖主
(8) discount[5dIskaJnt]n.折扣
(9) sip[sIp]v.吸吮
(10) avoid[E5vCId]vt.避免, 消除
(11) discontent[dIskEn5tent]n.不满
(12) play down v.降低, 贬低, 减少
(13) devastate[5devEsteIt]vt.毁坏

 

1 reined   

勒缰绳使（马）停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 )； 驾驭； 严格控制； 加强管理

参考例句：

• Then, all of a sudden, he reined up his tired horse. 这时，他突然把疲倦的马勒住了。
• The officer reined in his horse at a crossroads. 军官在十字路口勒住了马。

2 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

3 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

5 vividly   

adv.清楚地，鲜明地，生动地

参考例句：

• The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
• The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。

6 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

9 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。