欧洲－伦敦喜获奥运主办权

Londoners Joyous¹, Excited about City's

Olympic Bid Win

伦敦喜获奥运主办权

 

Everyone knew the final decision would be close. And when the official announcement from the International Olympic Committee came out from Singapore, Londoners exploded with exuberance².

 

Some 10,000 people crammed³ into London's Trafalgar Square for the important decision. All eyes were focused on a giant screen there as IOC President Jacques Rogge made the historic announcement. They stood in stony⁴ silence until he uttered the single word they were waiting to hear, "London."

 

The spontaneous reaction was one of joy and excitement.

 

Among those in the square, was British Olympic double Gold medallist, Kelly Holmes, who spoke⁵ on British television.

 

Kelly Holmes: It is absolutely amazing, I mean, really the feeling of it because the Olympic spirit is so passionate⁶, you know. And I think the country is just going to do wonders for everybody and especially like the youth and them. I just think it is going to change our country around so much.

 

After two days of final persuasion⁷ in Singapore, Prime Minister Tony Blair had just flown to Scotland where he will host the Group of Eight summit at Gleneagles. There, he underlined his joy that the British bid had been successful.

 

Tony Blair: We have got a great chance now to develop sport in our country, to have a fantastic Olympic games and then to leave a legacy⁸ for the future.

 

A big part of that legacy will be the revitalization of the economically depressed⁹ east part of London.

 

It will mean jobs for many, increased business opportunities and a transformed landscape long after the games are over.

 

Winning the bid took two years, seven more tough years lie ahead, as London works to get every last detail right for the 2012 games.

 

The hard work will start almost immediately, but for right now, the British capital is pausing to celebrate. The games are returning here for the first time since 1948 and Londoners are in a party mood.

 

Tom Rivers for VOA news, London.

 

注释：

exuberance [i^5zjU:bErEns] n. 充沛，生气勃勃

passionate [5pAFEnit] adj. 充满热情的

revitalization [ri:7vaitElai5zeiFEn] n. 新生，复兴

landscape [5lAndskeip] n. 前景

1 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

2 exuberance   

n.丰富；繁荣

参考例句：

• Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.她勃发的热情和阳光的性格征服了我。
• The sheer exuberance of the sculpture was exhilarating.那尊雕塑表现出的勃勃生机让人振奋。

3 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

4 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

7 persuasion   

n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派

参考例句：

• He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
• After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。

8 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

9 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。