VOA标准英语2012--Thousands of Journalists in London Cover Olympics 24/7_在线英语听力室

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Thousands of Journalists in London Cover Olympics 24/7

While the athletes are out competing for medals, journalists are busy reporting the news.

Thousands of journalists have been accredited¹ to cover the Olympics.

And with the Games progressing at a fast pace, for reporters, having access to fast and accurate information is key.

Journalists watch the Games as they happen, choose from hundreds of press releases for the latest news on all the competitions and surrounding events. They power up their computers, connect to the internet, and get working.

“We recognize that the media is a 24-hour business. We are working to deadlines all around the world that is why we are a 24-hour operation. And we want to keep everybody as comfortable as possible during their stay with us,” said Amanda Keegan, the main Press Center Manger.

It’s not all hard work. Journalists can have a drink, pick up a souvenir from the Games, or take care of finances at the bank.

Keegan says they tried to think of everything.

“We’ve planned for a lot of supplementary² services. We have lots of catering³ facilities; we try to keep the media happy in that respect. We have a salon⁴, we have a massage⁵ center, we have medical center and pharmacy⁶ and two bars to keep everybody happy and a lot of other services just to make people’s stays more comfortable,” Keegan said.

Keegan says it’s all about making sure the coverage⁷ runs without a hitch⁸.

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1 accredited
adj.可接受的；可信任的；公认的；质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 )；委托；委任；把…归结于
参考例句：
The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。 Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。

2 supplementary
adj.补充的，附加的
参考例句：
There is a supplementary water supply in case the rain supply fails.万一主水源断了，我们另外有供水的地方。 A supplementary volume has been published containing the index.附有索引的增补卷已经出版。

3 catering
n. 给养
参考例句：
Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。 Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

4 salon
n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室
参考例句：
Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？ You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

5 massage
n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据
参考例句：
He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。 Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

6 pharmacy
n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品
参考例句：
She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。 Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

7 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

8 hitch
v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉
参考例句：
They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。 All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

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VOA标准英语2012--Thousands of Journalists in London Cover Olympics 24/7