79. The Weaker Sex p.31

 

　　Who says that women are the weaker sex? Sixteen-year-old Kelly Williams from St. Petersburg, Florida isthe first female wrestler² to fight against boys and beat them. Who would have thought that possible not sovery long ago? Her success, though, has angered some people. They say she should have been banned fromwrestling because it will cause the boys to think impure³ thoughts.
When asked about this, Kelly said, "People live in their own worlds and nobody has the right to forcetheir values on others." Should women be allowed to wrestle¹ with men in competition? What do you think?

 

obese⁴ 肥胖 比 fat 更胖
hyphen 连字号       I like that five-year-old boy.
I should have finished my homework last night, but I watched TV instead.
though= however
Children under 16 are banned from doing it.
I was thinking positive(or good) thoughts.  不说：I was thinking sb/sth.
optimistic 乐观的
force A on B

 

1 wrestle   

vi.摔跤，角力；搏斗；全力对付

参考例句：

• He taught his little brother how to wrestle.他教他小弟弟如何摔跤。
• We have to wrestle with difficulties.我们必须同困难作斗争。

2 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

3 impure   

adj.不纯净的，不洁的；不道德的，下流的

参考例句：

• The air of a big city is often impure.大城市的空气往往是污浊的。
• Impure drinking water is a cause of disease.不洁的饮用水是引发疾病的一个原因。

4 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。