CRI听力:London Olympics One Year Countdown

词汇讲解：

1. athlete n. 运动员, 体育家
例句：He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
作为一名职业运动员, 他的巅峰时期已过。

2. impress vt. 给…以深刻印象, 使铭记
例句：I was very impressed by her performance.
她的表演给我留下了深刻的印象。

3. medalist n. 得到奖牌的人
例句：The gold medalist has been widely exposed to the public on television.
这位金牌获得者在电视上广泛地向公众露面。

4. shoot v. 拍摄
例句：The film was shooting.
这部影片正在拍摄中。

5. emotional adj. 表现强烈情感的, 令人动情的
例句：This is an emotional scene in the play.
这是剧中动人的一幕。

6. train v. 训练, 锻炼; 培养
例句：You'll have to train hard before the next match.
在下一场比赛之前你必须好好锻炼。

7. schedule vt. 安排,预定
例句：The delegation is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
代表团定于明日到达。

8. nagging adj. 使人不得安宁的
例句：I had a nagging worry that we weren’t going to get there.
我有个挥之不去的忧虑，就是担心我们到不了那里 。

9. resign v. 辞职, 放弃
例句：The general resigned his commission.
将军辞去了他的职务。

10. testimony n. 证词
例句：He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.
他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

11. countdown n. 倒计时
例句：The countdown begins in earnest as early as October.
倒计时早在10月份就正式开始了。