和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:US Women's Basketball Team Aims for More Olympic Gold(翻译)

2016-08-06来源:VOA


短语讲解:

1. Not only has the women's team won five gold medals in a row, they also have not lost a single game since the 1992 Olympics.

in a row 一连; 成一行; 一字儿
例句:Count and see how many trees there are in a row.
数数看一行有多少棵树。

2. I am excited about representing my country another time, and this is my last time, so I am even more excited," she said.

be excited about 对…感到兴奋
例句:She is excited about going to London .
她对去伦敦感到兴奋。

3. We are pushing each other," she said.

each other 互相,彼此
例句:Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗?

4. The women’s head coach, Geno Auriemma, told VOA he is not wasting time or energy thinking about the possible problems in Rio.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…; 对…有(某种观点)
例句:I would think about it very carefully, if I were you.
我要是你的话, 我就十分慎重地考虑这件事。

5. There is also some political and social unrest and, of course, concern about possible terrorist attacks.

concern about 使(自己)关心…
例句:She showed great concern about you.
她很为你担心。

6. All the other stuff that's around there, whether we worry about it or not, it is not going to make any better.

worry about 担忧, 烦恼; 惦念
例句:Don't worry about being late. It's fine.
别为迟到担心了 没有关系。

7. It is not going to make it go away, so we are just going to deal with it," Auriemma said.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句:I have a huge pile of letters to deal with.
我有一大堆信件要处理。

8. Staying on a boat takes care of some of the health concerns.

take care of 照顾
例句:Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself
你别担心我,我能照顾好自己。

9. But the team members still need to be careful of mosquitoes when going outside.

be careful of 小心,注意
例句:Drivers should be careful of pedestrians in town.
在城里,驾驶车辆的人应该注意行人。