Lesson 12: That's a Really Inspiring Achievement!

Conversation

家明：你有今天的报纸吗？我想看看世界田径锦标赛的结果。
Jiāmíng: Nǐ yǒu jīntiān de bàozhǐ ma? Wǒ xiǎng kànkan Shìjiè Tiánjìng Jǐnbiāosài de jiéguǒ.
Jiaming: Have you got today's newspaper? I want to take a look at the results of the World Athletics Championships.

吉瑞：有。我正在看。比赛太棒了。我们赢得了三项比赛的冠军。
Jíruì: Yǒu. Wǒ zhèngzài kàn. Bǐsài tài bàng le. Wǒmen yíngdé le sānxiàng bǐsài de guànjūn.
Jerry: Yes, I'm just reading it. It was a fantastic game. We won three gold medals.

家明：是的。我们赢了男子110米跨栏。我在电视上看到的。
Jiāmíng: Shí de. Wǒmen yíng le nánzǐ yìbǎiyīshí mi kuàlán. Wǒ zài diànshì shang kàndào de.
其他两项是什么？
Qítā liǎngxiàng shì shénme?
Jiaming: That's right. I saw we won the men's 110-meter hurdles on TV. What were the other two events?

吉瑞：男子跳高和女子1500米长跑。
Jíruì: Nánzǐ tiàogāo hé nǚzǐ yìqiānwǔbǎimǐ chángpǎo.
Jerry: The men's high jump and women's 1,500 meter race.

家明：太棒了！运动员需要多年训练才能达到最佳的身体状况。
Jiāmíng: Tài bàng le! Yùndòngyuán xūyào duōnián xùnliàn cáinéng dádào zuìjiā de shēntǐ zhuàngkuàng.
如果失败了他们会很失望。
Rúguǒ shībài le tāmen huì hěn shīwàng.
Jiaming: Great! Athletes need to train hard for years to achieve their best form, so defeat is a huge disappointment.

吉瑞：1500米赛获胜的女运动员比世界纪录快了1秒。
Jíruì: Yìqiānwǔbǎimǐsài huòshèng de nǚyùndòngyuán bǐ shìjiè jìlù kuài le yìmiǎo.
Jerry: The women's 1,500 meter champion knocked one second off the world record.

家明：这成绩太振奋人心了！
Jiāmíng: Zhè chéngjī tài zhènfènrènxīn le!
Jiaming: That's a really inspiring achievement!

Useful Sentences

1、好运，北京！
Hǎoyùn, Běijīng!
Good luck Beijing!

2、他曾得过世界冠军。
Tā céng dé guò shìjiè guànjūn.
He is a former world champion.

3、与自由体操相比，我更喜欢看高低杠比赛。
Yǔ zìyóutǐcāo xiāngbǐ, wǒ gèng xǐhuān kàn gāodīgàng bǐsài.
I prefer watching the uneven bars event to the floor exercises.

4、他的强项是单杠。天啊！多优美的空翻！
Tā de qiángxiàng shì dāngàng. Tiān'a! Duō yōuměi de kōngfān!
He excels at the horizontal bar. Oh my! What a perfect somersault!

5、你认为谁会是本界吊环冠军？
Nǐ rènwéi shuí huì shì běnjiè diàohuán guànjūn?
Who do you think will win the swinging rings gold medal?

6、看那边，一个女孩在表演平横木。她的落地又快又稳。
Kàn nàbiān, yíge nǚhái zài biǎoyǎn pínghéngmù. Tā de luòdì yòukuàiyòuwěn.
Look at the girl performing on the balance beam over there. Her landing is neat and steady.

7、是谁打破了男子77公斤级举重纪录？
Shì shuí dǎpò le nánzǐ qīshíqī gōngjīnjí jǔzhòng jìlù?
Who broke the men's 77kg weightlifting record?

8、你看，54号准备掷铁饼了。这是他最后一次试投。
Nǐ kàn, wǔshísìhào zhǔnbèi zhì tiěbǐng le. Zhè shì tā zuìhòu yícì shìtóu.
No. 54 is ready to throw discus. This is his last warm-up pitch.

9、李宁曾经是中国杰出的体操运动员。
Lǐ Níng céngjīng shì Zhōngguó jiéchū de tǐcāo yùndòngyuán.
Li Ning used to be one of China's outstanding gymnasts.

10、体操是我国的强项之一，它也是力量与技巧的完美结合。
Tǐcāo shì wǒguó de qiángxiàng zhī yī, tā yě shì lìliàng yǔ jìqiǎo de wánměi jiéhé.
Gymnastics is one of our strong events. It's a perfect combination of strength and skill.

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