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外刊精选|女性也是主角!女足世界杯首冠让西班牙沸腾
近日,2023年国际足联女足世界杯落下帷幕,决赛中西班牙队以1比0战胜英格兰队,赢得队史首座女足世界杯冠军。本届女足世界杯,参赛球队首次增加到32支,竞争更为激烈。西班牙女足此次夺冠,对于该国的女孩们来说意味着什么?女足运动正发生怎样深刻的变革?
For Girls in Spain, Women's World Cup Win Is a Joy and a Catalyst
By Constant Méheut and Isabella Kwai
In the game's last seconds, Ona Sánchez couldn't sit still. Then, when the referee finally blew the whistle to confirm that Spain had won the Women's World Cup, she and the crowd around her erupted in cheers.
Spain's first victory in the Women's World Cup and England's run to the final were not only formidable achievements for teams that have transformed into perennial title contenders in the space of just a few years. They were also a fortifying message to the many girls in both countries who have increasingly been taking up the sport: Women, too, can elevate a nation to the summit of world soccer.
The final has reflected the increasing interest and investment in women's soccer in Spain and England, with more and more girls joining clubs and leagues that are growing in size and professionalism — a profound change in countries where soccer was long the preserve of all-powerful men's teams.
Looking up at the faces of the Lionesses loom on the screen in London, Destiny Richardson, 14, said, "Even if we come second, it's still good."
She added that she was inspired as a player, saying, "You want to be there one day."
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.win英 [w n] 美 [w n] n. _____________________________
2.catalyst英 [ k tl st] 美 [ k tl st] n. _____________________________
3.still英 [st l] 美 [st l] adv. _____________________________
4.referee英 [ ref ri ] 美 [ ref ri ]n._____________________________
5.erupt英 [ r pt] 美 [ r pt] v. _____________________________
6.run英 [Uk r n] 美 [r n] n. _____________________________
7.formidable英 [f m d bl] 美 [f r m d bl] adj. _____________________________
8.perennial英 [p reni l] 美 [p reni l] adj. _____________________________
9.title n. _____________________________
10.fortifying英 [ f t fa ] 美 [ f t fa ] adj_____________________________
11.fortify v._____________________________
12.elevate英 [ el ve t] 美 [ el ve t] v. _____________________________
13.summit英 [ s m t] 美 [ s m t] n._____________________________
14.profound英 [pr fa nd] 美 [pr fa nd] adj. _____________________________
15.preserve英 [pr z v] 美 [pr z r v] n. _____________________________
16.loom英 [lu m] 美 [lu m] v. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1._____________________________火山喷发
2._____________________________皮疹发作
3._____________________________人群中爆发出......
4_____________________________争冠球队
5._____________________________在某段时间内……
6._____________________________开始从事(某项互动、运动、习惯等)
7._____________________________地球气候的巨大变化
8._____________________________得到第二名
9._____________________________受到鼓舞
10._____________________________你对……产生向往。
拓展练习阅读理解
Childhood can bring much awe — the emotion caused by mysterious experiences of things or ideas that we’ve never encountered before. For example, our children can feel awe looking up at a dark night sky that’s filled with more stars than they’ve ever imagined. As parents, it’s deeply moving to witness our children’s experience of awe — their breaths taken away, speechless apart from saying “Wow!” — because we see how it enriches their individual lives. And research suggests that awe can also boost our children’s desire to give as they feel small in the vastness of expanded awareness.
A recent study by researchers Eftychia Stamkou and her colleagues invited children between eight and 13 years old to watch different videos.
In the awe group, children watched a video from the movie Song of the Sea that features a child transforming into a seal and flying over a city. In the joy group, children watched a video from the movie Fantasia that shows friends celebrating. In the third group, children watched an instructional video of a boring activity.
Researchers measured children’s kindness toward poor families by inviting children to support a donation campaign by spending as much time as they wanted on figuring out the number of donated items, to make sure those in need got access to the donated food as quickly as possible. They also invited children to donate the reward they earned from participating in the research to a poor family.
The results Children who watched the awe-inspiring video spent more time counting food donations and donated their rewards to poor families more often compared to the children in the other groups.
“Although children from an early age are more likely to help in-group than out-group members, the findings show that awe can open them up to helping members of a national minority,” says Dacher Keltner, a renowned scholar of awe. “These findings highlight that awe-inspiring art can encourage children to give what they can offer to people who have been forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. That can serve as inspiration for educators.”
27.Why would parents like their children to have the experience of awe
A.It teaches their kids to keep quiet. B.It makes their kids’ lives colorful.
C.It frees them from caring for kids. D.It allows them to be praised by their kids.
28.What were children asked to do in the study
A.Retell stories in videos. B.Share their emotions. C.Do counting work. D.Cook some food.
29.How does Dacher Keltner comment on the study
A.Its methods are rather complex. B.Its conclusion is nothing special.
C.Its study subjects are unsuitable. D.Its findings are of significance.
30.What is the main idea of the text
A.The experience of awe is common for us. B.Awe brings you back to your childhood life.
C.Nature is the most awesome thing for kids. D.Feeling awe may help kids be more generous.
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.win英 [w n] 美 [w n] n. 赢,夺冠
2.catalyst英 [ k tl st] 美 [ k tl st] n. 催化剂;诱因,促成者,推动器
3.still英 [st l] 美 [st l] adv. 静止地,不动地
4.referee英 [ ref ri ] 美 [ ref ri ]n.(比赛的)裁判员
5.erupt英 [ r pt] 美 [ r pt] v. (火山)喷发,(疹子)爆发,(情感)迸发
6.run英 [Uk r n] 美 [r n] n. 一系列的成功、失败
7.formidable英 [f m d bl] 美 [f r m d bl] adj. 令人敬畏的
8.perennial英 [p reni l] 美 [p reni l] adj. 常年的
9.title n. 名头
10.fortifying英 [ f t fa ] 美 [ f t fa ] adj. 加强的
11.fortify v.(物质或精神上)增强,加强;增强(感觉或态度)
12.elevate英 [ el ve t] 美 [ el ve t] v. 提升,提高,提拔
13.summit英 [ s m t] 美 [ s m t] n. 巅峰
14.profound英 [pr fa nd] 美 [pr fa nd] adj. 巨大的,深切的,深远的
15.preserve英 [pr z v] 美 [pr z r v] n. 某人或某个团体的专属领域、独有活动,专利
16.loom英 [lu m] 美 [lu m] v. 赫然耸现
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.a volcano erupts 火山喷发
2.a rash erupts 皮疹发作
3.the crowd erupts 人群中爆发出......
4.title contender争冠球队
5.in the space of + 时间在某段时间内……
6.take up开始从事(某项互动、运动、习惯等)
7.profound changes in the earth's climate 地球气候的巨大变化
8.come second得到第二名
9.be inspired受到鼓舞
10.You (would/'d) want to do something.你对……产生向往。
【全文翻译】
对于西班牙的女孩们来说,女足世界杯的胜利既是一件快乐的事,也是一味“催化剂”
在比赛的最后几秒钟,奥娜·桑切斯(Ona Sánchez)坐立不安。而当裁判最终吹响哨子,并确认西班牙赢得了女足世界杯的胜利时,她和周围的人群都爆发出阵阵欢呼。
西班牙的首个女足世界杯冠军,以及英格兰女足一路杀进决赛的表现,不仅代表了球队在短短几年内就转变成夺冠常客的巨大成就,而且对于两国国内越来越多开始踢球的女孩们而言,也是一针强心剂,所传递的信息就是:女性也可以把一个国家带到世界足球之巅。
这场决赛也反映出在西班牙和英格兰,对于女子足球的兴趣和投资日益增长,越来越多的女孩加入了不断扩大并日益专业化的俱乐部和联盟。这是一场深刻的变革,因为长期以来,足球在这些国家都是全员强大的男队专属。
在伦敦,当看到三狮军团的女足队员出现在屏幕上时,14岁的黛斯蒂尼·理查森(Destiny Richardson)说:“即使我们得了第二,也是不错的。”
她还说道,作为一名球员,她深受鼓舞。她说:“你会希望有一天(也)能够在那里(领奖)。”
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
27.B 28.C 29.D 30.D