第一篇 美媒评选: 潘展乐, 高居榜首!
据北青网报道, 北京时间1月2日, 美国权威游泳媒体《世界游泳》 (Swimming World) 杂志揭晓了2024年度世界十佳游泳运动员 (队) 的评选结果。
在巴黎奥运会上大放异彩、创造了男子100米自由泳46秒40世界纪录的中国运动员潘展乐位列榜首。
在这份十佳运动员的榜单中, 有芬克、沃尔什等5名美国运动员 (队) 入选, 潘展乐、马尔尚 (法国) 等5位非美国选手入围。
潘展乐在巴黎奥运会上游出的46秒40无疑是划时代的佳绩, 《世界游泳》高度评价称, 潘展乐重新定义了百米自由泳的成功标准 (redefined success in the event) 。
来看看该杂志的评语:
Swimming in his first Olympic final at 19 years old, Pan upstaged more familiar _______(name) in men's sprinting by blowing away the 100 free world record by four- tenths and_______(win) Olympic gold
by a full second, even with 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and former world-record _______(hold)David Popovici in the field.
Pan's Olympics had gotten off to _______ rough start, with China failing to medal in the 400 free relay_______ Pan ended up 22nd in the 200 free, but in this race, he was out in 22.28 and back in 24.12, both splits _______(good)ahead of the field.
Later on, Pan anchored China's400 medley relay in 45.92, the _______(quick)mark ever, as his team beat the United States for gold.
The world record in the 100 free had been stunningly resilient following the polyurethane suit era. Popovici first broke Cesar Cielo's suit-aided world record in August 2022, and then Pan took the mark for _______(he)at the World Championships in early 2024, clocking 46.80, _______this mark redefined success in the event _______is arguably swimming's most glamorous.
译文
首次亮相奥运会决赛, 年仅19岁的潘展乐就以0.4秒的优势打破了100米自由泳世界纪录, 以整整一秒的优势赢得了奥运金牌。赛场上还有2016年奥运冠军凯尔·查尔默斯和前世界纪录保持者大卫·波波维奇, 而这些泳坛名将在他的成绩面前都黯然失色。
upstage / p'ste d / 抢……的风头
sprinting /'spr nt / (骑车、游泳等短距离) 全速冲刺
blow away 彻底击败
潘展乐的奥运之旅开局并不顺利, 中国在400米自由泳接力赛中未能获奖, 他在200米自由泳比赛中最终排名第22, 但在100米自由泳的比赛中, 他的出发成绩是22秒28, 返回成绩是24秒12, 两项成绩均远超其他选手。
之后, 潘展乐又在男子4×100米混合泳决赛的最后一棒游出45秒92的惊人成绩, 这是有史以来的最快纪录, 中国队强势逆转, 击败美国夺得金牌。
anchor /' k (r)/ 使固定; 锚定
自聚氨酯泳衣时代以来, 100米自由泳的世界纪录一直难以被打破。波波维奇于2022年8月首次打破了塞萨尔·希洛靠泳衣辅助的世界纪录。随后, 潘展乐在2024年初的世锦赛上以46秒80的成绩再次刷新纪录。而他奥运会上的这一壮举, 为这项堪称游泳界最具魅力的项目, 重新定义了成功标准。
resilient /r 'z li nt/ 有韧性的 clock v. 以…的速度竞赛
第二篇 弹性退休制度实施, 暂行办法来了
China's decision to gradually raise statutory retirement age _______(take)took effect Wednesday. The Ministry of Human
Resources and Social Security, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and the Ministry of Finance _______(joint)jointly issued _______an interim guideline outlining operational measures for workers to choose their retirement age.
According to that decision, from Wednesday, male workers age 60 and female workers age 55 can ask for their retirement age _______(extend)to be extended one month every four months. Female workers _______who are 50 years old can ask for a one-month retirement extension every two months. By doing so, the retirement ages will increase to 63 for men and55 or 58 for women_______ in 15 years.
Those who choose early retirement must notify their employers in writing at least three months before their chosen retirement age.
Workers _______(wish)wishing to delay retirement once they reach the statutory ages must agree with their employers in writing at least one month in advance, with a limit of a three-year postponement.
Employers _______(require)are required to maintain the same _______(right)rights and benefits for workers who postpone retirement, including social insurance and labor relations. Workers can reverse their decision to postpone _______if they come to an agreement with their employers.
译文
为贯彻落实《全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于实施渐进式延迟法定退休年龄的决定》, 人力资源社会保障部、中央组织部、财政部等三部门1月1日发布《实施弹性退休制度暂行办法》, 明确了弹性退休的办理程序、基本养老金领取等内容。
statutory /'st t t ri/ 依照法令的, 法定的
根据决定, 从2025年1月1日起, 我国将用15年时间, 逐步将男职工的法定退休年龄从原60周岁延迟到63周岁, 将女职工的法定退休年龄从原50周岁、55周岁, 分别延迟到55周岁、58周岁。
《实施弹性退休制度暂行办法》提出, 自2025年1月1日起, 职工达到国家规定的按月领取基本养老金最低缴费年限, 可以自愿选择弹性提前退休, 提前时间距法定退休年龄最长不超过3年, 且退休年龄不得低于女职工50周岁、55周岁及男职工60周岁的原法定退休年龄。
职工自愿选择弹性提前退休的, 至少在本人选择的退休时间前3个月以书面形式告知所在单位。
职工达到法定退休年龄时, 所在单位与职工协商一致的, 可以弹性延迟退休, 延迟时间距法定退休年龄最长不超过3年, 所在单位与职工应提前1个月, 以书面形式明确延迟退休时间等事项。
postponement /po 'spo nm nt/ 推迟
弹性延迟退休期间, 所在单位与职工协商一致, 可以终止弹性延迟退休, 按规定办理退休手续。
第三篇 拜登后悔退出:“完全有能力击败特朗普两次”
Joe Biden regrets having pulled out of this year's presidential race and believes he would _______(defeat) Donald Trump in last month's election — despite negative poll indications, White House sources have said.
The US president has _______(reported) also said he made a mistake in choosing Merrick Garland as attorney general— reflecting that Garland, a former US appeals court judge, _______(be) slow to prosecute Donald Trump for his role in the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection while presiding over a justice department that aggressively prosecuted Biden's son Hunter.
He is voicing_______(regret) about his decision not to sign his name to Covid relief checks and about his longtime reputation — once considered a virtue — of being the _______(poor)lawmaker in Congress.
Biden said he had been"stupid"not to sign his name to Covid stimulus checks _______ were distributed to Americans early in his term. Trump emblazoned his signature on checks distributed after a relief bill was passed in the spring of 2020.
With two posts on X in July, Biden bowed out of the race and threw his support behind his vice president, Kamala Harris, in_______ hopes of quickly coalescing their party and moving past the chaos that had engulfed Democrats _______ the debate.
Biden's voice was weak, at times _______(reduce) to a whisper. Early on, the president's answers drifted into incoherence. Worse, while Trump spoke, Biden often watched, his mouth gaping open, exacerbating an impression ______a president cruelly diminished.
译文
据外媒报道, 82岁的美国总统拜登私下表示, 对自己退出2024年总统选举的决定表示后悔。他坚信, 若不是被民主党内部的压力所迫, 自己完全有能力击败特朗普两次。
拜登在近期的一些私下谈话中承认在领导方面存在失误, 包括政策决定和沟通方面的问题。但他和一些助手都觉得, 尽管当时面临诸多挑战, 但他应该继续参加竞选。
除了对退出竞选感到后悔, 拜登还私下对自己任命的司法部长梅里克·加兰表达了不满。他认为加兰在起诉特朗普时行动迟缓, 导致指控最终被撤销了, 却在起诉他儿子亨特·拜登时过于积极。
拜登说, 司法部在起诉特朗普的问题上拖拖拉拉, 如果司法部能更快地就针对特朗普的各项指控采取行动, 那么在大选前就可能会有一场在政治上对特朗普极具破坏力的审判。
拜登近期对自己任内工作进行了回顾和反思。他承认在任期内犯下的诸多错误, 包括在辩论中“搞砸了”, 以及没有在疫情救济支票上签署自己的名字, 没能借这个机会自我宣传。
拜登提到, 特朗普在2020年发放支票时就印上了他的名字, 并通过这个简单直接的举动得到美国民众的认可。“他在给人们发放的7400美元支票上签上名字……而我没有, 我真蠢。”
今年7月, 拜登在社交平台上宣布退出2024年美国总统竞选。他表示, 自己本打算寻求连任, 但为了民主党和美国的“最佳利益”,他决定退出总统竞选, 并表示支持他的副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯。
coalesce / ko ' les/: 合并, 联合
在他退选前, 曾和特朗普展开2024总统大选的首场电视辩论, 拜登的回答显得语无伦次, 言辞上也显得磕磕绊绊, 令人们更加担心他年龄和认知能力。而这也彻底破坏了白宫和竞选团队在幕后为拜登身体健康所做的积极宣传。
参考答案
第一篇
names
winning
holder
a
before
well
quickest
himself
but
that/which
第二篇
took
jointly
an
to be extended
who
in
wishing
are required
rights
第三篇
have defeated
reportedly
was
regrets
poorest
which/that
the
since
reduced
of