有些运动项目得以增补进入奥运会,比如跆拳道在2000年才首次被列为奥运项目。国际奥委会正计划在未来苦干年内调整部分比赛项目。橄榄球和高尔夫曾经是奥运项目,后来被取消,但是2016年这两项运动将重返奥运,因为它们现在非常受欢迎,在世界各地都有人从事这两项运动。
哪些运动项目仍在争取?
中国武术仍在申请进入奥运会。由于担心比赛项目的平衡问题,国际奥委会还没有批准该项目--奥运会上已经有许多像跆拳道、拳击等与打斗有关的项目了。然而,国际奥委会正在考虑在将来改变奥运会运动项目的数量和类别,因此,武术迷们最终也许会如愿以偿。
Winning isn't everything
It was near the end of the football match, and neither team had scored. The captain of the Eagles① passed the ball to a teammate②, and then ran down near the Kangaroos'③ goal④. His teammate passed the ball back to him, but the shot⑤ was too high. The Eagles' captain knocked the ball to the ground with his hand, and then kicked it and scored. The referee⑥ blew the whistle⑦; the match was over and the Eagles had won. Of course, the goal should not have counted⑧. However, now it was too late.
Later, a reporter⑨ asked the Eagles' captain what had happened.
'We won, and that is all that matters⑩,' the captain said.
The Kangaroos were out of the tournament, while⑪ the Eagles continued on. However, with the referees now keeping a close watch on the Eagles⑫, they struggled and lost their next match. Afterwards, they complained that the referees had been unfair⑬.
①eagle/'iːɡl/n.雕
②teammate/'tiːmmeIt/n.队友
③kangaroo/ˌkæŋɡə'ruː/n.袋鼠
④goal/ɡəʊl/n.球门;射门,进球得分;目标
⑤shot/ʃɒt/n.射门,击球;射击;药物注射
⑥referee/ˌrefə'riː/n.裁判;推荐人
⑦whistle/'wIsl/n.哨子,口哨;呼啸,鸣叫
vi.吹口哨,吹哨子;呼啸,鸣叫
⑧should not have counted是"should not+have+过去分词"结构,表示"本不应该......"。