1. Water and oxygen are basic needs for human beings to _________their lives.
sustain
. I’ve never seen droughts on such a large ____________
scale
The two companies have ____________ a long-term cooperative relationship.
established
He is the chairman of this ___________.
foundation
The aim of this campaign is to _____________ sportsmanship in the oncoming competition.
promote
The death of his sister has a great ___________ on him.
impact
The priority is to ___________ the problem.
tackle
She is one of the strongest __________ of tax reform.
opponents
To champion something is ________.
A) to support something
b) to show up as a champion
A) to support something
If someone wants to confirm something, it means _____________.
a) he wants to make sure of something
b) he wants to rearrange something
a) he wants to make sure of something
An initiative is ___________________.
a) a campaign which advocates people to do something
b) a desire to do something
a) a campaign which advocates people to do something
A board of an organization refers to _______________.
a) a piece of wood
b) a group of people who can make decisions
b) a group of people who can make decisions
translate it into Chinese
It shows us how to participate in something that is bigger than ourselves, and teaches us how to demonstrate respect for teammates and opponents.
它向我们表明如何参与到比我们自身更具意义的事情中去, 教导我们如何向队友和对手表示尊敬。
translation
.Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else can.
体育运动具有改变世界的力量, 其激励人心、团结众人的力量, 在某种程度上难有匹敌。
translation
.During his 27 years in captivity, mainly on Robben Island, sport helped sustain the spirits of Mandela and his fellow inmates.
在他27 年的铁窗生活中(主要关押在罗本岛), 体育运动支撑着他和难友们的精神。
1.Man ________________________________ (冒着生命危险 ) in war.
ventured their lives
1.Few people realized the discovery was ______________ (意义重大 ).
significant
1.I work for a _______________________________ (商业广播电台 ).
commercial radio station
The company ______________________ (赞助) several TV programs
sponsored
1.______________ (惯例) requires that such meetings open with prayer.
Convention
Interpreting :
It helps us learn how to win with humility and lose with grace; how to set a goal and fulfill it.
Q: What does the sentence “to win with humility and lose with grace”mean?
It means “to win without being proud, to lose without losing faith.”
During his 27 years in captivity, mainly on Robben Island, sport helped sustain the spirits of Mandela and his fellow inmates.
Q: What does this sentence mean?
During his 27 years in prison, mainly on Robben Island, Mandela and his fellow comrades maintained their spirits by doing sports.
The really big question now is whether sport can achieve good on a scale previously unimagined.
Q: How do you understand “a scale previously unimagined”?
It means a large scale, so large that nobody has ever thought about it.
translation:E-C
The Homeless World Cup has inspired nearly 50 grass-roots football projects around the world, working with homeless and excluded people.
流浪汉世界杯与一些无家可归、备受冷落的人携手,在全世界已促成了近50个基层足球活动项目。
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Cities make huge efforts when bidding to stage major sporting events, not just for their commercial worth but for the long-term social benefits that are the legacy of such events.
很多城市在争取举办大型体育赛事时全力以赴, 这并非只图其商业价值, 也是为了此类赛事留下的长远的社会效益。