谈体育：阿利斯泰尔·布朗利

 　　阿利斯泰尔·布朗利：英国铁人三项运动员

       Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

　　Today we’re hearing about Britain's best triathlete and learning the words 'pursue' and 'attempt'.

　　A triathlon involves three sports - swimming, cycling and running.

　　Alistair Brownlee is one of Britain's best hopes for Olympic success.

　　He is the current World Triathlon Champion and also won the title in 2009.

　　So what training does a triathlete need to do before a competition?

　　BBC reporter Kieron Fox has been to meet Alistair and the other British triathletes to see what training is involved.

　　Listen for the words 'pursue' and 'attempt'.

　　Clip¹

　　Training starts early with a two-hour swim session where the British triathletes plough the lanes of the local swimming pool. After breakfast it's out to the lakes and the forest tracks for a one-hour run. That’s followed by a 100km bike ride, more than double the distance they would expect to do in competition.

　　Alistair Brownlee is Britain's best triathlete. Alistair gave up Cambridge University to pursue triathlon, becoming world champion at the first attempt.

　　Presenter²

　　Listen again for the words 'pursue' and 'attempt'.

　　Clip

　　Training starts early with a two-hour swim session where the British triathletes plough the lanes of the local swimming pool. After breakfast it's out to the lakes and the forest tracks for a one-hour run. That’s followed by a 100km bike ride, more than double the distance they would expect to do in competition.

　　Alistair Brownlee is Britain's best triathlete. Alistair gave up Cambridge University to pursue triathlon, becoming world champion at the first attempt.

　　Presenter

　　In the clip we heard the word 'pursue'.

　　In this context³ it means to try to achieve something over a long period of time.

　　"Alistair gave up Cambridge University to pursue triathlon"

　　We also heard the word 'attempt'.

　　In this context attempt is used as a noun to mean the effort to do something difficult.

　　"… becoming world champion at the first attempt."

　　Well we have learnt the word 'pursue' and the noun form of the word 'attempt'. Now let's hear from some people in London using the verb form of the word attempt.

　　Vox pops

　　I want to attempt to run the London Marathon.

　　I want to attempt to learn the local language when I go on holiday this month.

　　I want to attempt to pass my driving test this year.

　　On screen

　　I want to attempt to run the London Marathon.

　　I want to attempt to learn the local language when I go on holiday this month.

　　I want to attempt to pass my driving test this year.

　　Presenter

　　I'm Natalie and that's all from Talking Sport.

　　See you next time.

1 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

2 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。