谈体育：巴西拳击手

 　　Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

　　Today we're hearing about a boxer¹ from Brazil and learning the phrase 'work out'

　　and the word 'atmosphere'

　　After the London Olympics the next games will be in Rio de Janeiro!

　　One man hoping to qualify² for both the London Games and the Rio Games is

　　boxer, Roberto Custodio.

　　Matthew Pinsent has been to Rio to meet him.

　　Listen for the phrase 'work out' and the word 'atmosphere'.

　　Clip³

　　He's a tough guy in a tough part of town. Roberto Custodio is a young man with

　　hopes of making it to London 2012. He's now on track to qualify for London or if

　　that doesn't work out then in 4 years time when the games come here to Rio.

　　The arrival of the Olympics in 2016 is going to bring new stadia and a party

　　atmosphere, but that might all happen miles that way, the real test of the

　　Olympics is going to be whether it makes a difference in places like this.

　　Presenter⁴

　　Listen again for the phrase 'work out' and the word 'atmosphere'.

　　Clip

　　He's a tough guy in a tough part of town. Roberto Custodio is a young man with

　　hopes of making it to London 2012. He's now on track to qualify for London or if

　　that doesn't work out then in 4 years time when the games come here to Rio.

　　The arrival of the Olympics in 2016 is going to bring new stadia and a party

　　atmosphere, but that might all happen miles that way, the real test of the

　　Olympics is going to be whether it makes a difference in places like this.

　　Presenter

　　In the clip we heard the phrase 'work out'.

　　In this context⁵ 'work out' means for things to go according to plan.

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　　Roberto is hoping to qualify for London but if that doesn't work out, he will try

　　and qualify for the Rio 2016 Games.

　　We also heard the word 'atmosphere'.

　　In this context atmosphere means the mood of a place or event.

　　The arrival of the Olympics in 2016 is going to bring a party atmosphere.

　　Well we have learnt the phrase 'work out' and the word 'atmosphere'. Now let's

　　hear from people using the phrase 'work out'.

　　Vox pops

　　I hope my future career plans work out.

　　If my plans work out I will be going on holiday this summer.

　　Things don't always work out the way you want them to.

　　On screen

　　I hope my future career plans work out.

　　If my plans work out I will be going on holiday this summer.

　　Things don't always work out the way you want them to.

　　Presenter

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

　　See you next time.

1 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

2 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。