译林版牛津高中英语(必修4):Unit2 Sports events-Project(2)

Which ones are in?

流行哪些运动呢？

Some sports have been added¹, such as tae kwon do, which was first included in the Olympics in 2000.

有些运动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。

The IOC is planning to change some of the sports in the next few years.

奥委会计划在今后几年中更换一些比赛项目。

In 2016, rugby and golf, which were earlier played at the Olympics and then dropped, will be included again, as they are now very popular and are played all around the world.

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。

Which ones are still trying?

哪些运动仍在努力成为奥运比赛项目？

Wushu is still applying to get into the Olympics.

中国武术仍然在努力进入奥运会。

The IOC has still not approved the sport due² to the concern about the balance of sports—there are already many other sports in the Olympics that are connected with fighting, such as tae kwon do and boxing.

奥委会仍然未能批准该项目，因为考虑到各个运动项目的平衡，奥运会上有关打斗的项目已经有很多，比如跆拳道和拳击。

However, the IOC is considering changing the number and type of Olympic sports in the future, so wushu fans may finally get what they are hoping for.

但是，国际奥委会正在考虑修改未来奥运会中运动项目的数量和类别，所以也许武术迷们最后能如愿以偿。

1 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

2 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。