新西兰英语 501 Champion rowers

 　　New Zealand rowers had their best ever results in the world championships which finished in Slovenia last night. They won nine medals – four gold, one silver and four bronze. Mahe Drysdale won his 5th world championship in the men’s single sculls. He has had a back injury for the last 18 months so he trains on a bicycle in the afternoon after rowing in the morning.

　　Hamish Bond¹ and Eric Murray won their 3rd world championship in the men’s pairs. The men’s double sculls and the women’s pairs also won gold medals.

　　In total, 12 crews qualified² for the London Olympics next year. New Zealand has been champions in rowing for many years. Our first rower in the Olympics was in 1920. By 2008, New Zealand won 16 rowing medals in the Beijing Olympics. Rowing has become a popular sport for women as well as men, and for secondary³ school students.

　　Listen to November 10th 2010 and February 5th 2010 to hear more about New Zealand rowing.

1 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。