新西兰英语 656 Gold Medals for NZ Rowers

 　　New Zealand has now won three gold medals in the rowing. Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won the double sculls then the next day Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won the pairs. This was followed just 45 minutes later by Mahe Drysdale who won the single sculls. Juliet Haigh and Rebecca Scown won the bronze medal in the women’s pairs.

　　New Zealand has done well in recent years in rowing. Perhaps hosting the World Rowing Championships in 2010 helped. Listen to September 5th 2011 to hear about two of these champion rowers and follow the links to hear about the World Rowing Championships.

　　Note:

　　sculls – each rower has two oars²

　　pairs – each rower has one oar¹

　　Question

　　Why might hosting the World Rowing Championships help New Zealand to do well in rowing?

1 oar   

n.桨，橹，划手；v.划行

参考例句：

• The sailors oar slowly across the river.水手们慢慢地划过河去。
• The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。

2 oars   

n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
• The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》