【趣谈英语】奥林匹克金牌不是纯金-Olympic Gold Medals Are Made Of Silver

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• host country: the nation that holds the event
• IOC: International Olympic Committee
• composition: what something is made of
• gold-plated: containing a layer of gold on the surface
• monetary¹ value: the amount something is worth

Gold Medals Are Made Of Silver-奥林匹克金牌是用银做的

 

Winning a gold medal in the Olympics is a reward like no other. But are the medals really made out of gold? Not entirely². Solid gold medals are very expensive, and have not been awarded to Olympians since 1912. Since then, Olympic gold medals have only contained a small percentage of gold. While the design of the medal is determined³ by the host country, the IOC does maintain some rules about the metal composition. The gold-plated gold medals are made mainly of silver, but must contain a minimum of 6 grams of gold. The monetary value of the 2014 gold medals was approximately $550 US dollars.

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。