英文原版对话1000个:1061 Famous Australians

　　Nick: She's the first aboriginal¹ Australian to win a gold medal.

 

　　Cheryl: Ah, aboriginal Australian.

 

　　Nick: Yeah, so native Australian.

 

　　Cheryl: What did she win a gold medal in?

 

　　Nick: In the 400 meters sprint².

 

　　Cheryl: Oh, the sprint, so she's a runner.

 

　　Nick: Yeah, she's a runner, so yeah, she'd been doing it for for years and years, but finally she had that big break-through and did very well.

 

　　Cheryl: Is she the first aboriginal woman to win something, or is she is she the first aboriginal period?

 

　　Nick: Well, many aboriginal have won events but never really at a world stage so it was really impressive to see her win the even and then she took the aboriginal flag onto the ground and did a lap of honor for the aboriginal Australians.

 

　　Cheryl: Very nice. What year was that?

 

　　Nick: That was the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

 

　　Cheryl: Ah, perfect.

 

　　Nick: So in Australia so it was really, really a special moment.

 

　　Cheryl: Very special since it was held in her own land.

 

　　Nick: Yeah, exactly and Sydney's a very important place for aboriginals³ as well.

 

　　Cheryl: Why is that?

 

　　Nick: Because that's where the first fleet arrived from England was to Sydney, so that was the first, I suppose, invasion of Australia came through Sydney, so.

 

　　Cheryl: Oh, yeah, I remember seeing that in the movie "Australia".

 

　　Nick: Oh, yeah, you would have too. It was in Australia so.

 

　　Cheryl: Yeah, I guess other country's also have aborigines people. I'm thinking of Taiwan and another island not too far from Australia. Well, I think Taiwan have the aborigines. One really famous aborigines there is Ah Mae. She is a very famous singer. She's been called the Diva of Asia because of her voice. She has a really, really, really talented vocal⁴ range. Really high and really low. And she was famous also for being native Taiwanese. The aboriginal Taiwanese.

1 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。

2 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

3 aboriginals   

（某国的）公民( aboriginal的名词复数 )； 土著人特征； 土生动物（或植物）

参考例句：

• He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales. 他一直对澳大利亚土著居民的传说极感兴趣。
• They drove the aboriginals out of their lands at sword point. 他们以武力将土著人赶出他们的家园。

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。