英语听力精选进阶版 13214

Gaza Strip¹ runs its first marathon

Report

Something new in Gaza. The tiny Palestinian territory is only just big enough to hold a marathon. But luckily for the runners, the narrow strip of land next to the Mediterranean² is almost exactly 26 miles long. 

The athletes covered it top to bottom. Hundreds of school children ran the distance in relays³, running a mile or so each.

The event was organised by the United Nations. Some of their international staff even ran the whole distance. 

And some of the athletes took it pretty seriously. Nader el Masri has Olympic form. The Gazan athlete competed in the 5000 metres in Beijing in 2008. He's hoping to qualify⁴ for London 2012. He ran out a pretty easy winner, finishing in two hours 43 minutes. 

Jon Donnison, BBC News

1 strip   

n.长条，条状；连环漫画；n.脱衣舞；vt.脱衣，剥夺；挤干(牛奶)；vt.拆卸；去除(烟叶的茎)；vi.脱衣，表演脱衣舞；剥落

参考例句：

• I need one more strip of cloth to finish this decoration.我还要一根布条来完成这个装饰品。
• We had to strip the old paint from the doors.我们只好把门上的旧漆刮掉。

2 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 relays   

v.转述( relay的第三人称单数 )；转达

参考例句：

• New relays of troops were sent to the battle front. 新补充的部队已送往前线。 来自辞典例句
• His questioners worked on him in relays. 审讯人员轮流对他进行审讯。 来自辞典例句

4 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。