英语听力精选进阶版 13610

Gold for Canada as Olympics end

Summary

1 March 2010

The flame was put out and the organisers were praised as the Olympic Games in Vancouver came to a close. But the real excitement was provided by Canada's men's ice-hockey team winning the final gold medal of the games.

Reporter:

Ian Gunn

Report

The ceremony was marked by Canadians making gentle fun of themselves. In a nod to a glitch¹ in the opening ceremony, part of the Olympic cauldron which couldn't be lit two weeks ago was set alight to kick off the closing. The ceremony also featured a comic parade of Canadian stereotypes² including Mounties, canoes and moose-antler hats for members of the audience.

In his closing remarks IOC (International Olympics Committee) President Jacques Rogge called the games 'excellent' and 'very friendly' and said the Canadian organisers had done an outstanding job.

The head of Vancouver's organising committee received a deafening³ cheer from the 60,000 spectators as he acknowledged Canada's ice-hockey team that won the final gold medal of the games shortly before the ceremony. John Furlong also said the games had lifted the Canadian mood in a way no one could have anticipated.

The Canadian officials handed the Olympic flag to organisers of the next Winter Olympics in Sochi who invited the world to Russia in 2014 with simultaneous performances inside the Canadian stadium and from Sochi itself.

Ian Gunn, BBC News, Vancouver

1 glitch   

n.干扰；误操作，小故障

参考例句：

• There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。
• It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障，重新启动主机就能解决了。

2 stereotypes   

n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
• It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。