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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
As if Zika, filthy1 water and civil unrest weren't enough, on Sunday the Rio Olympics faced yet another hurdle2 in the form of strong, gale-force winds.
似乎寨卡病毒肆虐,污水横流加之国内动乱还不够,里约奥运会周日又面临着另一个巨大的障碍--七级以上的强风。
The winds wreaked3 havoc4 with scheduled events, delaying tennis and kayaking events and even forcing the outright5 cancellation6 of the rowing competition.
大风对预定项目造成了极大干扰,乒乓球和划艇比赛均被推迟,划船比赛甚至彻底取消。
As powerful gusts7 swept across the Brazilian city on the second full day of competition, spectators were forced to run for cover from flying debris8, as winds ripped a large banner off the aquatics9 center and forced closures of souvenir shops at the Olympic park.
比赛开始后的第二天狂风席卷巴西城市,观众被逼四散逃离,以求躲开空中飞扬的碎屑,大风将水上运动中心的旗帜刮落,奥运公园的纪念品商店也被迫关闭。
1 filthy | |
adj.卑劣的;恶劣的,肮脏的 | |
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n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛 | |
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3 wreaked | |
诉诸(武力),施行(暴力),发(脾气)( wreak的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 havoc | |
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱 | |
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adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的 | |
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6 cancellation | |
n.删除,取消 | |
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7 gusts | |
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片 | |
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9 aquatics | |
n.水生植物,水生动物( aquatic的名词复数 );水上运动 | |
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