奥巴马参加野外生存真人秀

 　　Having weathered two bruising¹ presidential campaigns and seven turbulent years in the White House, President Barack Obama will now put his survival skills to the test in Alaska's wilderness².

　　经历过两次激烈的总统大选和七年动荡的白宫生涯，这次，美国总统奥巴马将在阿拉斯加荒野考验自己的生存技能。

　　NBC announced on August 31 that Obama will become the first sitting president to appear in a special edition of the reality show Running Wild With Bear Grylls, which will be taped during his three-day trip to the region beginning Monday.

　　美国全国广播公司（NBC）当地时间8月31日宣布，奥巴马将成为参加真人秀《越野千里》特别节目的首位现任总统。奥巴马于当地时间8月31日前往阿拉斯加州，行程为3天，期间奥巴马将参与节目录制。

　　The president will spend three days in the Alaska Arctic attending a climate change conference, visiting glaciers⁴ and meeting with Native American leaders.

　　奥巴马将在阿拉斯加北极地区呆3天，出席气候变化峰会、探访冰川、与印第安部落首领会晤。

　　奥巴马参加野外生存真人秀

　　According to a press release put out by NBC, the commander-in-chief will meet up with the celebrity⁵ survivalist to observe first-hand the effects of climate change in Alaska.

　　美国全国广播公司（NBC）召开新闻发布会表示，奥巴马总统将与著名野外生存家贝尔·格里尔斯（Bear Grylls）一道，亲自观察阿拉斯加州气候变化的影响。

　　The White House confirmed on August 31 that the shoot will take place Tuesday in Exit Glacier³ in Kenai Mountains, reported the New York Times.

　　据《纽约时报》消息，当地时间8月31日，白宫证实了节目录制时间为9月1日，地点在基奈山的出口冰川。

　　The expanse of ice is retreating, in what environmentalists say is a dramatic sign of warming temperatures.

　　当地的冰川面积正在减少，环保人士称之为气候变暖的明显标志。

　　The president will then join Grylls in the woods for a crash course in survival techniques. The episode will be aired on NBC later this year.

　　奥巴马将跟随《越野千里》贝尔·格里尔斯进入丛林，现学生存技巧。这一集将于今年晚些时候在NBC播出。

　　Vocabulary

　　weather: 经受住

　　bruising: 十分激烈的

　　Native American: 北美土著人，印第安人

1 bruising   

adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句

2 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

4 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。