VOA常速英语2014--Wrestlers Focus on Competition, Not Politics 摔跤手们全身心关注赛事,而非政治

 

Wrestlers Focus on Competition, Not Politics 摔跤手们全身心关注赛事,而非政治

LOS ANGELES — Freestyle wrestlers have put politics aside in Los Angeles, as 10 national teams face off in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup. The match-ups Saturday pitted the U.S. team against Iran, and Ukraine against Russia.

There was fierce competition between the U.S. and Iran, whose teams met last May in New York,

美国和伊朗这2支队伍去年5月在纽约狭路相逢时曾有过激烈的角逐,

but then the Iranian team canceled a scheduled follow-up in Los Angeles.

但是伊朗队取消了随后在洛杉矶的赛程。

That's all in the past, says USA Wrestling executive director Rich Bender.

一切已成过眼云烟,美国摔跤执行董事里奇·本德如是说。

“That didn't work out," he said.

“那没有解决,”他说道。

"And I think that the fact that we were able to host the World Cup here and Iranian team is here again in such an important city like Los Angeles,

“我认为,我们能够在这里举办世界杯而伊朗队会再次出现在像洛杉矶这样的重要城市之中,

I think it's a true testament¹ to our relationship with the Iranian federation², and the fact that wrestling is popular all over the world.”

我认为这对我们与伊朗摔跤联盟之间的关系是一种真正的证明,而且摔跤是受世界各地欢迎的项目。”

The Iranian team beat the U.S., winning five matches to the Americans' three.

伊朗队战胜了美国队，以5场的优胜领先美国人的3场。

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Iranian wrestlers had vocal³ supporters among Iranian Americans.

伊朗籍美国人也不遗余力的支持声援伊朗摔跤手们。

Hundreds of thousands live in Los Angeles, and many cheered them on.

有成千上万的人生活在洛杉矶,而且很多人为他们加油助威。

Earlier, teams from two other nations at odds⁴ also faced off.

早些时候,其他两个格格不入的国家也在赛场上相遇。

Ukraine met Russia in matches the Russians won 7-1.

这场乌克兰和俄罗斯的比赛中最终俄罗斯人以7-1赢得胜利。

Russia's team leader declined to answer any political questions saying his focus was on wrestling.

俄罗斯领队拒绝回答任何政治问题只是表示他的重点是摔跤。

“I thought it was spectacular, a really well-run event," said American fan Jeff Pfeffer.

“我认为这令人感到吃惊,一场真正运行良好的赛事,”美国球迷杰夫·菲费尔说道。

"Incredible turnout, a lot of exciting international fans.

“出人意料的结果,很多激动人心的国际粉丝。

The energy was up.

干劲来了。

I think the United States did a really good job.

我认为美国做的很好。

All the teams did a really good job.”

所有团队工作完成的非常好。”

Other nations taking part in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup include Armenia, Georgia, India, Japan, Mongolia and Turkey.

 

包括亚美尼亚、格鲁吉亚、印度、日本、蒙古和土耳其等国在内的其他国家都会参加这场自由式摔跤世界杯比赛。

1 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 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。

4 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？