know-how([口] 实际知识, 技术秘诀, 诀窍, 本事) nuclear know-how核知识, 核枝能 processing know-how(工艺)操作秘诀; (工艺)操作秘方 Business coach Jennifer Westhoven says reading the fine print(小号字体部分 the fine/small print the part of a printed agreement that is printed smaller than the rest but which contains very important information. Never sign a contract until you have read the small print.) on your credit card contract can save you hundreds.
新闻标题 USA men's basketball tops(高过,胜过) Spain to reclaim gold(重获金牌). U.S. men overcome tragedy, top Brazil for volleyball gold.
关于闭幕式的描述: Rogge's statements were greeted with polite applause. The real roar came minutes later as the Games were ceremonially handed off(手手传递) to 2012 host London and soccer superstar and worldwide heartthrob万人迷 David Beckham appeared atop the bus.
The London portion/section of the event begins. We have an animated graphic highlighting some icons of Britian -- ending with a Double Decker双层巴士 bus, which is slowly making its way into the stadium.
How will they extinguish the flame? Well, it's a moot(adj. 有待讨论的To bring up as a subject for discussion or debate v. 讨论) point -- the flame is extinguished. Now the schmaltzy(n. 伤感主义) part of the program begins.
Prepping for预备准备 the closing ceremony in Beijing ---- As Sunday night's crowd began arriving and the Olympic Green outside filled, one of the most common sights最常见的情景 was spectators posing for photos alongside the stiff-backed腰背挺直的 Chinese army sentries岗哨
who were ubiquitous at these Games. Posted every 25 yards immediately
outside the 91,000-seat stadium, the mostly young-looking soldiers remained strictly unsmiling. But all were good sports(原指比赛中运动员坦然接受并面对失败, 现在延伸到生活中平和待人,宽仁忍让的人, 否则是a bad sport), allowing the fans to sidle up beside them and family and friends to snap away离远了照相.
关于Being a good sport:1.Are you a good sport? I hope so. This idiom originated with sports and games but has stretched beyond them
to include everyday life. 2.You all know what it feels like to win a
game and I'm sure you all know what it feels like to lose. If you accept
your losses with a smile, you are a good sport. If you whine, complain
and blame the loss on other players,
the weather, the coach, or any factor other than yourself, you are not
being a good sport. 3.One of the values of sports and games is what they
can add to everyday life. If you apply for the same job as your best
friend and he or she is offered it, you are a good sport if you
congratulate him or her. If a waiter accidentally spills food on you at a restaurant, you are a good sport if you accept his or her apology with a smile, brush off the mess and avoid getting angry about it. If
you wait half an hour or longer in a queue for a ticket (train, bus)
and the tickets are all sold before you have a chance, you are a good
sport if you accept the disappointment
and look for another way to get where you're going. 4.In the West, we
recognize golfers who are not good sports if they throw their club(s)
into the bushes when they miss a shot; basketball players if they curse a
referee who rules against them; baseball players if they throw their
bat when they strike out; hockey players who take off their gloves and
fight with an opposing player. The actions of these players are not pleasant to watch. Why? Because they do not show good sportsmanship.
5.When you are given a chance to participate in a sport or game, don't
be too quick to say, "No, I'm no good at it." Remember, "It's not
whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game". Give yourself a
chance to learn and practice sportsmanship. It will add value to your daily life.
美女排夺银U.S. takes volleyball silver in top Olympic effort in 20 years
The tournament ended, as expected, with Brazil taking the gold. And the tournament ended unexpectedly, too, with the U.S. women taking the silver.
One
of Kiraly's teammates on that team was Bob Ctvrtlik, who now is a
member of the International Olympic Committee and, as such, is
occasionally asked to perform duties such as hang medals around Olympians' necks. There have been fewer more poignant让人痛苦的 medal presentations than when Ctvrtlik, representing U.S. volleyball's golden age(代表美国排球的黄金时代), hung a medal around the neck of Danielle Scott-Arruda, who until late Saturday night at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium was a representative of a long drought(长时间的萧条期) in U.S. volleyball, never finished higher than fourth in 3 olympics before.
Neither Tom nor setter Lindsey Berg were about to second-guess(事后评价, 马后炮) the plays that ended the match. Berg said she wasn't about to go away from Tom, the team's best clutch hitter(关键先生, 在决定胜负的时刻能显出威力的击球员).
The U.S. women can live with the loss,
though, and so can their coach, Jenny Lang Ping, whose volleyball
career seems to revolve around China, the U.S., and Olympic medals. "I'm
very lucky to have this crowd show so much love to me, especially since
I have been off the court so long as a player," Lang said. Though not on the court, her impact was felt deeply.
"She's been our leader for four years," Berg said. "She took on a great
team with a lot of potential that was a little rusty. "But look where she got us."
体操单杠美霍顿拿银Horton's gamble pays off in silverBEIJING — Jonathan Horton, calling himself a gambler and entertainer, did both Tuesday and won a silver medal on high bar(单杠 Also called horizontal bar, parallel bars双杠, uneven bars高低杠) with a brand new show.
"The first time is the charm," said Horton, adding he had been working on the skills in practice this week but did not pull together the routine(一套动作) until he competed for the medal. "Maybe I'd just rather be lucky than good."
This medal was the second for the U.S. men, who won a surprise team bronze after Paul and Morgan Hamm withdrew with injuries, shaking the group's spirit(动摇了精神). Horton, 22, is a big reason the program can look forward to the 2012 Olympics.
Changing routines is risky this late in the game, but Horton and coach Mark Williams knew the high bar routine he did during team finals团体决赛 wouldn't dent(此意为留下印象 n.&v. 1. 凹痕,弄凹 2. (负面的)重大的影响, 阴影 The loss put a dent in the team's confidence这失败给全队的信心投下了阴影 3. 进展,有意义的进步 at least made a dent in the work至少在这项工作上取得了一点儿进步) the individual competition field. He added two new releases to increase his start value起评分 and wowed the crowd and the judges, scoring 16.175 and finishing behind China's Zou Kai (16.200). Horton's only gripe抱怨 was his shaky landing. Had he nailed that, the first-time Olympian might have gold. "I can't complain about my first Olympics," said Horton. "It's surreal to be here.
I didn't miss one routine the whole time, even throwing a brand new
routine the last day. I told myself 'Go big.' " His team final high bar
score was 15.70, only worthy of fourth Tuesday. The gambler spun the wheel(spin your wheels (American, informal)徒劳无功,原地打转 to waste time doing things that achieve nothing. If we're just spinning our wheels, let us know and we'll quit. (often in continuous tenses) For
almost an hour he had been spinning his wheels on the telephone when he
could have fixed the problem himself in less than hour. Spin the wheel美俚,打得团团转 A threat, and a very serious one at that. If somebody threatens to spin the wheel on you, beware! The wheel is a devastating haymaker(A powerful blow with the fist拳头有力的一击) type punch that may very well take your head off(打爆你头). However, due to the severity of 'the wheel' it is very rarely spun. 'Spinning the wheel' is no joking matter(可不是开玩笑的=no laughing matter). Sometimes called 'the wheel of justice' One
man may say to another who has wrongly cast doubts over his sexuality:
"if you don't take that back I am going to spin the wheel" ). "I'm not afraid to go crazy in an event," he said. "I'm not going into a final just to participate参与."
Williams
coached Horton at Oklahoma, where he surpassed two-time Olympian Bart
Conner in the records book last fall. He won national titles in floor
and high bar, earning 15 all-America honors to Conner's 14. Williams
said Horton was so calm practicing the new skills during warmup he was drawing stares吸引别人的目光注意 from his competitors.
"The guys would say, 'Is he really throwing this stuff
right now,' " said Horton, adding he did not hear the crowd roar. He
just had one euphoric question for Williams. "When he stuck he looked at
me and said, 'Can you believe that just happened?' " said Williams.
Taekwondo star kicks referee in the face
(CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban终身禁赛 after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.
Matos, who took gold in Sydney in 2000, was winning 3-2, with just over a minute left in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov.
Matos lay down, awaiting medical attention, but was then disqualified by referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden for taking too much injury time伤病时间. A furious Matos reacted by pushing a judge, then pushed and kicked Chelbat in the face. It left the Swede with blood pouring from his lip嘴唇上血流如注 while Matos spat on the floor and was then escorted out of the arena.
"We didn't expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur," said World Taekwondo Federation secretary general Yang Jin-suk. "I am at a loss for words," he told the Associated Press.
Matos' coach, Leudis Gonzalez, is also in hot water(陷入麻烦困境中 is in political hot water处于政治困境中 got into hot water over the car deal在汽车交易中处于困境) for his angry reaction and claiming the Kazakhs had tried to fix the match操纵比赛.
"This
is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of
taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind," Yang added.
Although the arena announcer said Matos and his coach were banned effective immediately, Yang said due process must be followed before officially banning the two.
It was not the only controversial moment in the four-day taekwondo competition, which was marred(破坏 make [mend] or mar完全成功或失败到底 The noise marred the peace of the night噪音破坏了夜晚的安宁) by several protests against judging decisions. Earlier Saturday, China's double gold medalist Chen Zhong crashed out in the quarterfinals after initially being declared the winner. She was fighting Britain's Sarah Stevenson, who scored with a clear head kick -- worth two points -- in the final seconds of their bout回合. That would have put Stevenson ahead and into the semifinals, but the judges ruled Stevenson's kick wasn't solid enough for points,
and Chen was declared the winner 1-0. After Britain protested, the
result was changed to put Stevenson in the semifinal. She lost that to jeers(嘲笑, 奚落 catcall, hiss) from the partisan(强硬支持者, 派性的) Chinese crowd, but later won a bronze medal match. It was the first time a match result has been overturned since taekwondo became an official Olympic sport.
