成人英语三级阅读理解(93)

At a swim meet
Bob: This is so exciting. I love watching men's butterfly stroke.
Fran: Me, too. Swimmers have the best bodies.
Bob: After this will be a 400-meter freestyle, followed by a 1500-meter men's breaststroke.
Fran: Look at their backs. Their shoulders have such a nice V-shape to them.
Bob: Hey, we're here to watch sports, not gawk at men's bodies.
Fran: OK. Michael Phelps is in this race. We have to cheer really loud.
Bob: You're right. Somebody needs to cheer for the Americans.
Fran: What with all this worry about terrorism and the war in Iraq, it seems like everybody hates Americans.
Bob: Not only that, but they think American athletes are all cheaters anyway.

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在游泳比赛池畔
鲍伯：真是兴奋。我超爱看男子蝶式。
法兰：我也是。游泳选手的身材最棒了。
鲍伯：这场结束之后是四百公尺自由式，再来是男子一千五百公尺蛙式。
法兰：你看看他们的背部。他们的肩膀真是完美的倒三角形。
鲍伯：嘿，我们是来看运动的，不是来盯着男人的身材流口水。
法兰：好吧，麦可费普斯有参加这场比赛。我们要非常大声加油。
鲍伯：对啊。也该有人帮美国人加加油。
法兰：为恐怖主义担心受怕，再加上伊拉克战争，现在似乎大家都讨厌美国人了。
鲍伯：不但如此，大家还认为美国运动员全都作弊呢。


重点解说：

★ athlete (n.) 运动员
★ meet (n.) 比赛集合地点。race (n.) 竞速
★ Athens (a.) 雅典，希腊首都
★ butterfly stroke （游泳）蝶式，freestyle 自由式，breaststroke (n.) 蛙式
★ V-shape (n.) 倒三角形身材
★ gawk (v.) 呆呆地凝视
★ cheer (v.) 加油
★ What with...and... 一方面因为……一方面也因为……
★ terrorism (n.) 恐怖主义
★ cheater (n.) 骗子，作弊的人