成人英语三级阅读理解(117)

Doug: Let's watch the Olympics on TV.
Liz: Good idea, I wonder what event is on now.
Doug: [Turns on TV] Ah, darn! Just boring diving. The U.S. always wins. It's so predictable.
Liz: Not really. China won the gold in the men's springboard in the last two Olympics.
Doug: I don't really understand it anyway.
Liz: What we're watching is a five-meter platform event.
Doug: You'd have to put a gun to my head to make me jump from five meters.
Liz: There are also ten-meter platform dives.
Doug: What happens if you belly flop from that high up?
Liz: Not only would it really hurt, but the judges would also give you a zero.

(下期续)

道格：咱们来看奥运电视转播。
丽兹：好主意，不知道现在正在播哪个项目。
道格：（打开电视）啊，可恶！只有无聊的跳水。老是美国赢。随便猜都知道。
丽兹：才不一定呢。中国在过去两届奥运的跳板跳水都拿了金牌。
道格：反正我不是很懂这项运动。
丽兹：我们现在看的项目是五公尺跳台跳水。
道格：你得拿枪抵住我的头，才能逼我从五公尺高跳下去。
丽兹：还有十公尺跳板跳水呢。
道格：如果从那么高的地方腹部落水会怎样？
丽兹：不但会非常痛，裁判还会送你一个鸭蛋。


重点解说：

★ event (n.) 项目
★ diving (n.) 跳水，dive (n., v.) 跳水
★ predictable (a.) 可预测的
★ springboard (n.) 跳板
★ platform (n.) 平台，在此相对于有弹力的跳板，是指不会上下弹的‘跳台’
★ belly flop 腹部落水
★ judge (n.) 裁判