體育運動讓大英國協團結一心The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, move a beloved tradition forward by Chip Ewald
It all started a year ago when Queen Elizabeth II sent out the official baton from London to the distant reaches of the Commonwealth. Traveling by land, sea and air, this baton, which passes through thousands of hands in over 70 countries, symbolizes the Commonwealth's unity.
The baton's 340-day, 190, 000-kilometer journey reached its climactic conclusion in Delhi, India, at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. There, on October 3, a message was removed from the baton and read aloud to the athletes, marking the official start of these Games.
The history of the Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games mark the 19th time in history that Commonwealth nations have gathered to participate in these much-adored, multi-sport events. First held in Canada as the British Empire Games in 1930, these games have grown and evolved enormously over time. While the first games saw 400 athletes from 11 different countries compete today's games host well over 4,000 athletes from over 70 different countries.
Furthermore, those innovative first games comprising only six single-competition sports, developed to include 17 sports today, including team sports like rugby 7's and netball.
Delhi's preparations
Since winning the bid to host the Games in 2003，Delhi, India's home to over 14 million people, has been eagerly anticipating these games. In preparation for a flood of English-speaking visitors, Delhi made sure workers such as taxi drivers and security staff received training in basic English. In addition to boosting international friendliness, Delhi has promised that these games will also be environmentally friendly, presenting these as the Commonwealth's first-ever Green Games. Organizers have promoted environmental awareness to the masses and worked to make each venue as green as possible.
The crown jewel of the Green Games venues is the Thyagaraja Sports Complex, which houses the netball competitions. It uses harvested rainwater and recycled waste water wherever possible while the solar panels covering its roof convert solar energy into electricity.
Ad these ten days of international competition in Delhi come to a close, the winners will rise in triumph, bringing honor to their countries. As the close of thee games, athletes and fans alike will begin eagerly awaiting the 2014 Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Then the Commonwealth will once again unite as one in celebration of friendly athletic rivalry.
Grammar Tips:
While the first games saw 400 athletes from 11 different countries compare today's game host well over 4,000 athletes from 71 different countries.
"well"-"quality of things", here mean "very much"
Stephanie sang really well. (quality)
well over/ well under (very much of something, talk about a large or small amount of something, emphasis the size of how big or how small it is)
We started the project at nine in the morning,by the time we were done, it was well over two in the morning.
At this department store, you can find many name brand outfits well under $100 USD.
The math assignment isn't hard; anyone should be able to complete the calculations well under ten minutes.
Vocabulary Tips:
reaches-(複數名詞)地帶,區域,通常指地方範圍很大的 reach-(單數)可到達,可拿到的地方.
*The upper reaches of the Amazon aren't easy to access by vehicle.
*The troops were stationed in one of the farthest reaches of the country.
climatic-最高潮的地方
*In the climatic scene of the movie, the villain's car is driven off of a cliff.
*The game reached its climactic moment when the pitcher broke his personal record.
innovative- 創新的,新的,具有原創作性的"nov"-字根有"新"的意思
*Small companies are often innovative and therefore have great potential. 很大的潛力.
bid-出價，投標，競標
*The company won the bid and bought the property for a very good price.
*The CEO decided to sell his company's building to the buyer who made the highest bid.
*Richard bid (v) on the antique vase and won.
crown jewel-最重要的，最寳貴的，最珍貴的，至要的 crown-皇冠 jewel-珠寶
*The crown jewel of the Louvre is the painting "Mona Lisa."
*The computer industry is the crown jewel of the economy of the United States of America.
rivalry-競爭，對抗 rival-競爭對手
*Once you graduate from school, you'll start to feel fierce rivalry as you compete for a good job.
*The sibling rivalry between the three brothers became a serious problem.
Chat Room
read aloud / out loud is inter changeably. 二字意思相同 發出聲音.
read aloud-較正式,大聲朗讀,大聲念,發出聲音,高聲的.
out loud-(口語)發出聲音的,有出聲的,不一定很大聲. 可大聲,可小聲,有些人傷心過度,cry out loud or cry out loud in softly voice.
to think out loud-無意思的自言自語的說話.
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environmentally friendly-環境友善的，不會傷害環境的作爲。
friendly-是“形容詞”必須用‘副詞’來修飾“形容詞” environmental 後面要加 "名詞”
you can't say "environmental friendly"
nature-friendly.-there is "hyphen" between.
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