News Item 1
NY Governor Announces Joint Bid With Quebec Province for Olympics
Jenny Badner New York
Vocabulary:
1.governor n. elected head of each state in the USA 統治者，管理者
2.joint adj. sharing in an activity, a position, an achievement, etc.共同參與
3.bid v. offer (a price) for doing work, providing a service, ctc. 投標
4.binational adj. two nations 兩個國家
5.venue n. place where people agree to meet, esp. for a sports contest or match
(尤指）體育比賽場所，會場
6.specify v. state or name clearly and definitely ( details, materials, etc.)確切
地說明（細節，材料等）
7.resort n. ( US) hotel or guest-house for holiday makers 專門接待度假者的旅店或賓館
8.transpiration n. process of transpiring 散發,蒸發
9.Quebec 魁北克（加拿大省名）
10.Montreal n.?蒙特利爾（加拿大城市）
11.Italy n. 意大利（歐洲南部國家）
Step One Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1.What are New York State and the Canadian Province of Quebec planning?
2.What does the busy corridor between Montreal, Canada, and New York State&aposs Adirondack Mountains provide?
3.New York State and neighboring Canada have much to offer. What do they offer?
4.When did the Adirondack village resort of Lake Placid host the Winter Olympics?
5.What were held in the Canadian city of Montreal in 1976?
6.What relationship do the regions already have and what do they cooperate on?
7.When and where will the next Winter Olympics be held?
Step Two Retell the news in your own words. Notes：
1.Today I am proud to announce that we are working with Premier Landry of Quebec to put together America&aposs first ever bi-national Olympic bid, the bid to have the games hosted jointly by the north country and by Quebec.
譯文：今天，我很榮幸地宣布：我們正與魁北克省藍迪省長一道，共同申請奧運會主 辦權，這次奧運會將由加拿大的魁北克省和美國的北部地區聯合主辦，這將是美洲曆 史上第一次由兩國共同主辦奧運會。
2.New York State and neighboring Canada have much to offer, including well-known winter sports resorts and Olympic experience.
譯文：美國的紐約州和其鄰國加拿大擁有很多資源，不僅有著名的冬運度假村，而且 有主辦奧運會的經驗。
News Item 2 Skating ： Chinese Pair Win First Medals at World Championships
Parke Brewer Washington
Vocabulary：
1.championships n. contest to decide who is the champion 錦標賽
2.flawless adj. perfect 無瑕疵的，無缺點的，無裂縫的
3.reigning adj. rule of a king or queen 統治的，占優勢的，本屆的
4.debut n. the first public appearance of someone such as an entertainer or a sports player of something new and important 初次登台
Step One Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1.What did two of the 14 judges give Chinese skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo?
2.What hurt Russian free skating pair&aposs chances to stay ahead of the reigning world champion Chinese pairs skaters?
3.Can you say something about the finishes of Chinese pairs, Russian pairs and American pairs at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships?
Step Two Complete the following blanks with the exact words of the news.
1. The________of the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships were ____Wednesday night here in the nation&aposs capital.
2.Ms. Shen performed________________，and Mr. Zhao said through a translator it was the____ that helped them________.
3.But it is not a ____ ____，because two of the U. S. pairs were ____
Notes ：
1.Chinese skaters Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo successfully defended their world pairs title, performing a moving and nearly flawless routine to a Violin Fantasy on the Opera Turandot for their long free-skate.
譯文：在世界花樣滑冰錦標賽上，中國運動員申雪、趙宏博，在陀蘭多歌劇小提琴幻 想曲的伴奏下，表演了動人的、幾乎完美無缺的規定動作，成功地蟬聯花樣滑冰雙人滑冠軍。
2.a triple toe loop jump： 花樣滑冰的一種三周跳。“toe loop”refers to an outside right edge jump, with the use of the toe pick (後外點冰，右腳滑行左腳後外韌點冰起跳，身體向外 側轉，現在世界前幾名男子選手都可以完成後外點冰四周），這是花樣滑冰的6種三 周跳之一，以右腳落冰選手為例，其餘的5種如下：
(1） AXEL, the only jump that starts from the front and not from the back, that makes it easy to recognize (前外，向前起跳，Triple Axel 就是前外3周或者三周半，絕大多數女 選手不能完成，但一般男世界級選手都可以完成）
(2)LOOP ( aka Rittberger in Europe)，it is an outside right edge jump, NO toe pick(後 外接環，右腳滑行，左腳離開冰麵，身體向外側轉）
(3)FLIP, it is an inside left edge jump, toe pick (後內點冰，左腳滑行右腳後內韌點冰 起跳，身體向內側轉）
(4)LUTZ, it is an outside left edge jump, toe pick (勾手，左腳滑行右腳後外韌點冰起 跳，身體向外側轉，也有的解說稱為腳後外點冰同腳跳，隻有一兩個人在正式比賽使 用過勾手4周，比如美國的維斯）
(5)SALCHOW, it is an inside left edge jump, NO toe pick (後內，左腳滑行，右腳離開 冰麵，身體向內側轉）
News Item 3
African Americans Strive to Bring Equality to Golf
Chris Simkins North Carolina
Vocabulary：
1.strive v. try very hard (to obtain or achieve sth.) 努力，奮鬥
2.dominant adj. most important or prominent 最重要的
3.sacrifice n. giving up of sth, usu. in return for sth more important or valuable
犧牲，獻身
4.segregation n. segregating or being segregated ； state of being segregated 種
族隔離
5.virtually adv. in every important respect ； almost 實際上，幾乎
6.bar v. obstruct sth. So as to prevent progress 阻礙
7.recreational adj. of or for recreation 休養的，娛樂的
8.integrated adj. with various parts fitting well together 完整的
9.trespass v. enter sb&aposs land or property without his permission or other authority
過失，罪過，侵入
10.discrimination n. treating a person or group differently than others 歧 視
11.racism n. belief that human abilities, etc. depend on race and that some races are superior to others 種族主義，偏見
Step One Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1.What are Charlie Sifford， George Simkins and Tiger Woods connected by?
2.What have attracted thousands of young African Americans to take up the game?
3.Where were black golfers forced to play in the days of segregation in the United States?
4.Who was George Simkins?
5.When did whites and blacks begin to play together?
Step Two Complete the following blanks with the exact words of the news.
1.27 years old, Tiger Woods is____________in the world. He has become
the ____ ____ on the ____ ____ and has won ____ ____since 1996.
2.He has helped raise more than half a million dollars to ____ ____ ____