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世界田径赛 Track and Field

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ID: 2807 Advanced
从古希腊时代就有的田径比赛仍然吸引着现代人的目光，除了运动员精彩的表现外，比赛本身所呈现出来的精神也影响着我们，这一课，就让我们来听听人们怎么谈论这古老的比赛。 Photo Credit: Phil Roeder
Thu Dec 03 2015 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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夯 hāng popular
田联 tiánlián short for "International Association of Athletics Federations"
世界田径锦标赛 shìjiètiánjìngjǐnbiāosài World Championships in Athletics
拉下 lāxià to pull down; to miss out
哇，小李，最近看你天天在公园跑步啊，怎么，要去参加马拉松比赛啊？
wā ，Xiǎo Lǐ ，zuìjìn kàn nǐ tiāntiān zài gōngyuán pǎobù ā ，zěnme ，yào qù cānjiā mǎlāsōng bǐsài ā ？
Wow, Xiaoli, I've seen you recently running in the park every day. What's with that? Are you going to run in a marathon?
诶，我还真有这个打算，最近马拉松比赛很夯的，特别是在田径世锦赛以后。
ēi ，wǒ hái zhēn yǒu zhè ge dǎsuàn ，zuìjìn mǎlāsōng bǐsài hěn hāng de ，tèbié shì zài tiánjìng Shìjǐnsài yǐhòu 。
Ah, that's the plan. Recently marathons are very popular, especially after the World Championships in Athletics.
你是说上个月在北京举行的那个田径世锦赛？
nǐ shì shuō shàng ge yuè zài Běijīng jǔxíng de nàge tiánjìng Shìjǐnsài ？
Are you talking about the World Championships in Athletics that was held in Beijing last month?
对啊，2015年北京国际田联世界田径锦标赛，从8月22日一直持续到30号，因为是暑假，比赛内容我一天都没拉下。
duìa ，2015 nián Běijīng guójìtiánlián shìjiè tiánjìng jǐnbiāosài ，cóng bā yuè èrshíèr rì yīzhí chíxù dào 30 hào ，yīnwèi shì shǔjià ，bǐsài nèiróng wǒ yī tiān dōu méi lāxià 。
Yeah, the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships Beijing 2015, from August 22 right up until the 30th. As it is summer, I haven't missed out on one day of the championships.
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