了解“残奥会”
[ 2006-09-07 10:09 ]
看下面这幅图片,认出来了吧?北京2008年残疾人奥运会吉祥物“福牛乐乐”。请看图片相关文字说明:
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A man watches between Fu Niu Leles, the official mascot of theBeijing 2008 Paralympic Games, during a launching ceremony at the foot of the Great Wall's Badaling section, in Beijing September 6, 2006. Lele is unveiled Wednesday night to mark the two-year countdown to the opening of the Paralympic Games. |
相对于“奥运会”,了解“残奥会”的人并不多。“残奥会”原是为“脊髓病患者”举行的运动会,由图片可知,其相应的英文表达是:the Paralympic Games。很明显,paralympic由词缀para-(在……一旁,在……旁边)和-(O)lympic(奥林匹克)合成而来,它延续了奥林匹克团结友爱、公平竞争的精神,同时又充分表达了奥运会和残奥会平等共存的关系。
另外,再顺便再复习两个早先学过的单词:countdown(倒计时);mascot(吉祥物)。
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