巴黎市长终于跳入塞纳河游泳

近日，巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈（Anne Hidalgo）兑现了她的承诺，亲自在塞纳河中游泳，以证明其水质达到奥运赛事标准。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What major infrastructure was built to help clean the Seine for the Olympics?

A) A new filtration plant

B) A holding and treatment tank

C) A desalination facility

D) A wastewater network

A) Increased water clarity

B) Reduced algae blooms

C) Increased fish species

D) Decreased water temperature

无注释原文：

Paris mayor swims in Seine as river is cleaned up just in time for Olympics

From: The Guardian

It has been the dream and promise of Paris mayors for decades and a nightmare for Olympic organisers: could the Seine be cleaned up enough to swim in and hold triathlon and other events?

For the last 100 years and up until a few days ago, the answer seemed to be no.

On Wednesday, however, the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, kept her promise that it would be and she would be one of the first in. To cheers and applause, she led a group of about 100 officials, athletes and local people by donning a swimsuit and taking a dip in the river after a barrage of tests showed it was finally safe.

“It's a dream day … and the sun is out,” Hidalgo said after performing a respectable crawl 100 metres downstream in water measured at 20C (68F). “It's sweet and wonderful and the result of a lot of work. I remember at the very beginning in 2015 when we began our campaign for the Games, the international triathlon federation said why not a triathlon in the Seine? Will athletes be able to swim in the Seine? Today we can say they can.”

Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, congratulated city hall and the French authorities for making the river safe for swimming. “Today we have confirmation that the Seine is swimmable and that the triathlon and marathon swimming competitions can take place in it,” he said.

“As organisers we're very happy to be able to offer athletes the best conditions … but over and above that what is at play is using the Games to speed up the transformation of the city and make it possible to swim in the Seine.”

He added that in the case of heavy rain, which could risk a spike in water pollution, contingency plans had been drawn up to postpone races for “a few days”.

Swimming in the Seine, which bisects Paris, has been banned since 1923 owing to health risks. In 1990, the then mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, promised to make it clean enough to swim in, but failed.

Hidalgo's historic swim, which was postponed twice because of fluctuating pollution levels, came just 10 days before the opening of the Games on 26 July and after fears a large cleanup operation had failed. The work included the construction of a €1.4bn (£1.2bn) holding and treatment tank to contain bacteria-laden stormwater during heavy rains, which came into operation a month ago, and improvements to the city's wastewater network.

Until very recently, the river was still failing water quality tests for E. coli bacteria– an indicator of faecal matter – and showing levels above the upper limits imposed by sports federations.

Triathlon events will be held on 30, 31 July and 5 August, and a swimming marathon on 8 and 9 August. The paratriathlon will take place on 1 and 2 September.

The water will be tested regularly at several points before each event and authorities are certain it will be clean with 75% of identified bacterial pollution eliminated.

Paris Olympic organisers have said that if heavy rain during the Games affects pollution levels in the river, the triathlon would no longer feature the swimming portion – and the marathon swimming competition would be relocated.

As another sign of hope, French experts have identified more than 30 species of fish in the Seine in Paris, compared with three in 1970.

After her swim, Hidalgo said making the Seine swimmable would also help the city adapt to the climate crisis and mitigate the pollution of the ocean into which the river flows.

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含注释全文：

Paris mayor swims in Seine as river is cleaned up just in time for Olympics

From: The Guardian

It has been the dream and promise of Paris mayors for decades and a nightmare for Olympic organisers: could the Seine be cleaned up enough to swim in and hold triathlon and other events?

几十年来，这一直是巴黎市长们的梦想和承诺，也是奥运会组织者的噩梦：塞纳（Seine）河是否能彻底清理干净，以便在其中游泳和举办铁人三项等比赛？

nightmare /ˈnaɪt.meər/ 表示“梦魇，噩梦”，英文解释为“a very upsetting or frightening dream”如：a terrifying nightmare 可怕的噩梦；或者表示“极不愉快的事情，可怕的经历；可能发生的坏事”，英文解释为“an extremely unpleasant event or experience or possible event or experience”

triathlon /traɪˈæθ.lɒn/ 表示“铁人三项赛，三项全能运动”，英文解释为“a competition in which the people competing must swim, ride a bicycle, and run particular distances without stopping between events”

For the last 100 years and up until a few days ago, the answer seemed to be no.

在过去的100年里，直到几天前，答案似乎还是否定的。

On Wednesday, however, the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, kept her promise that it would be and she would be one of the first in. To cheers and applause, she led a group of about 100 officials, athletes and local people by donning a swimsuit and taking a dip in the river after a barrage of tests showed it was finally safe.

然而，周三，巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈（Anne Hidalgo）兑现了她的承诺，并成为首批下水的人之一。一系列检测表明河水终于达标后，在欢呼声和掌声中，她带领着约100名官员、运动员和当地民众，穿上泳衣，跳入河中畅游。

don /dɒn/ 表示“穿戴上”，英文解释为“to put on a piece of clothing”举个🌰：He donned his finest coat and hat. 他穿上了他最帅的外套，戴上了他最好的帽子。

📺美剧《权力的游戏》（Game of Thrones）中的台词提到：My father has donned the ancient crown of salt and rock 我父亲已戴上海盐与磐石的古老王冠。

take a dip 表示“（在海水里等）洗个澡，泡一泡”，英文解释为“to go for a short swim or splash (in the ocean)”。

dip /dɪp/ 作名词，表示“（通常指暂时的）减少，下降，衰退”，英文解释为“a decrease in the amount or success of sth, usually for only a short period”，如：a sharp dip in profits 利润急剧下降，本身也可以表示“（短时间的）游泳”，英文解释为“a quick swim”如：a dip in the sea/pool 在海水/水池里游一会儿。

barrage /ˈbær.ɑːʒ/ 1）作名词，表示“连续炮击”，英文解释为“A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.”举个🌰：The artillery barrage on the city was the heaviest since the ceasefire. 此次对城市的连续炮击是自停战以来最猛烈的。

2）作动词，表示“不断骚扰；连番轰炸”，英文解释为“If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid.”举个🌰：Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen. 医生们抱怨总是受到医药公司销售人员的骚扰。

3）a barrage of，表示“一连串（问题，抱怨等）”，英文解释为“A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way.”举个🌰：He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor. 他面临着听众一连串的愤怒质问。

“It's a dream day … and the sun is out,” Hidalgo said after performing a respectable crawl 100 metres downstream in water measured at 20C (68F). “It's sweet and wonderful and the result of a lot of work. I remember at the very beginning in 2015 when we began our campaign for the Games, the international triathlon federation said why not a triathlon in the Seine? Will athletes be able to swim in the Seine? Today we can say they can.”

“今天是个梦幻般的日子......太阳出来了，”伊达尔戈在水温20摄氏度（68华氏度）的河中自由泳游了100米后说道。“这是一件美妙的事情，是许多人努力的结果。我记得在2015年我们开始筹办奥运会之初，国际铁人三项联盟就说为什么不在塞纳河举办铁人三项比赛呢？运动员能在塞纳河中游泳吗？今天我们可以给出肯定的答案了。”

respectable /rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/ 1）表示“体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的”，英文解释为“considered to be socially acceptable because of your good character, appearance, or behaviour”如：a respectable young woman from a good family 出身良好、端庄贤淑的年轻女子。

2）表示“（数量）足够的；质量不错的；相当好的”，英文解释为“A respectable amount or quality is large enough or of a good enough standard to be acceptable.”举个🌰：She earns a respectable salary. 她的薪水颇为丰厚。

crawl /krɔːl/ 1）作动词，表示“缓慢移动；艰难前行；爬行；匍匐前进”，英文解释为“to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretched out along the ground or on hands and knees”举个🌰：The child crawled across the floor. 那个孩子爬过了地板。

2）作名词，crawl /krɔːl/ 表示“自由泳；爬泳”，英文解释为“a style of swimming in which you move your arms over your head and kick with straight legs”

Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, congratulated city hall and the French authorities for making the river safe for swimming. “Today we have confirmation that the Seine is swimmable and that the triathlon and marathon swimming competitions can take place in it,” he said.

2024年巴黎奥运会组委会主席托尼·埃斯坦盖（Tony Estanguet）向巴黎市政府和法国当局表示祝贺，祝贺其让塞纳河成为适宜游泳之地。他说：“今天我们确认，塞纳河可以游泳，铁人三项和马拉松游泳比赛可以在其中进行。”

city hall /ˌsɪt.i ˈhɔːl/ 表示“市政厅；市政府大楼”，英文解释为“a building used as offices by people working for a city government”

City Hall 表示“市政府”，英文解释为“the government of a city”举个🌰：You will have to apply to City Hall for a building permit. 你必须向市政府申请建筑许可证。

“As organisers we're very happy to be able to offer athletes the best conditions … but over and above that what is at play is using the Games to speed up the transformation of the city and make it possible to swim in the Seine.”

“作为主办方，我们非常高兴能够为运动员提供最好的条件......但更重要的是利用奥运会加快城市改造，让在塞纳河中游泳成为可能。”

transformation /ˌtræns.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ 表示“转换；彻底改观；大变样”，英文解释为“a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person is improved”

He added that in the case of heavy rain, which could risk a spike in water pollution, contingency plans had been drawn up to postpone races for “a few days”.

他补充说，如果出现大雨，可能会导致水污染加剧，因此已经制定了应急计划，将比赛推迟“几天”。

spike /spaɪk/ 在年度词汇盘点文章中基本都会出现这个词，1）作名词，可以理解为“峰值”或者“激增；猛增；急升”，英文解释为“a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something”如：a spike in oil prices 油价的急剧上涨。

2）也可以作动词，同样表示“激增”，英文解释为“if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount ”举个🌰：New orders have spiked in the last two years. 新订单在过去两年里激增。

3）作名词，表示“尖头，尖刺；（尤指金属的）尖状物”，英文解释为“a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape”

4）spikes表示“（某些运动鞋上的）防滑鞋钉；钉鞋”，英文解释为“a set of short, pointed pieces of metal or plastic, attached to the bottom of shoes worn for particular sports, that stop the person wearing the shoes from sliding on the ground, or shoes with these pointed pieces”

contingency /kənˈtɪndʒənsɪ/ 表示“可能发生的事；意外事件，不测事件”，英文解释为“A contingency is something that might happen in the future.”举个🌰：I need to examine all possible contingencies. 我得查看所有可能发生的事。Have you made any contingency plans? 你们制订应急方案了吗？

postpone /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ 表示“推迟，延缓，使延期”，英文解释为“If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned.”举个🌰：He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day. 他决定将探险活动推迟到第二天。

📍路透社（Reuters）在报道上海高考延期、杭州亚运会延期时标题就都用的是Postpone.

Swimming in the Seine, which bisects Paris, has been banned since 1923 owing to health risks. In 1990, the then mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, promised to make it clean enough to swim in, but failed.

塞纳河将巴黎一分为二，由于存在健康风险，自1923年起就禁止在塞纳河中游泳。1990年，时任巴黎市长的雅克·希拉克（Jacques Chirac）曾承诺让塞纳河变得干净到可以游泳，但未能如愿。

bisect /baɪˈsekt/ 表示“把…分为两部分；把…二等分”，英文解释为“to divide something into two, usually equal, parts”举个🌰：The new road will bisect the town. 新马路将把城市分成两部分。

Hidalgo's historic swim, which was postponed twice because of fluctuating pollution levels, came just 10 days before the opening of the Games on 26 July and after fears a large cleanup operation had failed. The work included the construction of a €1.4bn (£1.2bn) holding and treatment tank to contain bacteria-laden stormwater during heavy rains, which came into operation a month ago, and improvements to the city's wastewater network.

伊达尔戈这次历史性的游泳活动此前因污染水平波动而两度推迟，但就在7月26日奥运会开幕前10天，在人们担心大规模清理行动失败之后，终于如愿。清理行动包括建造一个耗资14亿欧元（12亿英镑）的蓄水和处理池，用于在暴雨期间储存含有细菌的雨水，该设施已于一个月前投入使用，此外还对城市污水管网进行了改进。

fluctuate /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/ 作动词，表示“（尤指持续）波动，起伏不定”，英文解释为“to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another”举个🌰：Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season. 蔬菜价格随着季节变化而涨落。

tank，熟词僻义，作名词是坦克的意思，作动词有“表现得很糟糕，快速减少，衰落，下跌”的含义，英文解释为“If something such as a stock price or a movie tanks, it performs very badly, for example because it loses a lot of money.”举个🌰：Tech stocks have tanked. 科技股票暴跌了。

tank作名词还可以表示“（盛放液体或气体的）罐；箱；槽”，英文解释为“A tank is a large container for holding liquid or gas.”举个🌰：Two water tanks provide a total capacity of 400 litres. 两个水箱的总容量为400升。

bacteria /bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/ bacterium的复数，bacterium /bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/ 表示“细菌”，英文解释为“a type of very small organism that lives in air, earth, water, plants, and animals, often one that causes disease”如：an illness caused by bacteria in drinking water 饮用水中细菌引起的疾病。

laden /ˈleɪ.dən/ 表示“负重的；装满的，载满的”，英文解释为“carrying or holding a lot of something”举个🌰：He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone. 他从法国回来总是给大家带很多礼物。

📍debt-laden表示“负债累累的”（owing a lot of money or involving a lot of debt）

📍tech-laden = tech-heavy表示“充满科技的，装满技术设备的：含有大量技术或设备的”，英文解释为“used to describe a stock market or investment fund where many of the shares traded or held are those of technology companies”举个🌰：The new model is a tech-laden car, offering advanced safety and entertainment features. 新款车型是一款充满技术的汽车，提供高级的安全和娱乐功能。（这个词常用来形容含有许多现代技术或高科技特性的产品、车辆、设备等。它强调某个对象含有众多的技术元素，这些技术元素可能包括先进的软件、硬件、电子设备等。）

Until very recently, the river was still failing water quality tests for E. coli bacteria– an indicator of faecal matter – and showing levels above the upper limits imposed by sports federations.

直到不久前，塞纳河仍未通过大肠杆菌水质检测（粪便污染指标），其含量超过了体育联合会规定的上限。

E. coli /ˌiː ˈkəʊ.laɪ/ Escherichia coli的缩写，表示“大肠菌，大肠杆菌”，英文解释为“a bacterium (= small organism) that can exist in food that has not been cooked enough and can cause serious illness or death”

美式 fecal 英式 faecal /ˈfiː.kəl/ 表示“粪便的”，英文解释为“consisting of, contained in, or relating to the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels”如：faecal matter 粪便物质。

impose /ɪmˈpəʊz/ 1）表示“推行；强制实行”，英文解释为“to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received”举个🌰：Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. 最近对香烟开征很高的税。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇分析拜登贸易政策的文章中提到：The other matter is what Mr Biden will do with the tariffs imposed by Mr Trump. 另一件事是拜登将如何处理特朗普实施的关税。

2）表示“把（尤指信仰或生活方式）强加于”，英文解释为“to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living”举个🌰：I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children. 我不希望他们把自己的宗教信仰强加给我的孩子们。

3）表示“勉强；打扰，麻烦”，英文解释为“to expect someone to do something for you or spend time with you when they do not want to or when it is not convenient for them”举个🌰：She's always imposing on people - asking favours and getting everyone to do things for her. 她总是强人所难——要人帮忙做这做那。

Triathlon events will be held on 30, 31 July and 5 August, and a swimming marathon on 8 and 9 August. The paratriathlon will take place on 1 and 2 September.

铁人三项比赛将于7月30日、31日和8月5日举行，游泳马拉松将于8月8日和9日举行。残疾人铁人三项比赛将于9月1日和2日举行。

The water will be tested regularly at several points before each event and authorities are certain it will be clean with 75% of identified bacterial pollution eliminated.

在每场比赛前，水质将定期在多个点进行检测，法国当局确信可以消除75%的已查明细菌污染，使水质达标。

eliminate /iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ 1）表示“排除；消除；清除”，英文解释为“to remove or take away someone or something”举个🌰：A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. 养成健康的饮食习惯有助于消除心脏病诱因。

2）表示“（比赛中）淘汰”，英文解释为“to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition”举个🌰：He was eliminated in the third round of the competition. 他在第3轮比赛中被淘汰。

Paris Olympic organisers have said that if heavy rain during the Games affects pollution levels in the river, the triathlon would no longer feature the swimming portion – and the marathon swimming competition would be relocated.

巴黎奥运会组织者表示，如果奥运会期间的大雨导致河水污染水平上升，铁人三项比赛将不再包含游泳部分，马拉松游泳比赛将转移到其他地方。

portion /ˈpɔː.ʃən/ 1）表示“一部分；一份”，英文解释为“a part or share of something larger”举个🌰：A large/major portion of the company's profit goes straight back into new projects. 公司利润的一大部分/主要部分又直接投入了新的项目。

2）表示“（食物的）一份，一客”，英文解释为“the amount of a particular food that is served to one person, especially in a restaurant or a shop that sells food ready to be eaten”举个🌰：The portions are very generous in this restaurant. 这家饭店每份菜量都很足。

📍宝马mini道歉文中，路透社（Reuters）用serving，表示该含义，原文：A person familiar with the matter said the booth had finished giving out 300 servings of ice cream meant for visitors when the incident occurred and the foreigner in the video was a BMW employee. 一名知情人士表示，事发时，该展位已经发放完300份为参展者准备的冰淇淋，视频中的外国人是宝马公司的员工。

📍serving /ˈsɜː.vɪŋ/ 作名词，表示“（供一人食用的）一份；一客”，英文解释为“an amount of one type of food that is given to one person”举个🌰：The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings. 食谱上给出的量足够4个人吃。

relocate /ˌriː.ləʊˈkeɪt/ 表示“（使）搬迁，迁移；重新安置”，英文解释为“to move or to move sb/sth to a new place to work or operate”举个🌰：The firm may be forced to relocate from Hangzhou to Shanghai. 公司也许会被迫从杭州迁移到上海。

As another sign of hope, French experts have identified more than 30 species of fish in the Seine in Paris, compared with three in 1970.

另一个令人欣慰的迹象是，法国专家在巴黎塞纳河中发现了30多种鱼类，而1970年只有3种。

identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 表示“认出，识别”，英文解释为“to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is”举个🌰：Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice. 就连年龄最小的婴儿也能根据声音分辨出自己的妈妈。

2）表示“确定；发现”，英文解释为“to recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists”举个🌰：The research will be used to identify training needs. 该研究将用来确定培训的需求。

species /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/ 表示“（动植物的）种，物种”，英文解释为“a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other”举个🌰：Mountain gorillas are an endangered species. 山地大猩猩属于濒危物种。

After her swim, Hidalgo said making the Seine swimmable would also help the city adapt to the climate crisis and mitigate the pollution of the ocean into which the river flows.

伊达尔戈在游完泳后说，让塞纳河可以游泳也将有助于这座城市适应气候危机，减少塞纳河流入海洋的污染。

mitigate /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ 表示“减轻，缓解，缓和”，英文解释为“to make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious”举个🌰：Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal. 需要采取措施来减轻燃煤增加对环境造成的影响。

📍词根“mitig-”来自拉丁语“mitigare”，意味着“使柔和”，表示通过某种措施减轻不良影响或状况。近义词：alleviate（缓解），同根词：mitigation（缓解），常用短语：mitigate a problem（减轻问题）

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