考文垂成为国际奥委会首位女性主席
LearnAndRecord约 12 分钟近日，在第144届国际奥委会全会上，柯丝蒂·考文垂（Kirsty Coventry）从七位候选人中脱颖而出，当选国际奥委会第十任主席，任期八年。
🤔️小作业：
1. What can be inferred about the election process for the IOC President?
A) A candidate must win at least 48 votes to be elected
B) The election process is conducted publicly with open voting
C) The outgoing President has influence over the voting outcome
D) Multiple candidates competed for the position in a secret ballot
Kirsty Coventry elected 10th IOC President at 144th IOC Session in Greece
From: Olympics.com
The IOC President-elect, who will assume office after a handover on 23 June, was elected for an eight-year term of office.
Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee.
The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen in a secret ballot of seven candidates at the 144th IOC Session being held in Costa Navarino, Greece, on Thursday (20 March), for an eight-year term of office.
President-elect Coventry replaces outgoing President Thomas Bach, who was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2021. She received 49 votes in the first round, exactly the number required for a majority from the 97 votes cast.
She will be the first woman and the first African to serve as IOC President. "I'm very proud to call myself a Zimbabwean and to have grown up there, for my mum to have been born there, my grandmother," she told Olympics.com afterwards. "And, [my message] to Africa: this is our time."
President-elect Coventry will assume office after the handover from President Bach on Olympic Day, 23 June. President Bach, who remains in the role until then, will also resign as an IOC Member after the transfer of power and will then assume the role of Honorary President.
"This is an extraordinary moment. As a nine-year-old girl I never thought I'd be standing up here one day, getting to give back to this incredible Movement of ours," President-elect Coventry told the Session in her acceptance speech.
"This is not just a huge honour but it is a reminder of my commitment to every single one of you that I will lead this organisation with so much pride, with the Values at the core. And I will make all of you very, very proud, and hopefully extremely confident in the decision that you have taken today. Now we've got some work together. This race was an incredible race and it made us better, made us a stronger Movement."
The President-elect will oversee the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 as her first Olympic Games, with under 11 months to go to the Opening Ceremony.
President Bach said of his successor's election: "Congratulations to Kirsty Coventry on her election as the 10th IOC President. I warmly welcome the decision of the IOC Members and look forward to strong cooperation, particularly during the transition period. There is no doubt that the future for our Olympic Movement is bright and that the values we stand for will continue to guide us through the years to come."
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为Olympics官方翻译，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Kirsty Coventry elected 10th IOC President at 144th IOC Session in Greece
From: Olympics.com
The IOC President-elect, who will assume office after a handover on 23 June, was elected for an eight-year term of office.
这位国际奥委会新任主席将在2025年6月23日完成权力交接后正式就任，任期八年。
assume
assume /əˈsjuːm/ 1）表示“假定；假设；认为”，英文解释为“to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it”举个🌰：It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. 普遍认为，紧张是工作过重所致。
2）表示“承担，担任；僭取，夺取；呈现，具有”，英文解释为“to take or begin to have responsibility or control, sometimes without the right to do so, or to begin to have a characteristic”举个🌰：The new president assumes office at midnight tonight. 新总统在今晚午夜就职。
handover
handover /ˈhænd.əʊ.vər/ 表示“（控制权或责任的）移交”，英文解释为“the giving of control of or responsibility for something to someone else”举个🌰：The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war. 联合国将监督战俘的移交事宜。
Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee.
柯丝蒂·考文垂（Kirsty Coventry）在希腊举行的第144届国际奥委会全会上当选国际奥委会第十任主席。
The 41-year-old Zimbabwean was chosen in a secret ballot of seven candidates at the 144th IOC Session being held in Costa Navarino, Greece, on Thursday (20 March), for an eight-year term of office.
在2024年3月20日于希腊科斯塔纳瓦里诺举行的第144届国际奥委会全会上，经过不记名投票，41岁的柯丝蒂·考文垂从七位候选人中脱颖而出，当选国际奥委会第十任主席，任期八年。
secret ballot
表示“无记名投票”，英文解释为“a method of voting in which each person writes their choice on a piece of paper so that no one else knows how they have voted”举个🌰：The election of the new members is done by secret ballot. 新成员选举采取了无记名投票的方式。
session
session /ˈseʃ.ən/ 1）表示“（议会等机构的）会议；（法庭的）开庭”，英文解释为“a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a law court”举个🌰：The parliamentary session is due to end on 10 November. 议会会议将于11月10日结束。
2）表示“（从事某项活动的）一段时间（或集会）；一场；一节”，英文解释为“a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity”举个🌰：The runner twisted his ankle in a training session. 这位赛跑运动员在训练时扭伤了脚踝。
3）表示“学年；学期；上课时间”，英文解释为“at a college, any of the periods of time that a teaching year or day is divided into, or the teaching year itself”举个🌰：He taught a class during the summer session. 在夏季开学期间他教了一堂课。
President-elect Coventry replaces outgoing President Thomas Bach, who was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2021. She received 49 votes in the first round, exactly the number required for a majority from the 97 votes cast.
国际奥委会新任主席当选人考文垂将接替现任主席托马斯·巴赫。巴赫于2013年首次当选国际奥委会主席一职，并于2021年连任。她在第一轮投票中获得了49票，恰好达到97张投票总数中所需的多数票数。
outgoing
表示“离开的；即将离职的，即将卸任的；即将结业的”，英文解释为“leaving a place, or leaving a job”如：the outgoing vice-president 即将离任的副总统，举个🌰：Outgoing flights are booked until 15 January. 离境航班一直预订到1月15日。
cast
在这句话中，cast的意思是“投（票）”，指选民（在这里是国际奥委会成员）投出的选票。
cast a/your vote 表示“投票”，相当于vote，举个🌰：All the votes in the election have now been cast and the counting has begun. 这次选举的投票现已全部结束，计票工作已经开始。
cast /kɑːst/ 作名词，表示“（一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员”，英文解释为“the actors in a film, play, or show”举个🌰：After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast. 最后一场演出过后，导演为全体演员举办了一场聚会。
作动词，1）表示“分配角色；选派角色”，英文解释为“to choose actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role”举个🌰：He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie. 他选定她在他最近的一部影片里扮演一名雄心勃勃的律师。
2）表示“把（光或阴影）投向；投射”，英文解释为“to send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular direction”举个🌰：The tree cast a shadow over/on his face. 树影投在他的脸上。
📍cast a shadow over/on something 表示“给…蒙上阴影”，英文解释为“to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant”举个🌰：Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby. 她父亲的病给她孩子的出生蒙上了一层阴影。
📍cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth表示“使对…产生怀疑”，英文解释为“to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone”举个🌰：Witnesses have cast doubt on the accused's innocence. 证人们对嫌疑人是否清白表示怀疑。
She will be the first woman and the first African to serve as IOC President. "I'm very proud to call myself a Zimbabwean and to have grown up there, for my mum to have been born there, my grandmother," she told Olympics.com afterwards. "And, [my message] to Africa: this is our time."
国际奥委会新任主席当选人考文垂将成为国际奥委会历史上首位女性主席及首位非洲籍主席。当选后，她在接受奥林匹克网采访时表示：“我为自己是津巴布韦人而感到自豪，我在那里长大，我的母亲和祖母都出生在那里。我想对非洲说：这是我们的时代。”
President-elect Coventry will assume office after the handover from President Bach on Olympic Day, 23 June. President Bach, who remains in the role until then, will also resign as an IOC Member after the transfer of power and will then assume the role of Honorary President.
国际奥委会新任主席当选人考文垂将在2025年6月23日奥林匹克日从巴赫主席手中接任正式履职。在此之前，巴赫仍将继续担任主席，直至权力交接完成。交接后，巴赫将辞去国际奥委会委员职务，并出任国际奥委会名誉主席。
honorary
honorary /ˈɒn.ər.ə.ri/ 1）表示“（尤指学位）荣誉的，名誉的”，英文解释为“(especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course of study”举个🌰：She received an honorary doctorate from LR University in recognition of her work for the homeless. 她被授予LR大学荣誉博士头衔，以表彰她为无家可归者所做的工作。
2）表示“名誉职位”，英文解释为“An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made.”
"This is an extraordinary moment. As a nine-year-old girl I never thought I'd be standing up here one day, getting to give back to this incredible Movement of ours," President-elect Coventry told the Session in her acceptance speech.
国际奥委会新任主席当选人考文垂在当选后的发言中表示：“这是一个非凡的时刻。9岁时的我从未想过有一天会站在这里，为这项伟大的运动贡献自己的力量。”
"This is not just a huge honour but it is a reminder of my commitment to every single one of you that I will lead this organisation with so much pride, with the Values at the core. And I will make all of you very, very proud, and hopefully extremely confident in the decision that you have taken today. Now we've got some work together. This race was an incredible race and it made us better, made us a stronger Movement."
“这不仅是一种巨大的荣誉，更是对我之于大家所作出之承诺的提醒。我将带着极大的自豪感领导这一组织，并始终坚持奥林匹克价值观。我会让你们所有人感到骄傲，也希望今天你们的选择能让你们充满信心。现在，我们要一起努力。这场竞选是一场激烈而精彩的竞争，它让我们变得更好，使奥林匹克运动更加强大。”
The President-elect will oversee the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 as her first Olympic Games, with under 11 months to go to the Opening Ceremony.
她上任后将负责统筹2026年米兰科尔蒂纳冬奥会的筹备与举办，这将是她任内的首届奥运会，距离开幕式仅剩不到11个月的时间。
oversee
表示“监督；监察；监管”，英文解释为“to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly”举个🌰：As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company's advertising. 作为营销经理，她的工作是负责公司所有的广告业务。
President Bach said of his successor's election: "Congratulations to Kirsty Coventry on her election as the 10th IOC President. I warmly welcome the decision of the IOC Members and look forward to strong cooperation, particularly during the transition period. There is no doubt that the future for our Olympic Movement is bright and that the values we stand for will continue to guide us through the years to come."
巴赫主席在谈到继任者的当选时说：“祝贺柯丝蒂·考文垂当选国际奥委会第10任主席。我对国际奥委会委员们的决定表示热烈欢迎，并期待着开展强有力的合作，特别是在过渡时期。毫无疑问，我们奥林匹克运动的未来是光明的，我们所坚持的价值观将继续指导我们走过未来的岁月。”
successor
successor /səkˈses.ər/ 表示“继任者，接替者；继承人；接替的事物”，英文解释为“someone or something that comes after another person or thing”举个🌰：The university is seeking a successor to its vice chancellor, who retires this spring. 大学在寻找一位继任者，接替将于今年春天退休的校长。
📍predecessor表示“前任，前辈；原有事物，前身”，英文解释为“someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series”
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