金牌夫妻出炉！

2月18日，徐梦桃卫冕冬奥会女子空中技巧冠军；昨天，王心迪夺得男子金牌。两人包揽同一项目男女冠军，成为冬奥会94年历史上首对同届、同项目（自由式滑雪空中技巧）摘得个人金牌的夫妻档。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Which interpretation best matches the description of aerials as a “gravity-defying discipline”?

A. A sport minimizing airborne manoeuvres

B. An event emphasizing resistance to physical laws through skill

C. A competition judged primarily on speed

D. A recreational rather than competitive activity

无注释原文：

China's Wang follows in wife's footsteps with aerials gold at Olympics

From: Reuters

Wang Xindi won the freestyle skiing men's aerials at the Winter Olympics on Friday, strengthening China's dominance in the discipline and bringing another gold medal into the family.

The victory came two days after Wang's wife Xu Mengtao retained her Olympic title in women's aerials, and the couple could be set for more glory in Saturday's mixed team final.

"We celebrated her gold, but I was also quick to refocus on to my own event", he said. "We've battled together for years, but we're also professionals."

He said Xu, a five-times Olympian with a record number of World Cup victories, sometimes shares "pointers" with him, "but also doesn't want to say so much. But in my heart, I also understand what she wants to say."

The couple's Milano Cortina double-act adds to China's Beijing 2022 tally of two gold medals in men's and women's aerials and silver in mixed teams.

On Friday, world champion Noe Roth of Switzerland won silver, while another Chinese freeskier, Olympic first-timer Li Tianma, got bronze.

“We knew we (Chinese) had an advantage because of the quality of our squad. We were pretty confident of winning a gold today, it's just down to who performs on the day,” Li said.

All four Chinese competitors made it to the final, from an initial pack of 24, including defending champion and five-times Olympian Qi Guangpu, who came sixth.

Qi, who is 35, said it was the end of his Olympic career, even if Wang urged him not to retire and hailed him as a role model.

The new Olympic champion took top spot with a remarkable score of 132.60, out of a maximum of 150. Roth was close behind on 131.58, while Li got 123.93.

The field was whittled down over four rounds held in snowy, overcast conditions in the Alpine resort of Livigno, leaving six competitors, four from China and two Swiss - with Roth joined by compatriot Pirmin Werner - to contest the final run.

“I want to thank myself for not giving up," Wang said. "For my dedication. When things were hard, when I was down ... I'd like to give myself a big hug."

American Quinn Dehlinger had to pull out before the start, due to a knee injury suffered during training.

Aerials is a gravity-defying discipline that has been part of the Winter Games since 1994.

Athletes jump off a near vertical ramp, launching themselves in the air and performing complex aerobatics, reaching speeds of up to more than 65 km per hour. They are judged on height, distance, style, degree of difficulty and landing.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译，仅供参考

含注释全文：

China's Wang follows in wife's footsteps with aerials gold at Olympics

From: Reuters

Wang Xindi won the freestyle skiing men's aerials at the Winter Olympics on Friday, strengthening China's dominance in the discipline and bringing another gold medal into the family.

周五，王心迪摘得冬奥会自由式滑雪男子空中技巧金牌，这不仅巩固了中国在该项目的优势地位，也为这个冠军家庭再添一枚金牌。

aerial /ˈeə.ri.əl/ 表示“（尤指从飞机上的）空中的；空气中的”，英文解释为“in or from the air, especially from an aircraft”

在体育语境中，aerials指的是“自由式滑雪空中技巧”，这是自由式滑雪中的一个项目（英文全称是Freestyle Skiing Aerials）。运动员需要从陡峭的雪坡上滑下，然后冲上一个高高的跳台（通常是反坡），在空中完成翻腾和转体等动作后，落在着陆坡上。

discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ 作名词，表示“知识领域；（尤指大学的）学科，科目，专业”，英文解释为“an area of knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially in a university”，也可以表示“训练；训导；纪律；风纪”，英文解释为“the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that results from this training”

作动词，1）表示“惩罚，惩罚”，英文解释为“to punish someone”举个🌰：The workman was disciplined by his company but not dismissed. 这名工人被他的公司处罚了，但没有被开除。

2）表示“训练，教导”，英文解释为“to teach someone to behave in a controlled way”，如：a guide to the best ways of disciplining your child 管教子女最佳方法指南。

3）表示“自我控制；严格要求（自己）”，英文解释为“to control the way you behave and make yourself do things that you believe you should do”举个🌰：He disciplined himself to exercise at least three times a week. 他规定自己每周至少锻炼三次。

The victory came two days after Wang's wife Xu Mengtao retained her Olympic title in women's aerials, and the couple could be set for more glory in Saturday's mixed team final.

这一胜利距其妻子徐梦桃两天前成功卫冕女子空中技巧冠军仅隔不久，这对伉俪还有望在周六的混合团体决赛中续写佳绩。

"We celebrated her gold, but I was also quick to refocus on to my own event", he said. "We've battled together for years, but we're also professionals."

他说：“我们当然为她的金牌庆祝，但我也很快把注意力拉回到自己的比赛上。我们并肩奋斗多年，同时也始终是职业运动员。”

He said Xu, a five-times Olympian with a record number of World Cup victories, sometimes shares "pointers" with him, "but also doesn't want to say so much. But in my heart, I also understand what she wants to say."

他表示，五度征战奥运、并在世界杯历史上书写夺冠次数纪录的徐梦桃有时会给他一些点拨，“但往往点到为止，不过我心里明白她想说什么。”

pointer /ˈpɔɪn.tər/ 表示“提示，建议”，英文解释为“a helpful piece of advice or information”举个🌰：This booklet gives some useful pointers on what to expect when you arrive. 这本小册子为你提供了到达后需知情况的有用提示。

The couple's Milano Cortina double-act adds to China's Beijing 2022 tally of two gold medals in men's and women's aerials and silver in mixed teams.

这对夫妻档在米兰科尔蒂纳冬奥会的联袂夺金，也为中国在北京冬奥会斩获的男子、女子个人金牌和混合团体银牌，再添浓墨重彩的一笔。

double act /ˈdʌb.əl ˌækt/ 表示“（两位表演者）搭档演出”，英文解释为“two performers, especially comedians (= performers who make people laugh by saying or doing funny things), who perform together”

2）表示“好搭档，好组合”，英文解释为“two people, groups, or things that work well together”如：Boots and tights are a double act that we all love in winter. 靴子配连裤袜是我们在冬天都喜爱的组合。

tally /ˈtæl.i/ 表示“记录；积分表；账；计数”，英文解释为“a record of the number or amount of sth, especially one that you can keep adding to”举个🌰：Make sure to keep a tally of the number of customers going in and out. 确保要记录下进出顾客的人数。

On Friday, world champion Noe Roth of Switzerland won silver, while another Chinese freeskier, Olympic first-timer Li Tianma, got bronze.

周五的比赛中，瑞士世界冠军诺埃·罗特（Noe Roth）摘得银牌，中国首次亮相冬奥的李天马获得铜牌。

“We knew we (Chinese) had an advantage because of the quality of our squad. We were pretty confident of winning a gold today, it's just down to who performs on the day,” Li said.

李天马表示：“我们清楚中国队凭借整体实力具备优势。赛前对夺金相当有信心，最终还是取决于谁在比赛当天发挥更佳。”

squad /skwɒd/ 1）表示“（为参加某体育比赛而组成的）运动队；球队”，英文解释为“a group of players from which a team will be chosen for a particular sports event”如：the Chinese World Cup squad 代表中国参加世界杯的球队。

类似的：

📍team的英文解释为“a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group”（游戏或体育比赛的）队。

2）squad也可以表示“（警察的）特别行动小组”和“（士兵组成的）班，小队”如：bomb squad officers 爆破小组的队员，a drill squad 操练小队。

All four Chinese competitors made it to the final, from an initial pack of 24, including defending champion and five-times Olympian Qi Guangpu, who came sixth.

在最初参赛的24名选手中，四名中国选手全部晋级决赛，其中包括卫冕冠军、五届奥运老将齐广璞，他最终位列第六。

pack /pæk/ 作名词，1）表示“一批，一套，一组”，英文解释为“a group, set, or collection of something”举个🌰：The information pack consists of a brochure and a map. 那套资料包括一本小册子和一张地图。

2）表示“（尤指行为不受人欢迎的）一伙人，一帮人”，英文解释为“a group of similar people, especially one that contains people whose activities you do not approve of”如：a pack of thieves 一伙窃贼。

3）表示“（统称）竞赛中的落后者”，英文解释为“all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc.”如：measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack 旨在使公司领先所有竞争对手的措施。

作动词，1）表示“聚集；挤进，塞满”，英文解释为“to come or bring together in large numbers or to fill a space”举个🌰：Thousands of fans are packing into the stadium. 体育馆里挤满了数千名球迷。

2）表示“（把…）压实，（使）堆积”，英文解释为“to (cause to) form into a solid mass”举个🌰：The wind has packed the snow against the garage door. 风把雪吹到车库门口，积成了厚厚的一堆。

defend作动词，可以表示“卫冕”，英文解释为“When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title.”举个🌰：The defending champion will play her first match of the tournament tomorrow. 卫冕冠军将在明天进行她在此次锦标赛中的第一场比赛。

📍同样在体育比赛中，还可以指“防守，防卫”，英文解释欸“to try to prevent the opposing player or players from scoring points, goals, etc. in a sport”举个🌰：In the last ten minutes of the game, we needed to defend. 我们得在比赛的最后十分钟内进行防守。

📍而在法律上则可以指“（在法庭上）为…辩护，当…的辩护律师”（to act as a lawyer for someone who has been accused of something in a court of law and try to prove that they are not guilty），如“被告”就是defendant：A defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court. 此前在EDG是什么？文中卫冕冠军用的是：the reigning champions "DWG KIA"。

📍reigning /ˈreɪnɪŋ/ 表示“统治的；在位的；（冠军）本届的；现任的”，英文解释为“The reigning champion is the most recent winner of a contest or competition at the time you are talking about.”举个🌰：She's the reigning champion at Wimbledon. 她是本届温布尔登网球赛冠军。

📍卫冕冠军，指个人或团体处于保卫自己冠军之冕的状态。中文意指上届此项目的冠军，此次依然参加此项目的角逐。如果这一届此类比赛的个人或团体夺了冠军，那么在这一届比赛中其就是“成功卫冕”，则其就蝉联冠军了。

📍“defending champion”和“reigning champion”这两个短语在使用时有细微的差别，但通常在体育赛事报道中可以交替使用。Defending Champion：直接指向“卫冕冠军”，意指上一届的冠军，在当前比赛中试图保持自己的冠军头衔。Reigning Champion：通常用来描述当前仍持有冠军头衔的人或队伍。强调的是他们目前仍然是冠军，但不一定涉及到他们正在“防守”这个头衔的情景，尽管在很多情况下，这两个词的用法和含义是重叠的。 如果说“He is the reigning champion,” 指的是他目前仍然是最新的、现任的冠军，强调的是他的持续成功。如果说“He is the defending champion,”则强调的是他在即将到来的比赛中将要防守这一头衔。实际上，如果一个运动员在连续两届或多届比赛中持续获胜，那么他既是“defending champion”也是“reigning champion”。所以，根据上下文的不同，选择使用哪一个说法会更准确地传达所要表达的意思。

Qi, who is 35, said it was the end of his Olympic career, even if Wang urged him not to retire and hailed him as a role model.

35岁的齐广璞坦言这将是其奥运生涯的终点，尽管王心迪力劝他继续坚持，并称其为榜样。

hail /heɪl/ 作动词 1）表示“招呼，呼喊”，英文解释为“to call someone in order to attract their attention”举个🌰：Shall we hail a taxi? 我们要叫出租车吗？

2）hail sb/sth as sth 表示“把…称赞为，把…誉为”，英文解释为“to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc.”举个🌰：The conference was hailed as a great success. 会议被称颂为一次巨大的成功。

hail作不可数名词，表示“雹，冰雹”，英文解释为“small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain”，hailstones 通常复数，表示“冰雹，雹子”，英文解释为“a small, hard ball of ice that falls from the sky like rain”

📍ride-hailing 表示“约车，叫车”，英文解释为“used for or involved in the activity of asking for a car and driver to come immediately and take you somewhere”举个🌰：Do you use a ride-hailing app? 你用约车APP吗？

The new Olympic champion took top spot with a remarkable score of 132.60, out of a maximum of 150. Roth was close behind on 131.58, while Li got 123.93.

新科奥运冠军王心迪以132.60分（满分150分）的成绩高居榜首，罗特以131.58分紧随其后，李天马得到123.93分。

The field was whittled down over four rounds held in snowy, overcast conditions in the Alpine resort of Livigno, leaving six competitors, four from China and two Swiss - with Roth joined by compatriot Pirmin Werner - to contest the final run.

在积雪覆盖、天色阴沉的阿尔卑斯山度假地利维尼奥赛场上，经过四轮比拼后仅剩六名选手进入决胜轮，其中四位来自中国，两位来自瑞士——除了罗斯，还有他的同胞皮尔明·韦尔纳（Pirmin Werner）。

whittle /ˈwɪt.əl/ sth down表示“使缩小；使（人数）减少”，英文解释为“to gradually reduce the size of something or the number of people in a group”举个🌰：We had 10 applicants for the job, but we've whittled them down to six. 这个职位我们有10位申请者，我们已经将其筛减到了6位。

overcast /ˈəʊ.və.kɑːst/ 表示“阴天的，多云的；布满阴云的”，英文解释为“with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny”举个🌰：The sky/weather was overcast. 天空/天气阴沉沉的。

compatriot /kəmˈpæt.ri.ət/ 表示“同国人，同胞”，英文解释为“a person who comes from the same country”；美式，表示“伙伴；同事”，英文解释为“a friend or someone you work with”

“I want to thank myself for not giving up," Wang said. "For my dedication. When things were hard, when I was down ... I'd like to give myself a big hug."

王心迪表示：“我要感谢那个从未放弃的自己，也感谢自己的坚持与投入。那些艰难与低谷的时刻……此刻只想给自己一个大大的拥抱。”

American Quinn Dehlinger had to pull out before the start, due to a knee injury suffered during training.

美国选手奎因·德林格（Quinn Dehlinger）因训练中膝部受伤，在比赛开始前遗憾退赛。

表示“退出（某活动或协议）”，英文解释为“to stop being involved in an activity or agreement”举个🌰：He pulled out of the deal at the last moment. 他在最后一刻退出了交易。They've pulled all their athletes out of the competition. 他们已使他们的所有运动员退出了比赛。

Aerials is a gravity-defying discipline that has been part of the Winter Games since 1994.

空中技巧这项极具挑战性的雪上运动，自1994年起便成为冬奥会的正式比赛项目。

gravity /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/ 1）常见含义表示“重力；地球引力”，英文解释为“the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped”如：the laws of gravity 万有引力定律，物理课上学的g=9.8还是g=10你还记得吗？

🎬电影《星际迷航》（Star Trek）中的台词提到：Captain, we're caught in the gravity well. It's got us. 舰长 我们被引力井吸住了，它吸住我们了。

2）表示“严重性”，英文解释为“extreme importance and a cause for worry”，可以替换seriousness，举个🌰：Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence. 处罚根据罪行的严重程度而有所不同。

3）表示“严肃；庄严”，英文解释为“serious behaviour, speech or appearance”举个🌰：They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law. 他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。

defy 1）表示“违抗；反抗；蔑视”，英文解释为“to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.”举个🌰：I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。/跟老师作对。

2）defy belief/explanation/description 表示“不可能，无法（相信、解释、描绘等）”，英文解释为“to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.”举个🌰：The chaos at that place defies description. 那个地方一片混乱，难以用语言形容。

🎬电影《爱丽丝梦游仙境》（Alice in Wonderland）中的台词提到：There's things in these woods that defy imagination. 树林里有你无法想象的东西。

gravity-defying字面意思是“反抗重力的”、“无视重力的”，形容事物具有极高、极挺立、极轻盈或极不寻常的形态、结构或效果，以至于看起来“不受重力约束”。

Athletes jump off a near vertical ramp, launching themselves in the air and performing complex aerobatics, reaching speeds of up to more than 65 km per hour. They are judged on height, distance, style, degree of difficulty and landing.

运动员从近乎垂直的坡道高速起跳，在空中完成复杂的翻腾与技巧动作，最高时速可超过65公里。评分标准涵盖腾空高度、飞行距离、动作表现、难度系数及落地质量等多个维度。

vertical /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ 表示“竖直的；垂直的；立式的”，英文解释为“standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line”如：vertical lines/stripes 竖线/竖条纹。

ramp /ræmp/ 表示“（人造）斜坡，坡道”，英文解释为“an artificial slope”举个🌰：I pushed the wheelchair up the ramp and into the supermarket. 我沿坡道把轮椅推进了超市。

aerobatics /ˌeə.rəˈbæt.ɪks/ 表示“特技飞行”，英文解释为“skilful changes of position of an aircraft, such as flying upside down or in a circle”举个🌰：The crowd was entertained with a display of aerobatics. 观众欣赏了特技飞行表演。

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