VOA英语听力 SPORTS ENGLISH（WORD文本）：SE009.doc

1、标题：体育美语 Sports English：009 Synchronized Swimming听力内容：Y: Hi, this is Yang Chen.P: And Im Patrick.(Splashing, pool sounds)P: Yang Chen, do you know why we are at the swimming pool?Y: We are going to talk about swimming.P: But we arent just talking about swimming. We are going to be talking about the O

2、lympic sport of synchronized swimming.Y: Synchronized swimming? 花样游泳！Do we have to talk about it. Patrick?P: Yes, we do. Synchronized S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-Z-E-D swimming, Yang Chen. You know, the sport that combines swimming, gymnastics and dance. Why do you ask?Y: 我告诉你一个秘密，你可保证不能告诉别人。我特别不喜欢Synchronize

3、d swimming. What a dumb sport!P: How can you say that, Yang Chen? Those swimmers work really hard to get their routines in perfect unison. It is a very demanding sport, requiring strength and artistry.Y: Strength力量，artistry 艺术，少拿这些大词儿吓唬我。 Its a dumb sport. Its dumb. I just dont get it.P: Oh, come on

4、, Yang Chen. It is like ballet in the water. In fact, the sport is sometimes called water ballet. (Nutcracker music?)Y: Water Ballet 水上芭蕾？噢，这下我明白我为什么不喜欢Synchronized swimming了，因为我不喜欢芭蕾！P: Well, then I guess I am just going to have to show you how demanding a sport synchronized swimming is. Lets try t

5、o synchronize some of our moves.Y: Do we have to, Patrick?P: Yes, Yang Chen. We have to. Okay- Raise your right hand in the air, then reach down and touch your left foot like I am doing, while lifting your right foot.Y: So, I raise my right hand,抬起右手touch my left foot, 摸左脚，then lift my right foot. 抬起右脚。喂，喂Patrick, 你开什么玩笑。这太难了！I am losing my balance! Ooooh, noooo! (Splash!) Help!