2VIP Class Notes (Freda)

Vocabulary

slip – 滑倒

figure skate – 花样滑冰

probably = possibly

inspire = 鼓励

inspiring

drug = 兴奋剂

drug control = 反兴奋剂

department = 部门

medal = 奖牌

Olympics spirit = 奥运会精神

on purpose = 故意的

sabotage = 破坏;蓄意破坏(以防止敌方利用或表示抗议);妨碍;捣乱

ban = 禁止

IOC = international olympic committee

competition(n.)-compete(v.)

negative = 阴性

positive = 阳性

opposite = 相反

e.g. The opposite word of ‘negative‘ is ‘positive‘.

issue = 事件

opinion / point of view = 观点

equal – unequal = 平等-不平等

champion = first place

dominate = 在…中具有最重要(或明显)的特色;在…中拥有最重要的位置

e.g. Kamila dominate women figure skate.

resilience = 恢复力;弹力;适应力;快速恢复的能力;还原能力

supportive = encouraging

encourage = 鼓励

support = 支持

the Repulicans = 共和党

the Democratics = 民主党

president = 总统

election = 选举

presidential election = 总统选举

Grammar

the reason why…之所以

e.g. The reason why my foot got hurt is that my shoes are not perfectly suitable for me to skate.

e.g. The reason why I love purple colors is because it’s mysterious and amazing.

I haven’t slipped during my last skate, probably I will slip afterwards.

fortunate = lucky

be fortunate enough to = 有幸…

e.g. I am fortunate enough to join the interest club in our school.

Pronunciation

p’robably

issue [i sh iu]

Americans want to put the Russians down. / Americans want to sabotage Russian’s medals.

She is my favorite athlete/sportswoman/player/figure skater.

I think women in sports  are equal with men.

The women and men are all happy in this competition./ They share happiness with each other.

Kamila won the first place for Russia.

I have been fortunate enough to have competed in 3 national championships competitions for free skiing, winning 2 overall first places and 1 overall second place. Although being a girl, in a male-dominated sport can be difficult, I’m actually thankful that I have the experiences that I have. Life is going to be a bumpy road for all of us, and building resiliency early on is important. My experiences have made me more tenacious. and taught me to meet my setbacks in life with open arms. In fact, after this encounter I became a better skier. However, there’s no way that I could have done it with my supportive mother always behind me and my encouraging coach always behind me as well. I encourage you all to step out of your comfort zone to show the boys that the girls are just as powerful as they are.

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