X Games
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The First “900”.
第一部分“900”目录。
4 How the X Games Came to Be.
4 X游戏是如何发生的.
5 The Ever-Evolving X Games.
5 永生进取X游戏.
8 A Laboratory for Action Sports.
8 行动体育实验室。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 The First “900” The crowd at the 1999 Summer X Games watched as extreme sports history unfolded before their eyes.
16 第一个“900” 1999年夏季X运动会的观众观看了极端体育历史在他们眼前展开.
Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk had already tried the trick ten times—and fell with every attempt.
专业滑板运动员 Tony Hawk已经尝试了十次了 每次都摔倒了
Hawk dropped into the C-shaped halfpipe ramp for try number eleven.
Hawk掉进C形半管坡道 尝试11号
He gained speed, and on the second pass he lifted off.
他速度加快了,在第二次通过时,他升空了.
He curled into a ball and spun sideways two and a half times.
他卷入了一球,并旋转了两下半
He landed, wobbled for a moment, then stayed upright.
他降落了,摇晃了一会儿,然后保持了直立.
He’d nailed the “900”—two and a half 360-degree spins in the air for the first time in competition.
他在比赛中首次将"900"("900")-两个半360度的回旋力钉入空中.
The X Games—short for Extreme Games— is a sporting competition that features amazing athletes performing daring acts.
X运动会是一场体育比赛,
BMX athletes race and execute stunts on off-road bicycles, while Moto X athletes use off-road motorcycles.
BMX运动员在越野自行车上进行跑跑并执行特技,而Moto X运动员则使用越野摩托车.
Snowboarders launch themselves to the height of five-story buildings.
雪板人自发出行至五层楼高.
All X Game athletes have something in common—they push themselves to the extreme to perform incredible feats.
所有X游戏运动员都有共同之处——他们把自己推到极点去表演不可思议的壮举.
How the X Games Came to Be ESPN is an American-based sports cable network that broadcasts in more than sixty countries.
X Games How Came to Be ESPN是一个位于美国的体育有线电视网络,在60多个国家广播.
By the early 1990s, it was already becoming a media giant.
到1990年代初,它已经成为一个媒体巨头。
To keep building business, ESPN executives researched the interests of young American sports fans.
为了保持商业建设,ESPN高管研究了美国年轻体育迷的兴趣.
They found a surprising shift.
他们发现一个惊人的转变。
A shrinking percentage of young people were following traditional sports like football, basketball, and baseball.
年轻人中接受足球、篮球和棒球等传统运动的比例不断下降。
At the same time, a growing number were passionate about extreme sports that test individual skill and guts.
同时,越来越多的人热衷于测试个人技能和胆量的极端运动.
To attract this fan base, ESPN began brainstorming a new breed of sports event.
为了吸引这个球迷基地,ESPN开始集思广益地集思广益了新品种的体育活动.
In the summer of 1995, ESPN launched its first “Extreme Games” in Rhode Island and Vermont in the northeastern United States.
1995年夏天,ESPN在美国东北部的罗德岛和佛蒙特发起了其首个"极限运动会".
Almost two hundred thousand people attended the games.
将近20万人参加了比赛。
Thousands more watched on television.
电视上还有上千人观看.
Athletes from around the world jumped, skated, biked, and more to win gold, silver, and bronze medals.
来自世界各地的运动员会跳出,滑出,骑出自行车,还有更多获得金牌,银牌和铜牌.
They also competed for prize money.
他们还争夺奖金。
Organizers classified twenty-seven events into nine different categories—Bungee Jumping, Eco-Challenge, In-line Skating, Skateboarding, Skysurfing, Sport Climbing, Street Luge, Biking, and Water Sports.
组织者将27项活动分为9个不同类别—— Bungee Jumping, Eco-Challenge, 内线花样滑冰,滑板滑冰, Skysurfing, Sport Climbing, Street Luge, Biking, 和水上运动.
Many long-time sports reporters scoffed at these new games.
许多长期从事运动的记者在这些新游戏中嘲笑.
One writer even referred to them as the “Look Ma, No Hands Olympics.”
一名作家甚至称他们为“看妈妈,不要手”奥运会。 “
However, no one could deny the passionate athleticism and creativity that X Games athletes put on display.
然而,没有人能够否认X运动会运动员展示的热情运动和创造力。
The games scored with devoted young fans of extreme sports.
游戏中与热衷于极端运动的年轻球迷相得分.
The event was scheduled again for the next year with a name change—the “Extreme” was trimmed to “X.”
这一活动原定在下一年再次改名,“Extreme”改为“X”。
A year after that, in 1997, the Winter X Games debuted in Big Bear Lake, California, with mainly skiing and snowboarding events.
此后的一年,1997年,冬季X运动会在美国加利福尼亚州大熊湖首发,主要有滑雪和滑雪等活动.
The four-day long Winter and Summer X Games have been going strong ever since.
为期四天的冬夏十运会自此变得强劲.
For many years, they were held in different locations around the United States.
多年来,他们在美国各地不同地点举行.
The Winter X Games took place in Aspen, Colorado, and then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
冬季X运动会于科罗拉多州阿斯彭举行,后迁至明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯.
In 2014, the Summer X Games moved from Los Angeles, California, to Austin, Texas.
2014年,夏季X运动会从加利福尼亚州洛杉矶迁至德克萨斯州奥斯汀.
ESPN isn’t just showcasing extreme sports during the X Games—it’s trying to make a profit.
ESPN不只是在X运动会期间展示极端运动,
Extreme athletes spend a lot of money on gear, clothing, music, and video games.
极端运动员花了很多钱,用于装备,服装,音乐,以及电子游戏.
The network gets advertisers to pay money to reach consumers by buying TV ads and other advertising.
网络通过购买电视广告等广告,让广告商支付钱款来达到消费者.
Some extreme athletes have cashed in, too.
一些极端的运动员也得到了现金。
Businesses act as sponsors, paying them to use company gear and wear logos on all their clothes and equipment.
企业充当赞助商,支付他们使用公司用具,并在所有服装和设备上佩戴标志.
A handful of professional X Game stars, including Tony Hawk, have signed sponsorship deals worth millions of dollars.
包括托尼·霍克在内的少数职业X游戏明星签下了价值数百万美元的赞助交易.
Most, though, earn much less or nothing, especially when they’re starting out.
但大部分收入都少得多,
Kelly Slater, here surfing at X Games Nine in 2003, has made millions of dollars through sponsorships by surfing companies.
凯莉·斯莱特(Kelly Slater),在2003年的"X Games 9"上在这里冲浪,通过冲浪公司的赞助,赚了上百万美元.
The X Games are based in America.
X运动会总部位于美国.
ESPN has tried various international expansions over the years.
ESPN多年来尝试了各种国际扩张.
France, Brazil, Australia, and other countries have all hosted different X Games events.
法国,巴西,澳大利亚等国家都主办了不同的X运动会活动.
Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, and China held X Games in Asia between 1998 and 2005, and then again in 2014 and 2015.
泰国,马来西亚,韩国和中国于1998至2005年间在亚洲举办了X运动会,后又于2014和2015年再次举办.
In 2019, X Games China began.
2019年,X游戏中国开始.
X Games in Norway has been going strong since 2016.
挪威的X运动会自2016年起逐渐强劲.
No international competition has proven as successful as the American games, though.
不过,没有比美国比赛更成功的国际比赛。
The Ever-Evolving X Games Athletes compete to qualify for X Games Asia events in Thailand in 2000 (top).
永生进取X运动会运动员竞相获得2000年泰国X运动会亚洲赛事的参赛资格(上).
A skier makes a big jump at X Games Norway 2018 (bottom).
滑雪运动员在X运动会挪威2018(下)进行大跃进.
Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Austr ailia Austria Brazil Canada Czechoslovakia France Germany Italy Japan Philippines Poland Scotland United Kingdo m United States Although the games occur for the most part in the United States, they are still global events.
国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 奥地利 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 奥地利 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 国名 法国 意大利 日本 菲律宾 波兰 苏格兰 联合国王 虽然游戏大部分发生在美国,但它们仍然是全球性事件.
Athletes from around the world take part in qualifying events in hopes of competing in the X Games.
来自世界各地的运动员参加资格赛,希望参加X运动会比赛.
International X Games as well as qualifying events and demonstrations help promote the X Games to a global audience.
国际X运动会以及资格赛和示威有助于向全球观众宣传X运动会。
Where Are X Games Athletes From?
X 游戏的运动员从哪里来?
Source: ESPN Number of Athletes Invited At X Games Minneapolis 2019, most of the athletes invited to compete were American.
出处:ESPN 2019年在X运动会明尼阿波利斯邀请赛的运动员人数,大多数被邀请参赛的运动员是美国人.
However, many athletes travel from around the world to compete at the X Games.
然而,许多运动员从世界各地出行参加X运动会的比赛.
Sophie Rodriquez of France competes at X Games Oslo in 2016.
法国的索菲·罗德里克斯在2016年的X运动会奥斯陆角逐.
The events that make up X Games change from year to year.
构成X Games的事件逐年变化.
Some surprising events featured in early X Games include skydiving, barefoot waterski jumping, and super-modified shovel racing.
在早期的X游戏中一些出人意料的事件包括跳伞,赤脚水斯基跳伞,以及超级改造的铲子赛跑.
Barefoot waterski jumping is when a speedboat pulls a ski-less skier.
赤脚水上跳就是快艇拉出无滑雪滑雪运动员的时候.
The skier does tricks, then flies off a ramp with the hope of landing upright.
滑雪者会耍花招,然后飞出斜坡,希望直上着陆.
Super-modified shovel racing turns a snow shovel into a super sled capable of high speeds and major crashes.
超级改造的铲子赛车将雪铲变成能进行高速和重大相撞的超级雪橇.
The X Games constantly updates events as organizers adjust the lineup from year to year.
X游戏会随着组织者逐年调整排行,不断更新事件.
In fact, only two sports remain from the first games in 1995—skateboarding and BMX biking.
事实上,从1995年的首个赛事起仅剩下两个运动会——滑板和BMX自行车.
Which sports are phased out or added depends on four main factors: • Does the sport have a lot of enthusiastic fans?
哪些运动被淘汰或增加取决于四个主要因素: 这个运动有不少热情的粉丝吗?
and effort?
和努力吗?
and sponsorships?
还有赞助?
to special sites?
特别网站?
X Games Glossary X Games athletes are a playful bunch.
X Games词汇 X Games 运动员都是一帮玩家.
Some of their creativity is found in the words they use about their stunts: digger—a bad fall while trying a trick whip—turning a Moto X bike flat in midair kiss of death— a handstand during a Moto X bike jump nothing—completely letting go of the bike during a BMX or Moto X jump rail grind—jumping a skateboard, snowboard, or skis onto a metal rail and sliding along it Superman—BMX or Moto X trick where the rider kicks backward while holding onto the handlebars to give the appearance of flying Competitive bungee jumping was another event that didn’t last.
他们的一些创造力 出现在他们的特技用词中: 挖掘者——一个糟糕的倒地,同时尝试一个诡计鞭子—— 转动一个摩托 X型机车平地在中空接死之吻——摩托X型机车跳动时的手提架——在BMX或摩托X跳动铁道磨损时完全放走机车——将滑板,雪板或滑雪机跳入金属铁道并沿着它滑行——超人-BMX或摩托. 骑手在握起手柄时向后踢出X把戏,
It seemed more like fun than sport as competitors leaped off a platform with long elastic cords wrapped around their ankles.
这似乎比运动更有趣,因为竞争者跳出一个有长有弹性的绳子缠住脚踝的平台。
As they fell and then bounced back up, they performed twists and flips that were scored by judges.
当他们倒下,然后反弹回来时,他们表演了被评委打分的曲折和翻转.
Popular water sports, surfing and wakeboarding, were axed from the games because they require specialized locations.
受欢迎的水上运动,冲浪和醒悟被从游戏中划出轴线,因为它们需要专门的地点.
Most X Games events are built around a few core sports.
大多数X运动会的活动都是围绕少数核心体育而建.
Skateboarding is a cornerstone of the games.
滑板是游戏的基石.
The 2018 Summer X Games had six skateboarding events.
2018年夏季X运动会有6个滑板赛事.
Skateboarders perform tricks as they shoot up and down ramps in skateboard vert (short for vertical).
滑板手们在滑板顶部上下射击坡道时表演花招(短为垂直).
In skateboard street, skaters navigate a skate park that features obstacles such as steps, rails, ramps, and slopes.
在滑板街上,滑板运动员会驾驶一个滑板公园,该公园具有阶梯,栏杆,坡道等障碍.
Judges score riders on their technique and style.
法官们用他们的技巧和风格来评分
Leticia Bufoni of Brazil competes in the Skateboarding Street event at X Games Sydney 2018 in Australia.
巴西的莱蒂西亚·布福尼在2018年澳大利亚X运动会悉尼的滑板街赛事中出战.
The Winter X Games has less variety.
冬季X运动会的品种较少.
It included only four sports in 2018: skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and snow biking.
它在2018年只包括了4个运动项目:滑雪,滑雪,雪地动员和雪地自行车.
In slopestyle, skiers and snowboarders ski downhill and perform tricks on ramps, rails, and other features.
在坡道式中,滑雪者和滑雪者会滑下山坡,并在坡道,栏杆等地上表演花招.
Snowmobile competitions include both races and trick events.
雪地汽车比赛既包括赛事,也包括花招赛事.
Athletes competing in Snow Bike Cross X race and perform stunts on motorcycles that have been converted into snowmobiles.
参加雪地自行车十字赛的运动员 X赛跑和在被改造为雪地机动车的摩托车上表演特技.
As the X Games has evolved, the Olympic Games has also tried to capture some of the magic of the X Games to attract younger fans.
随着X运动会的发展,奥运会也试图抓住X运动会的一些魔力来吸引更年轻的球迷.
It has added events made popular by the X Games, such as halfpipe events for skateboarders and snowboarders.
它增加了由X游戏所流行的活动,例如为滑板运动员和滑板运动员举办的半管活动.