Oct 4, 2009

Assignment2:Dictionary Exercise---Olympic Sport

1.Equestrian
中文:騎馬者;馬術家
English:a person who rides horses, especially as a job or very skilfully
ex:Jack was fallen from the horse's back during the equestrian.

2.Hurdles
中文:跨欄賽跑
English: a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles
ex:His horse fell at the hurdles.

3.Shot-put
中文:鉛球
English:an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible
ex:Her arm hurt when she played shot-put.

4.Gymnastics
中文:體操;體育
English: a sport in which athletes are judged on how well they perform various physical exercises on a mat or on special equipment
ex:She won an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.

5.Badminton
中文:羽毛球
English: a game in which a light feathered object (called a shuttlecock) is hit over a net by players using light rackets
ex:We played badminton in the P.E class.

6.Archery
中文:射箭運動
English:the art or sport of shooting arrows with a bow
ex:I was good at playing archery.

7.Fencing
中文:劍術
English:the sport of fighting with long thin swords
ex:I did a bit of fencing while I was at college.

8.Martial Arts
中文:武術
English:a sport that is a traditional Japanese or Chinese form of fighting or defending yourself
ex:My brother learns martial arts once a week.

9.Water Polo
中文:水球
English:a game that is played in water by two teams of swimmers who try to score by throwing a ball into a goal
ex:Water polo isn't allowed in normal public swimming pool.

10.Javelin
中文:擲標槍項目
English: an event in which people compete by trying to throw a javelin farther than everyone else
ex:There's a lot of skill in javelin throwing.

1 comment:

  1. Good job.
    We use "e.g." for the abbreviation of "for example."

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