每日新闻(50)【历史首次！男子花样运动员将参加奥运会】

Men to compete in artistic swimming at Olympics for first time

Snicker

if you wish.

Guffaw

for good measure.

Bill May

and other male

synchronized swimmers

have heard the

putdowns

before. But

they're getting the last laugh

.

Men have competed

in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now

they're being included in the Olympic

s, meaning next year's Summer Games in Paris."I think it's a huge opportunity for the sport to grow and attract more men,"

May told

The Associated Press at the World

Aquatics Championships

."By keeping men out, you're limiting the sport. By including men you're going to see an

upshift

in the popularity and the numbers."

生词/组：

Snicker 窃笑;

Guffaw 大笑;狂笑;哄笑

synchronized swimmers 花样游泳运动员

putdowns 瞧不起

Aquatics 水上;水上项目;游泳;水上运动

Championships 锦标赛;总冠军

upshift 换高挡，上升

译文： 男子首次参加奥运会艺术游泳比赛

想笑你就笑吧。大笑😄也无妨。比尔·梅和其他花样男子游泳运动员以前也听过这种打击。但他们笑到了最后。几十年来，男子一直在较低级别的双人比赛中竞争。现在他们被列入奥运会，也就是明年在巴黎举行的夏季奥运会。梅在世界游泳锦标赛上对美联社说：“我认为这是这项运动发展和吸引更多男性的巨大机会。把男人排除在外，就是在限制这项运动。通过将男性包括在内，你会看到受欢迎程度和人数的上升。” 来自美联社（AP News）