這次日本奧運會騷操作不斷，獎牌獲得者也可以寫文章。外國人再也看不到了，感到掩耳盜鈴的羞愧。

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Sorry, America: China's leading the real Olympic medal count? 對不起，美國：中國是真正的奧運獎牌數(shù)領跑者（節(jié)選）

?China is kicking the United States' tail (at least for now) in these Olympics, although you wouldn’t know it if you just scanned the medal tables in the American media.

大意：在這些奧運會上，中國正在緊跟美國（至少目前是這樣），但是如果你只是瀏覽美國媒體的獎牌榜，你不會知道這一點。

In an unexplained yet (apparently) nationally accepted counting method, Americans tally the standings not by what country wins the most golds, but what country wins the most total medals.

大意：在一種約定俗成的計數(shù)方法中，美國人不是根據(jù)哪個國家贏得最多金牌來計算排名，而是哪個國家贏得最多獎牌。

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1、In an unexplained yet (apparently) nationally accepted counting method

NBC. New York Times. Washington Post. Alas, even Yahoo Sports. This is, to be clear, ridiculous.

大意：美國全國廣播公司（National Broadcasting Company，NBC）、紐約時報、華盛頓郵報。唉，即使是雅虎體育也是如此。說白了，這很可笑。

That means China’s current tally of 32 golds, 21 silvers and 16 bronzes (69 total) is somehow not as good as the United States’ 25 golds, 29 silvers and 21 bronzes (75 total). Try telling China’s seven extra gold medalists that their victories didn't matter.

大意：這意味著中國目前的 32 枚金牌、21 枚銀牌和 16 枚銅牌（共 69 枚）在某種程度上不如美國的 25 枚金牌、29 枚銀牌和 21 枚銅牌（共 75 枚）。試著告訴中國額外的七名金牌得主，他們的勝利并不重要。（2021.08.05日數(shù)據(jù)）

What in the name of participation trophies is going on here?

大意：打著獲獎的旗號，那這里面發(fā)生了什么？

【單詞積累】?

2、in the name of??

①by authority of? 以…的權力；得到…許可

open in the name of the law? ?以法律的名義開放

② for the reason of : using the excuse of? 以……為借口、理由

called for reforms in the name of progress? 以進步的名義呼吁改革

3、trophy/'tr??f?/? n. an asset that brings praise or renown? 獎品；戰(zhàn)利品；紀念品

The rest of the world favors gold over everything. That’s how the International Olympic Committee tallies it. Same with the medal standing on the Toyko 2020 website. It’s good enough for media companies all over the world, just not in the U.S. apparently.

大意：世界其他地方對金牌的青睞勝過一切。國際奧委會也是按照金牌數(shù)量排列排行榜的。這種標準與Toyko 2020 網(wǎng)站上的獎牌相同。這對全世界的媒體公司來說已經(jīng)足夠好了，只是在美國顯然不行。

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4、tally/'t?l?/? ?vt. to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points 計算；記錄；使符合? ?n. 標簽；記賬；計數(shù)器

e.g.? Our team tallied three runs in that inning. 我隊在那一局中得三分。

Everyone else has this right since, quite literally, gold is better than the others. It’s a simple concept.

大意：其他人都有這個權利，因為毫不夸張地說，金牌比其他的好。這是一個簡單的概念。

Gold. Silver. Bronze.

大意：金牌＞銀牌＞銅牌。

The gold medalist gets the highest spot on the podium. The flag of the country that the gold medalist represents is raised higher than the others. They play the anthem of the gold medalist, not the others.

大意：金牌得主在領獎臺上獲得最高位置。金牌得主所代表的國家國旗比其他名次得主的升得更高。他們演奏冠軍國家的國歌，而不是其他的國歌。

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5、podium/'p??d??m/? ?n. a level usually raised surface? 領獎臺；樂隊指揮臺；矮墻；墩座墻

6、gold medalist? 金牌得主

champion? ?冠軍

first runner-up 、silver medalist? 亞軍、銀牌得主

second runner-up、bronze medalist? ?季軍、銅牌得主

winner、victor、conqueror? 得勝者，獲勝者

There is no subtlety here. There is no room for interpretation. At no point was it ever suggested that the three spots are equals. If they were, then they’d just hand out three gold medals.

大意：這沒有奧秘。也沒有解釋的余地。從來沒有人認為這三個名次是相等的。如果相等，那么奧委會只會頒發(fā)三枚金牌。

Instead, back at the 1904 Games — held in St. Louis, no less — they came up with the concept of three colored medals. Everyone loved it. Prior to that the winner received a silver medal and an olive branch while the runner-ups each got a bronze or copper medal and a laurel branch.

大意：相反，回到 1904 年在圣路易斯（St. Louis）舉行的奧運會上，他們提出了三色獎牌的概念。每個人都喜歡這個提議。在此之前，獲勝者獲得銀牌和橄欖枝花環(huán)，而亞軍則分別獲得青銅牌或純銅牌和月桂枝花環(huán)。

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7、no less? ?表示強調某事讓人驚訝 used to emphasize that something is regarded as impressive or surprising

e.g. He wants to be driven to the airport, in a limousine no less. 他想要坐豪華轎車去機場。

Peter cooked dinner—fillet steak and champagne, no less. 彼得居然做出了飯——里脊扒和香檳酒。

8、olive branch? 橄欖枝

laurel branch? 月桂枝

9、詞匯辨析brass、copper和bronze

①copper

? ? ?copper：純銅，也就是直接開采出來的銅，俗稱紅銅或者紫銅，古時候用的銅錢就是copper，元素銅的符號是Cu，這里指的就是copper。

? ? 美劇中，警察被稱為cop，相當于中文里的“條子”。cop是copper的簡稱，從前警察的制服用的是銅扣（copper button），所以人們就用copper來指代警察。

②bronze

? ? ? bronze，意為青銅，像古文物中的青銅器、青銅車馬，稱bronze ware。

③brass

? ? ?brass則是黃銅，因為管樂器大多是黃銅制的，所以brass也表示“銅管樂器”。

The U.S. though, like its opposition to the metric system, decides to go it alone and, hey, what a coincidence, it just happens to make it look like the Americans are having the most success at the Olympics, when we most certainly are not.

大意：然而，就行反對公制一樣，美國又決定單干了。嘿，多巧啊，獎牌榜只是碰巧看起來美國在奧運會上是最成功的國家，而現(xiàn)實肯定不是。

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10、 metric system? n. a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram? ?米制，公制，十進制度量系統(tǒng)（美國是工業(yè)化國家中唯一未將國際單位制定義為官方量度系統(tǒng)的國家）

This wasn’t some planned thing. The system was in place before China began capturing more golds here. It isn’t a coordinated way to spare America’s fragile ego and hide the fact that it isn’t dominating the Games. It just looks that way.

大意：這不是什么計劃好的事情。在中國獲得更多金牌之前的奧運會，這種制度就已經(jīng)存在了。這并不是為了保護美國脆弱的自尊心，并也不是為了掩蓋美國沒有主導奧運會的事實。它只是看起來就是這樣。

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11、spare America s fragile ego? 拯救美國脆弱的自我

Consider this: If the United States was leading the standings according to every single entity — official or neutral — in the entire world, but the Chinese media used a different system that put them on top … well, what would you think?

大意：想一想：如果美國在全世界每個（官方或中立的）組織的排名中都處于領先地位，但中國媒體使用不同的系統(tǒng)將自己置于首位……好吧，你會怎么想？

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12、 leading the standings? ?領跑積分榜

Besides, the total medal count does tend to favor the United States, which often has the largest delegation at the Olympics and, thus, the most chances to win medals (613 to China’s 431).

大意：此外，獎牌總數(shù)確實傾向于美國，因為美國通常擁有最多的奧運會代表團，因此獲得獎牌的機會最多（累計美國獲獎數(shù)613 對比中國的 431）。

【單詞積累】?

13、delegation/del?'ge??(?)n/? ?n. a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group? 代表團

Right now though, it’s just embarrassing. There is no shame in not winning as many golds as China. Really, who cares? A nation's worth is not defined by the strength of its canoe slalom team. Besides, with track and field, basketball and boxing still going, we can still surpass the Chinese by any metric.

大意：不過現(xiàn)在想想，還是挺尷尬的。沒有像中國那樣贏得那么多金牌并不可恥。真的，誰在乎？一個國家的價值不是由其皮劃艇激流回旋隊的實力來定義的。再說，田徑、籃球、拳擊還在繼續(xù)，任何項目都可以超越中國。

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14、canoe slalom 皮劃艇激流回旋（夏運會項目）

But making it look like we are reworking the numbers — even if it isn’t orchestrated — is humiliating.

大意：但讓現(xiàn)在這個獎牌榜看起來像是我們正在重新計算數(shù)字，即使它不是精心策劃的，也令人覺得羞恥。

【比賽相關詞匯】?

1、sweep：take everything? 橫掃

sweep the series：win every game 全贏

2、doubldhead? 連續(xù)兩場的

3、opener：開局第一場比賽

4、awarding ceremony：頒獎儀式

排名：come in first/ second / third place

5、 podium：領獎臺

mount the rostrum 登上領獎臺

play the anthem of the gold medalist 奏國歌

hoist the national flag? 升國旗

6、match point 賽點（a situation (as in tennis) in which one player or side will win the match by winning the next point; also : the point itself 最后一球）

7、球類計分：

0分：love

0:0? love all

8、seed player、seed? 種子選手

the top seed 頭號種子選手

veteran? ?老將

newcomer? 小將