田徑( track and field )或稱 田徑運動 是 田賽、徑賽和全能比賽的全稱。'田'是指廣闊的空地，在跑道所圍繞的中央或臨近的場地上舉行的跳躍、投擲，統(tǒng)稱為田賽，田賽是用米尺丈量所跳的高度、遠度和所投器械的遠度的項目。'徑'是指跑道，在跑道上舉行的競走和各類形式的賽跑都屬于徑賽，是以時間計算成績的競走和跑的項目?！　∠嚓P詞匯 　　accelerate ?v. 加速 　　athletics/track and field 田徑運動，競技 　　broad/long jump ?跳遠 　　curve ?n. 彎道 　　dash/sprint ?n ?短跑 　　discus ?n. 鐵餅 　　finish line ?終點 　　high jump ?跳高 　　hurdle ?n. 跨欄(賽跑) 　　javelin ?n 標槍 　　lap ?n. (跑道)圈 　　long-distance run ?長距離賽跑 　　marathon ?n. 馬拉松 　　pole-vault ?n. 撐竿跳高 　　put the shot ?推鉛球

? 　　情景對話 　　A: Hey, what're you watching? 　　B: I'm watching the live program of the World AthleticsChampionships. Come here. Let's watch it together. 　　A: OK. What events are going on? 　　B: The finals of the female pole-vault and triple jump onthe field and the selective trial of the male long-distancerun on the track. 　　A: Oh, is Isinbayeva, the Russian athlete, taking part in thepole-vault game? 　　B: Yes. She's finished her two jumps and got the first place. 　　A few minutes later, she'll have the third try. 　　A: You know, besides her outstanding performance in thegame, she's famous for putting a blanket on the head tocalm down during the game. Weird, huh? 　　B: Yeah, I think so. 　　A: Oh, look, this is the last lap of the long-distance run andthe runners are accelerating. 　　B: Wow, the American runner has such good curve skillsand he catches up with the first at the curve. 　　A: Yeah. He's taking the lead. Look, he's spurting now...wow... he hits the line first! 　　參考譯文: 　　A:嗯，你在看什么電視節(jié)目呢? 　　B:世界田徑錦標賽的現(xiàn)場直播節(jié)目。到這兒來，咱們一起看吧。 　　A:好的?，F(xiàn)在正進行什么項目呢? 　　B:田賽正進行的是女子撐竿跳高和三級跳的決賽，賽道上正進行的是男子長距離跑的預賽。 　　A:噢，俄羅斯的運動員伊辛巴耶娃參加撐竿跳比賽了嗎? 　　B:是的。她己經(jīng)完成了前兩跳，位居*。幾分鐘后，她要進行第三跳. 　　A:你知道，她除了因為成績出色而*外，還由于在比賽過程中用毯子蒙住頭來保持鎮(zhèn)定的怪異行為而受人關注。那行為很奇怪吧? 　　B:是啊，我也這樣認為。 　　A:哦，看，長跑比賽己經(jīng)是后一圈了，選手們都開始加速了。 　　B:哇，那名美國選手的彎道技術(shù)太好了，他在彎道處居然追上了*名。 　　A:是啊。他現(xiàn)在領先了.看，他現(xiàn)在開始沖刺了……哇……他獲得了*!