体育英语
1.黑马:dark horse
“黑马”为什么是“dark”horse?
“黑马”是“dark”而不是“black”horse
* dark的含义:“不清楚”,“不明朗”,表示对于某人“知道甚少”的意思。
eg :He stood out in the competition as a dark horse.
1. 刷新记录
rewrite/renew/better/improve the world/one"s record
或者是break one’s record
* better 除了有名词和副词之义,还可以作动词。
v. 改善; 提高; 改进; 超过; 变得较好
n. 有利条件, 优势#较优者, 较好者
adv. 比较好
平记录 equal one’s record
* equal | 'iːkwəl]
v. 等于; 比得上
adj. 相等的, 胜任的, 平等的
n. 对手, 同辈, 匹敌
3.保持…的记录
hold/keep the record for…
4. 体育运动中的“实力”,“强项”怎么译?
“实力”可译作“strength””或“power”,如:
Chinese athletes showed their traditional strength in some track events.
“实力”也可能形容词“powerful”或“strong”表达,如:
Chinese women basketball players are very powerful/strong.
“强项”可译作“strong game/sport”