新西兰一家三口的奥运趣闻

时间：2012-08-04 06:04:04

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A New Zealand kayaker made the semi-finals of the men's slalom at the Olympics despite being given a two-second penalty by his mother who is a judge at the games.

新西兰一位奥运男子皮划艇激流回旋比赛选手昨天闯进了半决赛，但在比赛中，他因犯规被身为裁判的母亲罚时两秒钟。
 
Mike Dawson touched gate five when going down the 18-gate Olympic course on Sunday, and his mother, Kay Dawson, did not hesitate to penalise（惩罚） her son. It was one of two two-second penalties Dawson received, but he still advanced to Wednesday's semi-finals.
 
Dawson joked that he was tempted1 to get his coach to put in a protest "about that particular judge".
 
It would have made dinner time at the Dawsons' even more awkward（尴尬的） . His coach is father Les.
 
"That would've had all sorts of ramifications2（分枝，分叉） after the Olympics and besides, I like mum's cooking too much!" Dawson said.
 
Dawson added that Kay's penalty "definitely dispels3 any hint of bias4 and I wouldn't have it any other way".
 
"Fortunately it was definitely a genuine touch and, of course, she called it right, as I'd expect her to," he said, "though I'll be trying my hardest to keep mum unoccupied in my semi-final run."
 
Dawson qualified5 eighth of the 15 kayakers who made the semi-finals. The 25-year-old Dawson is at his first Olympics, while his mother is at her second after officiating at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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1 tempted b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6     
v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）
参考例句：
  • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
  • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
2 ramifications 45f4d7d5a0d59c5d453474d22bf296ae     
n.结果，后果( ramification的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
  • What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 dispels 11d4a034c4da4efb02e1f0f38f479a8d     
v.驱散，赶跑( dispel的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • This landmark case dispels the absolute finality of this dreaded disease. 这个划时代的病例终于改观了这可怕疾病的绝对结局。 来自辞典例句
  • Charles's experience--and that of all other researchers I have met--dispels many myths about water buffaloes. 查尔斯以及我所见到的其他研究人员的经验破除了关于水牛的许多奇谈。 来自辞典例句
4 bias 0QByQ     
n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见
参考例句：
  • They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
  • He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
5 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

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