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"Usain Bolt is number one, there's no question about that" - Michael Johnson
第十四屆世界田徑錦標賽剛剛在莫斯科結束，飛人博爾特共獲三枚金牌。在未來幾年裏，俄羅斯將迎來一系列國際體育大型賽事。國際田聯主席稱此次賽事為「精彩的慶祝」。以下是 Alex Capstick 從莫斯科發回的報道。
Usain Bolt's brief address appreciated by his audience inside the Luzhniki stadium, where the atmosphere significantly improved after a flat opening few days. People came in relatively large numbers.
There was vociferous support for Russian competitors. With more gold medals than any other nation there was plenty for the home fans to shout about. This is a country where athletics has not been a popular spectator sport. Maybe this event has helped change that.
This has also been a championships without a major drugs scandal. Doping controversies had marred the build-up.
There was one issue which stubbornly refused to go away. Some foreign athletes openly protested against Russia's law banning the promotion of gay and lesbian relations.
The country's sports minister said the whole topic had been blown out of proportion by the Western media. But with the Sochi Winter Olympics just six months away this contentious subject is set to linger.
Quiz 聽力測驗
1. True or false? Russian athletes received lots of support.
2. True or false? One of the most popular spectator sports in Russia is athletics.
False. Athletics has not been a popular spectator sport in Russia.
3. What was the issue that refused to go away?
People's reaction to Russia's law banning the promotion of gay and lesbian relations.
4. What did Russia's sports minister say about the stubborn issue?
The sports minister said the whole topic had been blown out of proportion by the Western media.
Glossary 词汇表 （点击单词收听发音）
address（對觀眾的）廣播講話
flat乏味無聊的
vociferous大聲的、高昂的（表達觀點）
shout about感到高興、興奮
spectator sport觀賞性體育運動
major嚴重的，大的
marred破壞了
stubbornly難以解決的，頑固的
blown out of proportion誇大了（某事的）嚴重性
contentious引起爭議的
linger繼續存留