奥运28大项第49课 Water Polo水球 01

（单词翻译）

北京奥运28大项
"参与"，"竞争"，"分享"，"进步"
Water Polo  水球
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental¹ Championships of the five continents.
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
If a vacancy² occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation³: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.
讲解
逐句对照
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
water polo  水球
water poloist
in…manner  以…的方式
Why are you talking in such a strange manner?
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental Championships of the five continents.
preceding  前面的，在前的
the preceding night  前一晚
preceding World Championships
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
host  主人，东道主
The Host Country  主办国，东道主
If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.
rotation  轮转，轮换
in
in rotation  轮换，交替
The chairmanship of the committee changes in rotation.
原文重听
The competition shall be between a maximum of eight teams
selected in the following manner:
automatically the first three teams
from the preceding World Championships
and one team from the Continental Championships of the five continents.
The Host Country will be the representative of that continent.
If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled by the next highest ranked teams
from the continental qualification tournaments or Continental championships,
with the following rotation: Asia, Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Europe.