2024年中考英语外刊拓展-奥运会热点事件

一周热词 | 巴黎奥运会开幕、哈马斯最高领导人遭暗杀、美国国债破纪录、北京中轴线申遗成功 01:巴黎奥运会开幕 Paris Olympics kicks off After a global pandemic and in the shadow of at least three ongoing wars, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off Friday with a spectacular open-air opening ceremony that aimed to provide relief, positivity and perhaps even unity in a world riven by tension. 在经历了全球疫情，并仍处于至少三场战争的阴影之下，2024年巴黎奥运会于7月26日迎来了一场壮观的露天开幕式，旨在为一个因紧张局势而四分五裂的世界带来宽慰、积极和团结。 The ambitious celebration was unlike any other in the 128-year history of the modern Olympiad. Instead of parading inside a stadium, around 10,500 athletes sailed in a 3.5-mile flotilla of 94 boats down Paris’ iconic Seine River. The uniformed athletes cheered and waved to spectators, keeping the mood boisterous despite the rainy skies. 这场声势浩大的开幕式不同于现代奥林匹克128年历史中的任何一次。约10500名运动员未在体育场内列队入场，而是编成了一支由94艘船组成的3.5英里长的船队，沿着巴黎标志性的塞纳河航行。身着制服的运动员们向观众欢呼并挥手，尽管天空下着雨，但气氛仍然很热烈。 The ceremony featured a series of high-energy song-and-dance acts, including a cabaret medley from Lady Gaga, a performance from Mali-born French pop star Aya Nakamura, and a tribute to "Les Misérables." Meanwhile, a hooded and masked figure darted across the rooftops of Paris with the Olympic torch in tow. 开幕式融合了一系列充满活力的歌舞表演，比如Lady Gaga用“卡巴莱”把观众带到了几十年前的巴黎夜总会，法籍马里裔流行歌手中村阿雅的演唱，以及向《悲惨世界》致敬等。与此同时，一位戴着兜帽的神秘蒙面人手持奥运火炬，在巴黎的屋顶上自如穿梭。 Following the procession of boats, flagbearers from every competing nation lined up at the foot of the Eiffel Tower for an orchestral rendition of the Olympic anthem, the raising of the Olympic flag, and the lighting of the massive Olympic cauldron. 运动员乘船入场环节结束后，各参赛国旗手在埃菲尔铁塔脚下列队，管弦乐队演奏奥林匹克会歌，奥林匹克会旗升起，巴黎奥运会主火炬点燃。 The final musical number of the ceremony came from Céline Dion, who performed "Hymne A L’Amour," a song made famous by the legendary French singer Édith Piaf. It was Dion's first public performance since she announced her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome in 2022. 席琳·迪翁在开幕式压轴演唱《爱的赞歌》，这首歌是法国传奇歌手艾迪特·皮雅芙的经典名曲。这是席琳·迪翁2022年被诊断出患有僵人综合征以来首次公开亮相。 02：哈马斯政治局领导人遭暗杀 Hamas political leader killed A Chinese envoy on Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an overnight air strike in Tehran, Iran. The envoy denounced the assassination as a flagrant act of sabotage against ongoing peace efforts and a reckless violation of international principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. "China is deeply concerned about the potential for this incident to further destabilize the region," Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, emphasized during an emergency UN Security Council meeting. 中国常驻联合国代表、特命全权大使傅聪7月31日强烈谴责对哈马斯政治局领导人伊斯梅尔·哈尼亚的暗杀。哈尼亚在伊朗德黑兰夜间的一次空袭中丧生。傅聪称，这是对和平努力的公然破坏，也是对尊重各国主权和领土完整这一联合国宪章基本原则的肆意践踏。傅聪在联合国安理会紧急公开会上强调：“中方对这一事件可能导致地区局势进一步动荡深感忧虑。” The Gaza conflict, which has raged for nearly 300 days, has resulted in the deaths of almost 40,000 people and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Despite the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2735 over two months ago, ceasefire negotiations have stalled. The conflict's repercussions are now spilling over into neighboring areas, with frequent incidents in Lebanon-Israel, Syria-Israel, and the Red Sea, placing the Middle East in a more precarious situation. 傅聪说，加沙冲突爆发持续已近300天，造成了近4万人死亡和前所未有的人道灾难。安理会第2735号决议通过已经2个多月，停火协议谈判却迟迟未能取得进展。与此同时，冲突的外溢效应加速显现，黎以、叙以、红海警报频频，中东局势危如累卵，引发国际社会高度关切。 Fu called on all involved parties to heed the international community's call for a ceasefire, fully implement the Security Council resolution, and actively cooperate with international mediation efforts. He urged practical actions to de-escalate the situation and restore regional peace and stability, rather than continuing provocative and dangerous actions.   傅聪表示，面对严峻形势，当事方应该顺应国际社会停火止战的呼声，全面执行安理会决议，积极配合支持国际斡旋努力，为推动局势降温、恢复地区和平安宁采取切实行动，而不是一意孤行，不断采取挑衅冒险行动。 Highlighting the immediate cause of the ongoing deterioration, Fu pointed to the failure to implement a ceasefire in Gaza, urging all parties to align with the international consensus for an immediate ceasefire to save lives, alleviate humanitarian disasters, and contain the conflict's spillover effects. 傅聪表示，中东局势持续恶化的直接原因在于加沙停火止战一直无法得到落实，中方敦促所有各方顺应国际社会压倒性共识，共同推动立即停火、拯救生命、缓解灾难，遏制冲突外溢。 The Chinese envoy called on Israel to cease all military actions in Gaza and appealed to influential countries to exert pressure on the parties involved to quell the fire in Gaza and foster a return to peace. 傅聪表示，中方敦促以色列全面落实安理会有关决议，立即停止在加沙的一切军事行动。有重要影响的国家应加大对当事方的施压劝说力度，切实为平息加沙战火作出真诚努力。 03：美国国债突破35万亿美元大关 U. S. national debt surpasses 35 trillion USD for first time The U.S. federal government's debt has surpassed yet another psychological threshold amid widespread concerns. 在各界担忧声中，美国联邦政府债务规模突破又一个心理关口。 According to data released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, the federal government's total public debt has surpassed 35 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, as recorded at the end of last week, equivalent to the combined economic output of China, Germany, Japan, India and Britain. 美国财政部7月29日发布的最新数据显示，截至7月26日，美国联邦政府债务规模已突破35万亿美元大关，相当于中国、德国、日本、印度、英国五国的经济总量之和。 04：北京中轴线被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录 Inclusion of Beijing Central Axis into UNESCO World Heritage List The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Beijing Central Axis in its world heritage list, recognizing its integrity, authenticity, and protection and management status. 联合国教科文组织将“北京中轴线”列入世界遗产名录，认可其完整性、真实性和保护管理状况。 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee believed that the Beijing Central Axis represented a unique type in the history of world cities, embodied traditional Chinese philosophical concepts of "Zhong" (centrality) and "He" (harmony), and made significant contributions to the history of urban planning worldwide. 联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会认为，“北京中轴线”代表了世界城市历史中的一种特有类型，体现了中国传统都城规划理论，以及“中”“和”的哲学思想，为世界城市规划史作出了重要贡献。 The organization also highly praised the Chinese government's tremendous efforts and outstanding achievements in protecting and preserving the cultural heritage of the ancient city of Beijing. 联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会高度赞赏中国政府在北京老城文化遗产保护传承方面付出的巨大努力和取得的突出成绩。 The Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 km.   北京中轴线始建于13世纪，形成于16世纪，纵贯北京老城南北，全长7.8公里，是当今世界上最长的城市轴线。  学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$