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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/10/sport/olympic-park-life/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
＊新聞標題
Park life： Games leave London with a happy golden glow
＊標題解說
‧ leave someone with something：留給某人某物（動詞片語）
‧ Games：指 the Olympic Games 奧運會（複數型，有許多 Games, 競賽）
‧ Games leave London with X：奧運會留給倫敦X
X= a happy golden glow：喜悅美好的感受
‧ golden：金黃色
這字還有不少衍生的意思，查字典時往下找：指美好特別的（形容詞）
special; wonderful
golden memories （美好特別的記憶）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/golden
‧ glow：滿意舒暢的感受（名詞）
a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction
When she looked at her children, she felt a glow of pride.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/glow_2
這篇報導有不少照片，圖說都很精彩！
＊內文解析
■ 倫敦的奧林匹克公園改變了倫敦東區Stratford的樣貌。該地區曾經是重工業之後的荒地，飽受污染的摧殘。今天，它是光鮮多彩的公園。
London’ s Olympic Park has transformed Stratford in east London. The area was once a post-industrial wasteland, blighted by pollution. Today it is a bright, colorful park.
‧ post-industrial：不再倚賴重工業，後重工業時期的（形容詞）
no longer relying on heavy industry
(= the production of steel, large machinery, etc.)
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/post-industrial
‧ blight：摧殘（動詞）
blight something to spoil or damage something, especially by causing a
lot of problems
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/blight
‧ blighted by pollution：blighted過去分詞，被污染摧殘
■ 經過多年的辛勤工作，受污染的土地已清理，種植了各色各樣的野外原生花朵。
After years of hard work, the contaminated land has been cleaned up and planted with wildflowers all the colors of the rainbow.
‧ 簡化來看：After years of hard work, the land has been cleaned up and planted
with wildflowers.
‧ contaminate：污染（動詞）
contaminate something (with something) to make a substance or place
dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or
carries disease
同義字：adulterate
The drinking water has become contaminated with lead.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/contaminate
‧ the contaminated land：被污染的土地
‧ wildflower：字典的解釋，野花（名詞）
a flower growing freely where it has not been deliberately planted
http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/wildflower
wildflowers（複數型）
但是在此公園裡的花朵並不是真的野生沒人栽種，
wildflower seeds是指原生自然的花朵種子。
這個術語wildflower意味著可能既不是混種，也不是特別培育的具有
某種特質的品種，它是在野外生長的本地植物。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildflower
‧ rainbow：彩虹（名詞）
all the colours of the rainbow 所有彩虹的顏色：各色各樣（片語）
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/rainbow
■ 大批穿著亮紫色，紅色和粉紅色的志工歡迎來訪的遊客到奧運會。
An army of volunteers clad in bright purple, red and pink welcome visitors to the Games.
‧ 簡化來看：X welcome visitors.
X=an army of volunteers
‧ army：在此不能理解為軍隊，應是為某個活動召集起來的大批人馬（名詞）
a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in
some way or involved in a particular activity
an army of advisers/volunteers
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/army
‧ clad in…：（片語）進一步說明 volunteers穿著亮紫色，紅色和粉紅色
‧ clad：穿著（形容詞）
clad (in something) (often used after an adverb or in compounds)
wearing a particular type of clothing
同義詞：dressed
She was clad in blue velvet.
warmly/scantily clad
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/clad
■ 確保倫敦奧運會的成功要歸功於志工們在城市裡營造了一個快樂，積極的氣氛。
The volunteers have been credited with helping ensure the success of London's Olympics, creating a happy, positive mood in the city.
‧ 簡化來看：
X have been credited with Y（X 被認為是有功於 Y – Y的成功要歸功於X）
X= the volunteers 志工（複數型）
Y= helping Z
Z= ensure the success of London's Olympics 確保倫敦奧運會的成功
‧ creating a happy, positive mood in the city為分詞構句說明主詞，
volunteers 志工所發揮的作用
■ 英國人希望該國再度激起的樂觀會是奧會留下來持久的遺產之一。
Brits hope the country's renewed optimism will be one of the lasting legacies of the Games.
‧ Brit：英國人（名詞）
a person from Britain（比較口語的用法）Brits（複數型） http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/Brit
‧ renewed optimism：再度激起的樂觀
‧ legacy：遺產（名詞）
one of the lasting legacies of the games
奧會留下來的持久遺產之一 legacies（複數型）
CNN 另一則報導是來自Richard Quest，他是英國人，這次倫敦2012奧會的成果，讓他以英國為傲：相信英國人就是會辦事，交給英國人就沒錯
London 2012 legacy：Trust the British to get it right
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/12/sport/london-olympics-close-quest/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
■ 編者按：Richard Quest 是CNN最重要的國際商業特派員和Quest Means Business節目的主持人。他也是英國公民，這篇文章並不假裝要秉持公平報導或中立的立場。
Editor's note： Richard Quest is CNN's foremost international business correspondent and presenter of Quest Means Business. He also is a British citizen and no pretense is made that this article is even-handed or neutral.
‧ No pretense is made. Make no pretense.：不假裝（片語）
‧ even-handed：公平沒有偏見的（形容詞）
completely fair, especially when dealing with different groups of people
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/even-handed
‧ neutral：中立的（形容詞）
■ 倫敦已經明確地證以更務實的態度面對野心，什麼都可以做到而沒有以前奧會所經歷的種種擔憂和焦慮。
London has conclusively shown that by being more realistic in ambition, everything can be done without the heartache and angst of previous games.
‧ conclusively：明確證明，沒有疑問地（副詞）
‧ conclusive：形容詞
proving something, and allowing no doubt or confusion
conclusive evidence/proof/results
The evidence is by no means conclusive.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/conclusively#conclusive
‧ heartache：擔憂（名詞）
a strong feeling of sadness or worry
The relationship caused her a great deal of heartache.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/heartache
‧ angst：焦慮（名詞）
‧ being realistic：合理恰當的作為，可能達到的（形容詞）
sensible and appropriate; possible to achieve
We must set realistic goals.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/realistic
＊字彙整理
奧運會結束了，我們讀此新聞學到哪些是令英國人感到欣慰的結果：
‧ 喜悅美好的感受：a happy golden glow
‧ 留給某人某物：leave someone with something（動詞片語）
‧ 不再倚賴重工業，後重工業時期的：post-industrial（形容詞）
‧ 被污染的土地：the contaminated land（名詞）
‧ 被污染摧殘：blighted by pollution
‧ 大批人馬：army（名詞）an army of volunteers
‧ 穿著：clad in（形容詞片語）
‧ X 被認為是有功於 Y：X have been credited with Y（動詞片語）
‧ 英國人：Brit（名詞-比較口語的用法）Brits（複數型）
‧ 確保倫敦奧運會的成功：ensure the success of London's Olympics
‧ 遺產：legacy（名詞）legacies（複數型）
‧ 奧會留下來的持久遺產之一：one of the lasting legacies of the games
‧ 再度激起的樂觀：renewed optimism（名詞）
‧ 明確證明，沒有疑問地：conclusively（副詞）
‧ 公平沒有偏見的：even-handed（形容詞）
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