【猫闻天下】开幕倒计时：迟到一年的东京奥运会，到底怎么开？

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Spectator cap of 10,000 imposed for Games events

东京奥运会观赛人数上限定为1万人

2:39①Olympic organizers on Monday decided to allow up to 10,000 spectators at each event in this summer's Tokyo Games but warned of the possibility of moving events behind closed doors if coronavirus infections surge.

东京奥运会组委会周一（6月21日）决定，在今夏于东京举办的奥运会，每场比赛观众最多不超过一万人，同时警告称，如果新冠疫情加剧恶化，奥组委仍有可能完全禁止观众观看比赛。

4:38②"In light of the government's restrictions on public events, the spectator limit for the Olympic Games will be set at 50 percent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people in all venues," a statement said.

官方一份声明中表示：“依据日本政府对大规模公共活动的限制标准，观众人数不得超过场馆容量的50%，任何场地的观众人数不得超过1万。”

7:02③The declaration was issued after an online meeting by the so-called "Five Parties ", comprised of the Games' organizing committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the International Olympic and Paralympic committees.

东京奥组委、日本政府、东京都政府、国际奥委会、国际残奥委进行线上的“五方会谈”后发布了该声明。

9:49④The decision weeks before the scheduled opening ceremony on July 23 clears up the final major uncertainty about the Games. It ends several months of speculation on whether spectators will be allowed for Olympic events. Organizers had banned spectators from abroad in March.

这一决策在7月23号开幕式前几周做出，消除了奥运会最后的一大不确定因素。这一决定结束了几个月来关于是否允许观众观看奥运会的猜测。东京奥组委已在三月宣布，禁止国外观众入场。

12:07⑤A decision on how many fans can attend the Paralympics, which begin Aug 24, will be made by July 16.

将于8月24日举办的残奥会，会在7月16日前决定观众人数。

13:27⑥Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday he would prefer to see fans in the stands but said if the pandemic situation worsens, banning any from attending is "definitely a possibility ."

日本首相菅义伟（Yoshihide Suga）周一表示，他希望看到看台上有观众，但如果新冠疫情恶化，禁止任何观众参加“绝对是有可能的”。

14:47⑦"I think that's obvious from the standpoint of making safety and security our utmost priority ," Suga said while visiting a vaccination site in the capital.

菅义伟在拜访东京一疫苗接种点时说：“我认为，首要任务是保障日本国民的安全和安危，从这个立场出发，做出这一决策的理由是显而易见的。”

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重点单词

1. spectator n. 观众

2. cap n. 帽子；限额，限制

spectator cap 观众数量的限额

3. impose v. 推行，强制执行

A new regulation has been imposed by the school. 

学校开始推行一条新规定。

4. surge v. 激增

5. venue n. 聚集地点，体育比赛举办场所

6. capacity n. 容积，容量; 办事能力

He has the capacity of doing things right. 

他有能力把事情做好。

7. declaration n. 声明

8. issue v. 发布，发行

9. speculation n. 猜测，推断

It’s pure speculation! 

都是瞎说！

speculate on/about sth. 对…做出猜想

People are speculating on the cause of the train crash.

人们在猜测到底是什么造成了火车相撞。

10. paralympics n. 残奥会

11. stand n. 看台

12. worsen v. 恶化，变得更糟糕

13. standpoint n. 立场，观点

14. utmost adj. 最大的，极度的

This is a matter of the utmost importance.

这件事情至关重要。

15. priority n. 优先考虑的事情

重点词组

1. up to 接近于…，至多…

2. comprise of 由…组成 

My family is comprised of me, my wife, 2 cats and a dog. 

我的家庭成员有我、我老婆、两只猫和一条狗。

3. clear up 解决

=solve

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