美国50年来首次夏季奥运会首日未获奖牌（讲解版）|E0728

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Team USA is off to its worst Summer Olympic start in nearly 50 years, having not won a single medal on the first day of competition for the first time since 1972. 

Saturday marked a disappointing day for the American's competing in archery, cycling, fencing, judo, air rifle and pistol shooting, taekwondo, and weightlifting, with not a single athlete taking the podium to receive a medal. 

The last time Team USA walked away without any hardware on the first day of the Summer Olympics was at the 1972 Munich Games, USA Today reported.

▍语言点 

1. off to a…start 描述“开局如何”

· off to a good/smooth start 开局顺利，开门红

· off to a bad/rocky start 开局不利，出师不利

· The project is off to a rocky start. 

项目从一开始就不大顺利。

2. air rifle shooting 气步枪比赛

3. pistol shooting 手枪比赛

4. podium /ˈpoʊdiəm/ n. 领奖台，讲台，指挥台，表演台(a small raised area)

· take the podium 登上颁奖台

5. hardware /ˈhɑːrdwer/ n. 五金(可指代金/银/铜牌)

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