2022北京冬残奥会，中国派出史上最大代表团【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
The Chinese delegation of 217 athletes and support personnel will be the country’s largest ever to take part in the Winter Paralympics. The Beijing Winter Paralympics will be held from March 4th to 13th in the same competition zones as the just concluded Winter Games. The Chinese athletes will be competing in 73 events across all six sports, compared with two sports and six events at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics. 

【分句讲解】
①The Chinese delegation of 217 athletes and support personnel will be the country’s largest ever to take part in the Winter Paralympics.
由217名运动员以及相关辅助人员组成的中国体育代表团将成为我们国家参加冬残奥会以来规模最大的代表团。

1. the Chinese delegation 中国代表团
delegation n. 代表团（a group of people on behalf of a larger group of people）

2. athlete n. 运动员
athletic adj. 与运动体育相关的
athletic meeting 运动会
athletic uniforms 运动服
athletic facilities 运动设施

3. support personnel 辅助人员

support n./v. 支持，辅助
technical support 技术支持
The scholarship supported me when I was in college.
在我读大学期间，奖学金支持我完成学业。

personnel n. （团队、军队或公司的）人员
medical personnel 医务人员
security personnel 保安人员

4. take part in 参加（participate in）

5. the Winter Paralympics 冬季残奥会（the Winter Paralympic Games）

paralyze v. 使瘫痪
She is paralyzed from the waist down.
她从腰部以下瘫痪。

Paralympic adj. 残奥相关的

②The Beijing Winter Paralympics will be held from March 4th to 13th in the same competition zones as the just concluded Winter Games.
北京冬残奥会将在3月4日至13日举行，与北京冬奥会共用赛区。

1. competition zones 赛区
zone n. 地区，时区
tropical zone 热带地区
time zone 时区
comfort zone 舒适区

2. just adv. 刚刚，不久前

3. concluded adj. 结束的
conclude v. 结束，终止

The evening concluded with dinner and speeches.
这个夜晚以晚宴和演讲告一段落。

③The Chinese athletes will be competing in 73 events across all six sports, compared with two sports and six events at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.
这次运动员们将参加6个大项、73个小项的角逐。而在2014年索契冬残奥会，中国运动员只参加了2个大项、6个小项的比赛。

1. event n. 比赛项目；事件，活动

The election was the main event of 2004.
那次选举是2004年的主要大事。

2. compare with 与……进行对比

If you always compare yourself with others, you’ll never feel good enough.
如果你总是拿自己和别人比较，你永远都不会感觉满足。