Pillow fighting
Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring. The Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, plans to hold its first live, pay-to-watch event in Florida on January 29.
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枕头大战正在走出卧室,走进拳击场。枕头大战锦标赛计划于1月29日在佛罗里达州举办第一届付费观看的现场直播赛事。
phrase:
out of -> 来自;离开
boxing ring -> 拳击场
pay-to-watch -> 付费观看
word:
ring英: [rɪŋ] 美: [rɪŋ]
n. 戒指;指环;环状物;圈形的东西
v. 包围;环绕;给…戴上金属环(以便将来辨认);绕…画圆
championship [ 复数 championships ]英 [ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp]美 [ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp]
n. 锦标赛;冠军称号,冠军地位;捍卫,拥护
Steve Williams had the idea of turning a children's game into a professional fighting sport. The head of PFC said professional pillow fighting will have the excitement of hand-to-hand fighting without the violence of mixed martial arts, or MMA, and boxing. He said it is not a joke.
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史蒂夫·威廉姆斯产生了这种将儿童游戏变成职业格斗运动的想法。这位枕头大战锦标赛的负责人表示,专业的枕头大战具有肉搏的刺激,却又没有综合格斗和拳击的暴力。他说这可不是个玩笑。
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turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth -> (使)变成;(使)成为
mixed martial arts -> 综合格斗;综合格斗技;综合武术
hand-to-hand -> adj. 交手的;白刃的;肉搏的
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excitement [ 复数 excitements ]英 [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]美 [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt]
n. 令人激动(或兴奋)的事,刺激因素;激动,兴奋;性兴奋
martial英 [ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l]美 [ˈmɑːrʃ(ə)l]
adj. <正式>军事的,战争的
"It's not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying," Williams told Reuters. "It's serious. It's hardcore swinging with specialized pillows."
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威廉姆斯对路透社表示:“这可不是让你坐在那看羽毛满天飞、然后捧腹大笑的玩闹。这是正儿八经的比赛。它的核心是挥动特制枕头对打。”
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feather [feathers feathering feathered ]
英 [ˈfeðə(r)]美 [ˈfeðər]
n. 羽毛;翎毛
v. 长羽毛;用羽毛覆盖;在…上装箭羽;使(桨)与水面平行
Reuters英 [ˈrɔɪtəz]美 [ˈrɔɪtərz]
n. 路透社(英国)
hardcore英 [ˈhɑːdkɔː(r)]美 [ˈhɑrdˌkɔr; ˈhɑrdˌkor]
adj. 硬核的;赤裸裸描写性行为的
n. 硬核;硬底层;碎砖垫层;硬核摇滚乐
The three-round fights will be available to view on sports streaming station FITE.
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这些三回合的比赛将可以在体育流媒体网站FITE上观看。
word:
stream [ streams streaming streamed ]英: [striːm] 美: [strim]
n. 流;溪;小河;(液)流
v. 流;流动;流出;飘扬
网络 溪流;小溪;数据流
station英: ['steɪʃ(ə)n] 美: [ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 站;火车站;电台;电视台
v. 派驻;使驻扎;到某处站(或坐);把…安置到(某处)
The male and female athletes in January's event come mostly from MMA and boxing. But Williams said the athletes are not going to get injured.
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参加一月份比赛的这些男女运动员主要来自于综合格斗和拳击行业。但是威廉姆斯表示,这些运动员不会受伤。
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athlete [ 复数 athletes ]英 [ˈæθliːt]美 [ˈæθliːt]
n. 运动员,体育健将;擅长运动的人
"The fighters don't like to get hurt, and there's a lot of people who don't want to see the blood. They want to see good competition, they just don't want to see the violence."
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“运动员不想受伤,很多观众也不希望看到流血场面,他们希望看到精彩的比赛,不希望看到暴力。”
Since many people grew up pillow fighting with friends or relatives, Williams hopes the new sport will be relatable and can grow a large audience, including children.
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由于很多人是在跟亲朋好友的枕头大战中长大的,因此威廉姆斯希望这项新运动能够引起人们的共鸣,并吸引包括儿童在内的大量观众。
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relative英: ['relətɪv] 美: [ˈrelətɪv]
n. 亲属;亲戚;同类事物
adj. 相比较而言的;比较的;相对的;相关联的
网络 相对定位;相关的;亲人
relatableUK: /rɪˈleɪ.tə.bəl/ US: /rɪˈleɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
v. 使人觉得自己能理解某人
adj. 有关系的;可关联的
网络 关联性;体贴的;有关联; 有共鸣
"You can call it an alternative sport, but we think it's going to have mainstream appeal," he said.
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他说:“你可以称它为一项另类运动,但是我们认为它将会具有主流吸引力。”
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be going to -> 将要;一般将来时;打算
word:
alternative [ 复数 alternatives ]英 [ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv]美 [ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv]
n. 可供选择的事物,替代物
adj. 可替代的,备选的;非传统的,另类的;(两者)互不相容的,非此即彼的
mainstream英 [ˈmeɪnstriːm]美 [ˈmeɪnstriːm]
n. 主流
adj. 主流的;(学校,班级)为无特殊需求学生开设的,普通的
v. 使主流化,使成为主流;(把有特殊教育需求的孩子)编入普通班级
appeal英: [əˈpiːl] 美: [əˈpil]
n. 上诉;吸引力;申诉;魅力
v. 上诉;呼吁;申诉;恳求
网络 有吸引力;请求
"Think about how they mixed country music with rap music and brought these diverse audiences together. That's what we're doing, and we hope it brings in a different kind of viewer."
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“想想人们如何将乡村音乐和说唱音乐融合到一起,并将这些完全不同的观众聚到一起。这就是我们正在做的事情,我们希望它能带来不一样的观众。”
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bring together -> 使团结;使联合;使聚集
word:
diverse英 [daɪˈvɜːs]美 [daɪˈvɜːrs]
adj. 不同的,各式各样的