Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed amid coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the biggest sporting event in the world — the Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, officials announced Tuesday. The event was scheduled to start July 24 in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to delay the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for about a year. The games, which had been scheduled to end Aug. 9, will take place “no later than summer 2021,” the IOC said. The Paralympic Games had been scheduled for Aug. 25 to Sept. 6.
NBC is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through the year 2032 An NBC Sports spokesperson said NBC it understood the IOC’s decision to push back the Olympics. The company also said it is working with its advertisers to prepare for the rescheduled events next year.
Abe spoke to reporters after a phone call with IOC President Thomas Bach on postponing the Games amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo had completed preparations when the virus started spreading into a worldwide pandemic. Despite insisting for months the Olympics would go ahead as planned, Abe said this week a delay may be unavoidable if the entire events could not be held.
The agreement comes after rising calls around the world to cancel or postpone the games. The Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee withdrew the from the 2020 Summer Games over the weekend. Canadian officials also requested the IOC postpone the Olymptics until next year, they said in a statement.
“If the IOC’s decision means it becomes impossible to hold [the Olympics] in a ‘complete form,’ as I have previously said, then a decision may have to be made to postpone them,” Abe told Parliament on Monday, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
His comments were in response to Sunday’s statement from the IOC executive board that said canceling the event “would not solve any of the problems or help anybody. Therefore, cancellation is not on the agenda.”
Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964. The 1940 Summer Games, originally to be held in the capital of Japan, were canceled because of World War II.
The Bank of Japan estimated 33 million visitors were set to visit Tokyo in 2020 and “aggregate construction investment associated with the Olympic Games will amount to a total of 10 trillion yen” (about $92 billion).
Former BOJ board member Sayuri Shirai told CNBC a cancellation of the games would hurt businesses in Japan, calling the issue “serious.” She added the government “doesn’t want to talk about” the economic hit Japan would suffer if the games are canceled.
The postponement of the Olympics follows a slew of season suspensions for professional sports around the world due to the coronavirus. The NBA, NHL, MLB have all delayed or suspended games. The NFL canceled the in-person event for the 2020 draft, which was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas on April 23. The NFL has not made a decision on whether or not to delay or suspend its next season, which starts in September.
（https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/24/japan-pm-abe-says-he-agreed-with-iocs-bach-on-the-idea-of-delaying-the-tokyo-olympics-for-one-year.html）
一、外刊閱讀：小貓釣魚
Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed amid coronavirus pandemic
A. postponing B. scheduled C. insisting D. delay E. comments F. amount
G. suspensions H. previously I. cancellation J. serious K. deliberately
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the biggest sporting event in the world — the Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, officials announced Tuesday. The event was scheduled to start July 24 in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to delay the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for about a year. The games, which had been scheduled to end Aug. 9, will take place “no later than summer 2021,” the IOC said. The Paralympic Games had been (31) ______ for Aug. 25 to Sept. 6.
NBC is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through the year 2032 An NBC Sports spokesperson said NBC it understood the IOC’s decision to push back the Olympics. The company also said it is working with its advertisers to prepare for the rescheduled events next year.
Abe spoke to reporters after a phone call with IOC President Thomas Bach on (32) ______ the Games amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo had completed preparations when the virus started spreading into a worldwide pandemic. Despite (33) ______ for months the Olympics would go ahead as planned, Abe said this week a (34) _______ may be unavoidable if the entire events could not be held.
The agreement comes after rising calls around the world to cancel or postpone the games. The Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee withdrew the from the 2020 Summer Games over the weekend. Canadian officials also requested the IOC postpone the Olymptics until next year, they said in a statement.
“If the IOC’s decision means it becomes impossible to hold [the Olympics] in a ‘complete form,’ as I have (35) ______ said, then a decision may have to be made to postpone them,” Abe told Parliament on Monday, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
His (36) ______ were in response to Sunday’s statement from the IOC executive board that said canceling the event “would not solve any of the problems or help anybody. Therefore, (37) ______ is not on the agenda.”
Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964. The 1940 Summer Games, originally to be held in the capital of Japan, were canceled because of World War II.
The Bank of Japan estimated 33 million visitors were set to visit Tokyo in 2020 and “aggregate construction investment associated with the Olympic Games will (38) ______ to a total of 10 trillion yen” (about $92 billion).
Former BOJ board member Sayuri Shirai told CNBC a cancellation of the games would hurt businesses in Japan, calling the issue “(39) ______.” She added the government “doesn’t want to talk about” the economic hit Japan would suffer if the games are canceled.
The postponement of the Olympics follows a slew of season (40) ______ for professional sports around the world due to the coronavirus. The NBA, NHL, MLB have all delayed or suspended games. The NFL canceled the in-person event for the 2020 draft, which was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas on April 23. The NFL has not made a decision on whether or not to delay or suspend its next season, which starts in September.（524）
二、參考答案（從公眾號：examly 下載）
三、原文鏈接
www.cnbc.com
四、核心詞彙
amount
amounted
amounting
amounts
cancel
canceled
canceling
cancellation
cancellations
cancelled
cancelling
cancels
comment
commentaries
commentary
commented
commenting
comments
delay
delayed
delaying
delays
deliberate
deliberately
insist
insisted
insistence
insistences
insistent
insistently
insisting
insists
original
originality
originally
originals
unoriginal
postpone
postponed
postponement
postponements
postpones
postponing
schedule
nonscheduled
reschedule
rescheduled
reschedules
rescheduling
scheduled
schedules
scheduling
unscheduled
serious
seriously
seriousness
suspend
suspended
suspender
suspenders
suspending
suspends
suspension
suspensions
五、原文翻譯
Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed amid coronavirus pandemic
2020年東京奧運會因疫情而推遲
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the biggest sporting event in the world — the Summer Olympics.
“冠狀病毒”大流行已經襲擊了世界上最大的體育賽事——夏季奧運會。
The International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, officials announced Tuesday. The event was scheduled to start July 24 in Tokyo.
官方週二宣佈，國際奧委會推遲了2020年奧運會和殘奧會。活動原定於7月24日在東京開始。
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to delay the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for about a year. The games, which had been scheduled to end Aug. 9, will take place “no later than summer 2021,” the IOC said. The Paralympic Games had been scheduled for Aug. 25 to Sept. 6.
日本首相安倍晉三說，他和國際奧委會主席同意將2020年東京奧運會推遲一年左右。國際奧委會說，原定於8月9日結束的奧運會將“不遲於2021年夏季”舉行。殘奧會原定於8月25日至9月6日舉行。
NBC is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through the year 2032 An NBC Sports spokesperson said NBC it understood the IOC’s decision to push back the Olympics. The company also said it is working with its advertisers to prepare for the rescheduled events next year.
NBC是美國2032年所有夏季和冬季奧運會的轉播權持有者，NBC體育發言人表示，NBC理解國際奧委會推遲奧運會的決定。該公司還表示，正在與廣告商合作，為明年重新安排的活動做準備。
Abe spoke to reporters after a phone call with IOC President Thomas Bach on postponing the Games amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
安倍在與國際奧委會主席巴赫就推遲奧運會舉行的問題通了電話後對記者說，人們對“冠狀病毒”大流行的擔憂與日俱增。
Tokyo had completed preparations when the virus started spreading into a worldwide pandemic. Despite insisting for months the Olympics would go ahead as planned, Abe said this week a delay may be unavoidable if the entire events could not be held.
當病毒開始蔓延到世界範圍時，東京已經完成了準備工作。儘管堅持奧運會將按計劃進行數月，安倍本週表示，如果整個項目無法舉行，推遲可能是不可避免的。
The agreement comes after rising calls around the world to cancel or postpone the games. The Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee withdrew the from the 2020 Summer Games over the weekend. Canadian officials also requested the IOC postpone the Olymptics until next year, they said in a statement.
此前，世界各地要求取消或推遲奧運會的呼聲不斷高漲。加拿大奧委會和加拿大殘奧會在週末退出了2020年夏季奧運會。加拿大官員在一份聲明中說，他們還要求國際奧委會將奧運會推遲到明年舉行。
“If the IOC’s decision means it becomes impossible to hold [the Olympics] in a ‘complete form,’ as I have previously said, then a decision may have to be made to postpone them,” Abe told Parliament on Monday, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
據《日經亞洲評論》報道，安倍週一對國會說：“如果國際奧委會的決定意味著不可能像我之前所說的那樣，以‘完整的形式’舉辦（奧運會），那麼可能必須做出推遲舉辦的決定。”。
His comments were in response to Sunday’s statement from the IOC executive board that said canceling the event “would not solve any of the problems or help anybody. Therefore, cancellation is not on the agenda.”
他的這番話是對國際奧委會執行委員會週日聲明的回應，該聲明稱取消奧運會“不會解決任何問題，也不會幫助任何人”。因此，取消不在議程上。”
Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964. The 1940 Summer Games, originally to be held in the capital of Japan, were canceled because of World War II.
東京上次主辦奧運會是在1964年。1940年的夏季運動會原本在日本首都舉行，但由於第二次世界大戰而取消。
The Bank of Japan estimated 33 million visitors were set to visit Tokyo in 2020 and “aggregate construction investment associated with the Olympic Games will amount to a total of 10 trillion yen” (about $92 billion).
日本央行估計，2020年將有3300萬遊客訪問東京，“與奧運會相關的建設投資總額將達到10萬億日元”（約920億美元）。
Former BOJ board member Sayuri Shirai told CNBC a cancellation of the games would hurt businesses in Japan, calling the issue “serious.” She added the government “doesn’t want to talk about” the economic hit Japan would suffer if the games are canceled.
日本央行前董事會成員史拉伊對CNBC表示，奧運會的取消將對日本企業造成傷害，她稱這一問題“嚴重”。她補充說，日本政府“不想談論”如果奧運會取消，日本經濟將遭受何種打擊。
The postponement of the Olympics follows a slew of season suspensions for professional sports around the world due to the coronavirus. The NBA, NHL, MLB have all delayed or suspended games. The NFL canceled the in-person event for the 2020 draft, which was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas on April 23. The NFL has not made a decision on whether or not to delay or suspend its next season, which starts in September.
在奧運會延期之前，由於“冠狀病毒”的影響，世界各地的職業體育賽事紛紛停賽。NBA，NHL，MLB都推遲或暫停了比賽。美國國家足球聯盟取消了原定於4月23日在拉斯維加斯舉行的2020年選秀的當面活動。美國國家足球聯盟還沒有決定是否推遲或暫停下一個賽季的比賽，這個賽季將從9月份開始。
閱讀更多 菁準考英語 的文章
