【新唐人2011年11月20日訊】【看新聞學英語】

Back to School: Yao Ming’s First Day

姚明返校的第一天

By Daniel Chen, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. Superstar [ˋsupɚ͵stɑr] n. 超級明星

2. Greet [grit] v. 問候；迎接

3. Applause [əˋplɔz] n. 鼓掌歡迎；喝采

4. Enroll [ɪnˋrol] v. 使入學

5. Journalism [ˋdʒɝn!͵ɪzm] n. 新聞學

6. Tailor-made [ˋtelɚ͵med] adj. 定製的

7. match [mætʃ] v.相配

China’s basketball superstar goes back to college.

中國籃球超級明星回去上大學了。

The now 31-year-old Yao Ming was greeted with applause by his fellow classmates on his official first day of school at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

現年31歲的姚明在上海交通大學正式上課的第一天，同學們用掌聲歡迎他。

Yao Ming’s enrolled in the Antai College of Economics and Management, where he plans on studying journalism and finance.

姚明入學的是安泰經濟與管理學院，他計畫在那裡學習新聞和財務。

His first day included mathematics, English, and modern Chinese history.

他第一天的課程包括數學、英語，和現代中國史。

Yao sat in the back of the classrooms in tailor-made chairs to match his size, but the rest of the classroom, like the whiteboard, remains normal size.

姚明坐在教室後面一張量身訂做、匹配他身材的椅子上，但教室其餘的東西，例如白板，仍然是正常大小。

Yao says he enjoys the campus environment, but doubts whether his schedule will allow him to continue his studies as a “normal” college student.

姚明說，他喜歡校園環境，但懷疑他的日程表是否能讓他繼續當一個“正常”大學生。

本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-11-09/back-to-school-yao-ming-s-first-day.html

本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw

【佳句精選】

Yao Ming’s enrolled in the Antai College of Economics and Management, where he plans on studying journalism and finance.

姚明入學的是安泰經濟與管理學院，他計畫在那裡學習新聞和財務。

【每日一句】

He plans on studying journalism and finance.

他計畫唸新聞和財務。

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中國電視主持人說：中共政權幾近破產

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新太平洋貿易協定在區域受歡迎

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4. Portuguese Protest Austerity Plans

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【頭條關鍵字】

1. bankrupt [ˋbæŋkrʌpt] v. 破產

2. pact [pækt] n. 協定

3. trial [ˋtraɪəl] n. 磨煉

4. austerity [ɔˋstɛrətɪ] n. 財務繄縮