近日，法国总统马克龙出席巴黎奥运会水上中心落成典礼。法国跳水运动员亚历克西斯·詹达德（Alexis Jandard）因不慎滑倒掉入水中而火遍全网。
小哥回应，“我的后背没受伤，但自尊心伤了……”
🤔️小作业：
1. How did Jandard react to his mishap on social media?
A) He apologized for disappointing the audience.
B) He expressed frustration at the facility's conditions.
C) He made light of the situation and joked about it.
D) He announced his retirement from professional diving.
2. How did Jandard physically fare after the incident according to his own statements?
A) He sustained serious injuries requiring hospitalization.
B) He experienced minor injuries but continued with his training.
C) He was unharmed and immediately performed another dive.
D) He decided to take a break from diving to recover fully.
无注释原文：
French diver laments toe-curling fall 'in front of the president, in front of the whole of France'
From: CNN
French diver Alexis Jandard suffered a mishap on Thursday when he fell off the diving board in front of President Emmanuel Macron during an Olympic pool inauguration.
Preparing to dive off the three-meter (9.8-foot) springboard alongside two other divers, the 26-year-old lost his footing, landed on his back and bounced off the board while the divers next to him performed their twisting dives neatly into the pool.
“I slipped, boss,” he posted on his Instagram stories afterward, with a photo of red marks across his back, referencing a quote from the French war-comedy movie series “La Septième Compagnie,” in which a soldier frequently trips over.
“I had a bit of weakness in my leg, and that made me fall. I fell in front of the president, in front of the whole of France,” Jandard added on his Instagram stories.
“I'm getting loads of messages, I can't believe it. So enjoy yourselves, make fun of me. I seriously deserve it!”
Jandard was performing at the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, one of the facilities built specially for the city's Olympic Games this summer.
“My back is fine but my ego…,” Jandard joked on X, formerly known as Twitter.
An experienced diver, Jandard won silver and bronze medals at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, respectively, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.
“I want to reassure everyone that everything's ok, I didn't hurt myself,” he told his Instagram followers. “There was a bit of blood but nothing serious, it hasn't stopped me from going to train this afternoon.”
French diver slips on springboard, falls into pool during Paris Olympics inauguration
From: USA TODAY
Divers know that once they hit the springboard or platform, one little slip-up can mean disaster.
Alexis Jandard found out the hard way this week when he slipped off the springboard Thursday while at the inauguration of the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The Paris Aquatics Centre is one of the venues that will be used for the Olympic Games later this summer.
Luckily, Jandard was not seriously injured in the fall, just a little embarrassed, as French President Emmanuel Macron was in attendance.
Jandard can be seen bouncing twice on the 3-meter springboard before slipping and hitting his lower back, which caused him to fall into the pool.
He added that he was bleeding from the fall but will continue to train.
"I fell in front of the president. I fell in front of the whole of France," Jandard said on Instagram. "I would have preferred this ceremony to have gone well from start to finish. There was that little hitch. If it made people smile a little, so much the better."
Jandard won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships in the team event, a bronze in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard at the 2023 World Championships, and he also competed for France at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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含注释全文：
French diver laments toe-curling fall 'in front of the president, in front of the whole of France'
From: CNN
FrenchdiverAlexis Jandard suffered amishapon Thursday when he fell off the diving board in front of President Emmanuel Macron during an Olympic poolinauguration.
周四，法国跳水运动员亚历克西斯·詹达德（Alexis Jandard）在奥运会泳池启用仪式上，当着埃马纽埃尔·马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）总统的面从跳板上摔了下来。
diver
diver /ˈdaɪ.vər/ 表示“跳水运动员；潜水员”，英文解释为“a person who dives as a sport, or who works or searches for things underwater using special breathing equipment”
mishap
mishap /ˈmɪshæp/ 表示“小事故；晦气”，英文解释为“a small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results”，如：a slight mishap 小小的不幸，a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事。
inauguration
inauguration /ɪˌnɔː.ɡjəˈreɪ.ʃən/ 1）表示“就职典礼”，英文解释为“An inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event.”
2）表示“正式启用”，英文解释为“the act of something officially starting to be used”举个🌰：In 1900 Paris saw the inauguration of the Metro. 1900年，巴黎迎来了地铁的开通。
3）表示“（新时代的）开创；（新风尚、新活动等的）开始”，英文解释为“the beginning of a new period, style, or activity”举个🌰：It was the inauguration of a new era in American life. 这是美国生活新时代的开始。
📍形容词性：inaugural表示“就职的，就任的（演讲）”（An inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job.）另外，inaugural也有“首次的，初始的”的含义（An inaugural event is the first in a series of planned events.）
Preparing to dive off the three-meter (9.8-foot)springboardalongside two other divers, the 26-year-old lost his footing, landed on his back andbouncedoff the board while the divers next to him performed theirtwistingdives neatly into the pool.
在准备与另外两名跳水运动员一起从三米（9.8英尺）跳板上跳下时，这位26岁的跳水运动员失去了平衡，四脚朝天，从跳板上弹了起来，而他旁边的跳水运动员则整齐划一地完成了旋转跳水动作。
springboard
springboard /ˈsprɪŋ.bɔːd/ 1）表示“（跳水或体操中的）跳板”，英文解释为“a board that can bend, helping people to jump higher when jumping or diving into a swimming pool or when doing gymnastics”
2）表示“（提供动力的）跳板；（有助于开展某事的）出发点，开端”，英文解释为“something that provides you either with the opportunity to follow a particular plan of action, or the encouragement that is needed to make it successful”举个🌰：The firm's director is confident that the new project will act as a springboard for/to further contracts. 公司主管确信，新项目将会是一个开端，随后会有更多的合同。
bounce
bounce /baʊns/ 1）表示“（使）弹起，（使）反弹；反射；跳跃”，英文解释为“to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface”举个🌰：She bounced the ball quickly. 她快速地拍球。
2）表示“（人）蹦蹦跳跳”，英文解释为“to move in an energetic and enthusiastic manner”举个🌰：He bounced in, smiling broadly. 他蹦蹦跳跳地进来了，脸上笑开了花。
twist
twist /twɪst/ 作动词，表示“转动，旋转;缠绕，盘绕”，英文解释为“to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another”举个🌰：The path twists and turns for over a mile. 这条小路弯弯曲曲，长达1英里多。
作名词，1）表示“扭动，转动”，英文解释为“an act of twisting something”举个🌰：She gave the cap another twist to make sure it was tight. 她又拧了一下盖子，以确保盖紧了。
2）表示“（故事或情况的）转折，转变，突然变化”，英文解释为“an unexpected change or development in a story or situation”举个🌰：The story has taken another twist. 故事情节再一次变化。
“I slipped, boss,” he posted on his Instagram stories afterward, with a photo of red marks across his back,referencingaquotefrom the French war-comedy movie series “La Septième Compagnie,” in which a soldier frequentlytrips over.
后来他在自己的Instagram限时动态（Story）上发布了一张他背部留下了红色痕印的照片，并引用了法国战争喜剧系列电影《深入敌后搞搞震》中的台词写道，“我滑倒了，老板。”在这部电影中，一名士兵经常绊倒。
reference
reference /ˈref.ər.əns/ 可作动词，也可作名词，1）表示“提到；谈到；论及”，英文解释为“a mention of something”举个🌰：Knowing what had happened, I avoided making any reference to (= mentioning) weddings. 因为我知道发生了什么，所以就避开不谈婚礼的事儿。
2）表示“引文出处；参考书目；参考文献”，英文解释为“a writer or a book, article, etc. that is mentioned in a piece of writing, showing you where particular information was found”
quote
quote /kwəʊt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“引用，引述，援引”，英文解释为“to repeat the words that someone else has said or written”举个🌰：He's always quoting from LearnAndRecord. 他总是引用《LearnAndRecord》上的内容。
📍听听力时有时候会听到「quote... unquote」指的就是“引文起…引文止”，英文解释为“said to show that you are repeating someone else's words, especially if you do not agree”，可以理解为念的是引号内的内容，举个🌰：She says they're quote "just good friends" unquote. 她说她们，引号，“只是好朋友而已”，引号完。
trip
台湾停电文中提到，trip /trɪp/ 熟词僻义，作动词，表示“转动（开关）；转动开关开动（或关掉）；触发（开关）；（松开开关）开动”，英文解释为“to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch”举个🌰：A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike. 有一种特殊系统防止电路因电力激增或闪电而被意外切断。
作动词，还可以表示“绊，绊倒”，英文解释为“to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this”举个🌰：Hetrippedand fell down, grazing his knee. 他绊了个跟头，擦伤了膝盖。That cable is dangerous. Someone mighttrip overit. 那根电缆很危险，可能会绊到人。
“I had a bit of weakness in my leg, and that made me fall. I fell in front of the president, in front of the whole of France,” Jandard added on his Instagram stories.
“我的腿有点软，这让我摔倒了。我摔倒在总统面前，在全法国人民面前，”詹达德在他的Instagram限时动态中补充道。
“I'm gettingloads ofmessages, I can't believe it. So enjoy yourselves, make fun of me. I seriously deserve it!”
“我收到了很多留言，我简直不敢相信。所以想取笑我，就尽情享受吧。我确实是自作自受！”
loads of sth
loads of sth = a load of sth表示“很多的，许多的”，相当于much or many.
Jandard was performing at the inauguration of the OlympicAquaticCentre in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, one of thefacilitiesbuilt specially for the city's Olympic Games this summer.
詹达德是在巴黎郊区圣德尼奥林匹克水上运动中心落成典礼上跳水的，该水上运动中心是巴黎为今年夏季奥运会专门建造的场馆之一。
aquatic
aquatic /əˈkwæt.ɪk/ 表示“水栖的；水生的；水上的；水中（进行）的”，英文解释为“living or growing in, happening in, or connected with water”如：aquatic plants 水生植物。
复数形式，aquatics /əˈkwæt.ɪks/ 表示“（奥运会的）水上运动项目”，英文解释为“a group of Olympic sports including swimming, diving, and water polo”
facility
facility /fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/ 除了表示“设备，设施”，也可以指“（尤指包含多个建筑物，有特定用途的）场所”，英文解释为“a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens”如：a new sports facility 新的运动场所。
“My back is fine but myego…,” Jandard joked on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“我的背部没事，但我的自尊心……”詹达德在X（原推特）上调侃道。
ego
ego /ˈiːɡəʊ, ˈɛgəʊ/ 表示“自我价值感；自我，自我意识；自我评价；自我中心；自负；自尊心”，英文解释为“Someone's ego is their sense of their own worth. For example, if someone has a large ego, they think they are very important and valuable.”举个🌰：He had a massive ego, never would he admit he was wrong. 他有极强的自我价值感，从来不会承认他错了。
An experienced diver, Jandard won silver and bronze medals at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, respectively, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.
作为一名经验丰富的跳水运动员，詹达德曾在2022年和2023年世锦赛上分别获得银牌和铜牌，还参加过2020年奥运会。
“I want toreassureeveryone that everything's ok, I didn't hurt myself,” he told his Instagram followers. “There was a bit of blood but nothing serious, it hasn't stopped me from going to train this afternoon.”
“请大家放心，一切都很好，我没有受伤，”他在Instagram上告诉自己的粉丝。“虽然有点出血，但没什么大碍，下午我还去训练了。”
reassure
reassure /ˌriː.əˈʃɔːr/ 表示“使安心；使打消疑虑；安慰”，英文解释为“to comfort someone and stop them from worrying”举个🌰：I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces. 踏进大学的第一天我很紧张，但是当我看到那么多友善的面孔，心里感到踏实多了。
📍词根“re-”表示“再次”，“assure”意味着“确保”，整体表示“再次确保”某人感到安心。近义词：comfort（安慰），同根词：assurance（保证），常用短语：reassure someone about something（就某事安慰某人）
French diver slips on springboard, falls into pool during Paris Olympics inauguration
From: USA TODAY
Divers know that once they hit the springboard or platform, one littleslip-upcan mean disaster.
跳水运动员都知道，一旦登上跳板或跳台，一个小小的失误就可能意味着大灾难。
slip-up
slip-up 表示“失误，疏忽”，英文解释为“a mistake or something that goes wrong”
Alexis Jandard found out the hard way this week when he slipped off the springboard Thursday while at the inauguration of the Paris Aquatics Centre.
本周，亚历克西斯·詹达德（Alexis Jandard）在巴黎水上运动中心落成典礼上从跳板上滑落，才深刻体会到了这一点。
The Paris Aquatics Centre is one of thevenuesthat will be used for the Olympic Games later this summer.
巴黎水上中心是今年夏季奥运会将使用的场馆之一。
venue
venue /ˈven.juː/ 表示“（公共事件的）发生场所，举行地点；会场”，英文解释为“the place where a public event or meeting happens”举个🌰：The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings. 这家酒店是举行会议和商务会谈的理想场所。
区分：
📍avenue /ˈæv.ə.njuː/ 表示“方法；途径；渠道”，英文解释为“a method or way of doing something”举个🌰：We should pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem. 我们应该尝试一切途径寻求该问题的答案。
Luckily, Jandard was not seriously injured in the fall, just a little embarrassed, as French President Emmanuel Macron was in attendance.
幸运的是，詹达德在摔倒时没有受重伤，只是有点尴尬，因为法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）也出席了活动。
Jandard can be seen bouncing twice on the 3-meter springboard before slipping and hitting his lower back, which caused him to fall into the pool.
可以看到，詹达德在三米跳板上弹跳了两下后滑倒，撞到了腰部，跌入泳池。
He added that he was bleeding from the fall but will continue to train.
他补充说，虽然跌倒后流了点血，但他还会继续训练。
"I fell in front of the president. I fell in front of the whole of France," Jandard said on Instagram. "I would have preferred this ceremony to have gone well from start to finish. There was that littlehitch. If it made people smile a little, so much the better."
“我在总统面前，在全法国人民面前摔倒了，”詹达德在Instagram上说。“我本希望这次仪式能从头到尾顺利进行，只是出了这么个小差错。如果能让人们笑一笑，那也算是不错。”
hitch
hitch /hɪtʃ/ 作名词，表示“临时故障，小问题”，英文解释为“a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay”举个🌰：Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting half an hour late. 由于出了一点小小的技术故障，音乐会将推后半小时开始。
作动词，hitch a lift/ride 1）表示“免费搭车；搭便车”，英文解释为“to get a free ride in a person's car; to travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop”举个🌰：They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
2）表示“（用绳子）系住；（用钩子）挂住”，英文解释为“to fasten something to another thing by tying it with a rope or using a metal hook”举个🌰：The horses were hitched to a shiny, black carriage. 马匹被套在一辆黑亮的大车上。
短语：
📍get hitched 表示“结婚”，英文解释为“to get married”举个🌰：Is LR really getting hitched? LR真的要结婚了吗？（假的。
Jandard won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships in the team event, a bronze in the men'ssynchronized3-meter springboard at the 2023 World Championships, and he also competed for France at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
詹达德在2022年世界锦标赛团体赛中获得银牌，在2023年世界锦标赛男子双人三米跳板中获得铜牌，并代表法国参加了2020年东京奥运会。
synchronized
synchronized /ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪzd/ 表示“同步的，同时发生的”，英文解释为“happening together, at the same or right time, or in the expected way”举个🌰：The attacks don't appear to be synchronized. 这些进攻似乎并不同步。
- 词汇盘点 -
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At the inauguration of the new aquatic facility, a diver used a mishap as a springboard, bouncing back from a slip-up with a twist that wowed the venue. "Loads of hitches," he quipped, reassuring his ego, "but synchronized perfection!"
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