CNN時事焦點-疫情當頭： 2020東京奧運 該何去何從?

1. Japan’s Olympics minister dismisses Trump’s suggestion that summer games will be postponed.

(日本的東京奧運大臣駁回了美國總統川普對於夏季賽事應該要延期的建議。)

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minister (n.) 大臣、部長

dismiss (v.) 駁回、不考慮

postpone (v.) 延期、推遲

2. With the authority to cancel the Games, it is the IOC (International Olympic Committee) which is in control. Earlier this month, IOC member Dick Pound admitted a decision to cancel could be made as late as May.

(國際奧林匹克委員會有權利取消奧運賽事。本月稍早，國際奧委會資深委員龐德（Dick Pound）透露，最晚5月底決定東奧的命運，且存在停辦的可能性。)

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committee (n.) 委員會

admit (v.) 承認

3. It is widely regarded that the options available are: to hope the outbreak eases and go ahead as planned, to hold the Games without spectators, to postpone or cancel completely.

(被廣泛考量的可行選項如下：期望疫情緩和並如期舉行、在沒有觀眾的情況下舉行賽事、延期或者完全取消。)

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regard (v.) 考慮、把…看作

ease (v.) 緩和、減輕

spectator (n.) 觀眾、旁觀者

4. “Whether the Games go on or not, most of this investment is a sunk cost at this point,” Professor Matheson said. “If you were to cancel the Olympics, you would be able to avoid some of the costs, such as billion dollars of security, but the biggest cost is all of the infrastructure and most of that spending has already taken place.”

(「不論奧運賽事是否舉行，在這個時間點，大部分的投資都已經是無法挽回的花費。」Matheson教授如此表示。「如果要取消奧運，你可以避免其中的一些成本，如：數十億元的保安費用，但最大的開銷是基礎建設，而這些經費大多已經投入了。」)

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investment (n.) 投資(額)

sunk (adj.) 無法挽回的、完全毀了的

infrastructure (n.) 基礎建設

5. If the Games were to be canceled, so too would an athlete’s shot at glory. Gone would be the opportunity to become an Olympic champion and the sponsorship opportunities that come with that. Then, there are the older athletes, those who have one final chance at greatness. There is an economic cost, and a human one too.

(如果奧運被取消，一個運動員贏得榮譽的機會也隨之而去。不但成為奧運冠軍的機會不復存在，以及後續獲得贊助的機會亦然。另外，有些年紀較大的運動員們，這次可能是他們站在頂峰的最後機會。除了經濟，人員上的損失成本同時存在。)

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athlete (n.) 運動員

champion (n.) 冠軍、優勝者

sponsorship (n.) 贊助、資助