東京奧運開幕時間逼近,主辦國日本的疫情卻沒有減緩,使得許多日本民眾紛紛請願,希望政府停辦,以免疫情難以掌控。然而當初簽約內容申明,奧委會才有權力(wield the power)停辦奧運,主辦國無法決定,使得日本政府裡外不是人,只能無奈舉行。
【東京奧運淺談】
to wield the power 擁有權力
A:Did you know that only IOC wields the power to cancel the Olympic Games, not the host city?
(你知道只有奧委會才擁有奧運會停辦權,而非主辦城市嗎?)
B:Just recently did I find out, and I was quite shocked.
(最近才知道這個訊息,當下我很震驚。)
exclusive property 專屬財產
A:As it turns out, the Olympic Games are the exclusive property of the IOC, so only they can terminate the contract.
(事實上,奧運會是奧委會的專屬財產,所以只有他們能夠終止合約。)
B:The fact that they don't think the pandemic justifies a cancellation just baffles me.
(他們認為疫情還不構成停辦的理由讓我很困惑。)
to pull the plug 停止做某事
A:The contract stipulates that only war and civil disorder can convince the IOC to pull the plug.
(合約載明只有戰爭或內亂能夠讓奧委會停辦奧運。)
B:It almost feels like thousands of lives at stake don't matter to them.
(感覺成千上萬的人命身陷危險對他們而言卻無關緊要。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to linger on:消散不去
2. economic stagnation:經濟停滯不前
3. spectacle:盛事
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