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Cruel twist in surfing champ’s Olympics bid
READING LEVEL: GREEN
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Summary
Sally Fitzgibbons who is a surfing star in Australia been denied a position at the Paris Olympic Games which will be held in 2024. Because the rule of WSL has changed suddenly that only team winner can get the reward, not individual winner
Phases
she was able to prevail in the final and celebrate in style by getting chaired up the beach*.
: 그녀는 압도할 수 있었다 마지막 단계에서 그리고 축하했다 트랜드하게 의장을 얻음으로서 해변에서
Do you think Sally should have been given a spot on the team?
: 당신은 생각하는가? 샐리가 ~해야했다고 받아져왔어야만(have been p.p= 수동) 한 자리를 팀에서
it has been a difficult past year for Fitzgibbons after she failed to make the halfway cut on the WSL in 2023 and was forced to fight her way back onto the tour in 2024 via the qualifying series
힘든 과거의 작년을 보내왔다 그녀는, 하프경주에서 떨어진뒤에 WSL에 출전할, 2023년에 그리고 강요되어졌다 예선시리즈를 통해 투어로 돌아오는 것에 대해.
- have p.p : 되어오고 있다
Fitzgibbons delivered her end of the bargain – but in a cruel twist, the quota spot was awarded to the highest-ranked team, not the highest-ranked individual.
그녀는 몸값 협상을 가져왔다 그러나 잔인한 역설로, 그 쿼터제 자리는 주어졌다 가장 고득점을 가진 팀에게
QUICK QUIZ
- How many ISA World Surfing Games gold medals has Sally Fitzgibbons won?
She has won the prize four times at the game in her life - Why was the ISA World Surfing Games in Puerto Rico important for Sally Fitzgibbons regarding the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
- What did Molly Picklum and Tyler Wright do that earned them quota spots for Australia?
- They are performers in the highest rank - Why was the past year difficult for Sally Fitzgibbons in terms of her surfing career?
- Because she failed to make the prize at the halfway cut on the WSL in 2023, and then was forced to fight her way back onto the tour in 2024 via the qualifying series. - What unfortunate turn of events happened to Sally Fitzgibbons after winning her fourth ISA World Surfing Games gold medal?
- the rule of prizing a win suddenly has changed that the prize is awarded to the highest-ranked team, not highest individual.
Words
cruelly : 잔인하게
prevail : 우세하다, 극복하다
bargain : 협상
predetermined : 기정 사실인
quota크워우터 : 할당
restored : 복원된
rest : 남아있다, 잔존하다
brought back to life : 되살아난
buoyed on부이드 온 : 부력이 있는
way back onto the tour : 투어에 복귀하기 위해
- ISA world surfing games: a major surfing contest run by the International Surfing Association (ISA). The ISA is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
ISA 국제 서핑 대회 : 국제 서핑 연합이 운영하는 주요 서핑 대회. 이는 주로 IOC에 의해 인정됨 - qualification spot: a chance to participate in an event or competition
보증된 자리 : 참여할 기회 행사나 경쟁에 - tournament: a series of contests to determine a winner
- quota spots: a predetermined number of available positions
할당된 자리 : 미리 점유된 숫자 이용가능한 자리의 - World Surf League tour: a series of surfing competitions worldwide
- revived: brought back to life or restored
수정된 : 되살아났거나 복원된 - topple: defeat or overcome
비틀거리다 : 결함있거나 이겨내다 - buzzer beater wave: a last-minute wave with significant impact
- buoyed on: supported or lifted up
부력있는 : 지지된 또는 올려진 - irukandjis – Australia’s surfing team name and also a type of tiny and highly venomous jellyfish found in Australian waters
- chaired up the beach: carried on a chair as a sign of celebration
해변의 의장이 된 : 의장을 가져오다 신호로서 축하의