
It was the Olympic final day earlier this month, but this was an Olympics with a difference. Over the last five months, local and regional competitions have been held across Kenya for Maasai men of "warrior" age as part of the Maasai Olympics 2018. December 15 marked the final round with crowds gathering in Kimana, near the Amboseli National Park, about 200 km south of Narobi. Cash prizes and medals are in store for the winning individuals and communities.
International Charity Born Free Foundation is a main sponsor of the event which has been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai and warriors an alternative to(作为......的替代)killing lions as part of their traditional ceremony. It was the idea of the Wildlife Charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to "stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all, making it a cultural taboo(禁忌)”.
"As soon as we understood the idea for the Maasai Olympics, we were attracted by the excitement, and inspired by the complete sense of this great plan," said Born Free Foundation's CEO Howard Jones. "As human populations grow and our wants seem to increase, with little sympathy for those other species with whom we share the planet, the pressing needed for coexistence is urgent. And examples of how this may be achieved are few and far between."
"About 2,000 lions remain in Kenya, and Born Free works to monitor the population, ease human-wildlife conflict and promote coexistence. "added Jones. “The Maasai live and work alongside lions and other wildlife, so they play a key role in their protection and conservation. However, the Maasai also have a 500-year-old tradition of hunting lions when men reach warrior age."
The Maasai Olympics were developed to encourage young men to compete in an organized sports competition based on their traditional warrior skills. They compete in six events (5,000 m, 800m, 200m, high jump, etc.) and there are also two events (1,500m and 100m) for women. As well as the competitive element, the event also aims to educate local people about conserving lions and other wildlife, and the importance of human-wildlife coexistence and tolerance.
本月早些时候是奥运会的最后一天,但这是一届与众不同的奥运会。在过去的五个月里,作为2018年马赛奥运会的一部分,肯尼亚各地为“勇士”年龄的马赛男子举办了地方和地区比赛。12月15日是最后一轮比赛,人群聚集在纳罗比以南约200公里的安博塞利国家公园附近的基马纳。获胜的个人和社区将获得现金奖励和奖牌。
国际慈善天生自由基金会是该活动的主要赞助商,自2012年以来,该活动每两年举行一次,为马赛人和勇士们提供一个替代品(作为......的替代)杀死狮子作为他们传统仪式的一部分。这是野生动物慈善大生命基金会和八位马赛长老的想法,他们希望“一劳永逸地停止我们的战士猎杀狮子,使其成为文化禁忌”(禁忌)”.
天生自由基金会首席执行官霍华德·琼斯说:“当我们了解马赛奥运会的想法时,我们就被这一激动人心的计划所吸引,并被这一伟大计划的完整意义所鼓舞。”。“随着人口的增长,我们的需求似乎也在增加,而对与我们共享地球的其他物种几乎没有同情,共存的迫切需要迫在眉睫。而如何实现这一目标的例子很少。”
琼斯补充道:“肯尼亚仍有大约2000头狮子,天生自由的狮子致力于监测种群数量,缓解人类与野生动物的冲突,促进共存。”。“马赛人与狮子和其他野生动物一起生活和工作,因此它们在保护和保护狮子方面发挥着关键作用。然而,马赛人也有500年的传统,当男人达到战士年龄时,他们会猎杀狮子。”
马赛奥运会旨在鼓励年轻男子在传统武术基础上参加有组织的体育比赛。她们参加了六个项目(5000米、800米、200米、跳高等)的比赛,还有两个项目(1500米和100米)是女子项目。除了竞争元素外,该活动还旨在教育当地人保护狮子和其他野生动物,以及人类与野生动物共存和宽容的重要性。
句子成分分析:
[Over the last five months], local and regional competitions have been held [across Kenya] [for Maasai men (of
"warrior" age)] [as part (of the Maasai Olympics 2018)].
句子语法结构详解:
(held 为 hold 的过去分词。men 为 man 的复数形式。)
* held 为谓语,采用现在完成时和被动语态。
* have, been 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
over ['әuvә] | prep. | 1) 在...上面 2) 在...期间 |
last [lɑ:st] | a. | 1) 最近的,刚过去的, 上一个的 2) 最后的, 末尾的 |
five [faiv] | num | 五 |
month [mʌnθ] | n. | 1) 月,月份 2) 约30天的时间,一个月的时间 |
local ['lәukәl] | a. | 1) 地方的,当地的,本地的 2) (身体)局部的 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
regional ['ri:dʒәnәl] | a. | 地区的;区域的;地方的 |
competition [,kɔmpi'tiʃәn] | n. | 1) 竞争 2) 比赛 |
hold [hәuld] | vt. | 1) 拿着,抓住,抱住,托住,夹着,捂住, 按住 2) 使保持(在某位置), 固定住 |
across [ә'krɔs] | prep. | 1) 从...一边到另一边,横过 2) 在...对面 |
Kenya ['kenjә] | n. | 肯尼亚 |
man [mæn] | n. | 1) 人,人类 2) 男人 |
warrior ['wɔ:riә] | n. | (尤指旧时的)武士,勇士,斗士 |
age [eidʒ] | n. | 1) 年龄 2) 中年 |
as [æz] | prep. | 1) 作为, 当作 2) 像,如同 |
part [pɑ:t] | n. | 1) 部分 2) 部件,零件 3) 角色,台词 |
Olympics | n. | (the Olympics)奥运会 |
句子成分分析:
It was the idea (of the Wildlife Charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders (who wanted to"stop lion hunting
[by our warriors] [once and for all])), making it a cultural taboo(禁忌)".
句子语法结构详解:
* was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* who 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* wanted 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to " stop 为不定式,作宾语。
* hunting 为动名词。lion 为动名词的逻辑主语。
* making 为现在分词,作状语。
* taboo(禁忌 为名词作宾语补足语(即构成复合宾语)。
* our 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
stop sb/sth doing sth | 阻止某人做某事, 阻碍某事物发生某事 |
once and for all | 彻底地, 最终地, 一次了结地, 一劳永逸地 |
Vocabulary:
idea [ai'diә] | n. | 1) 想法,构思,主意 2) 印象,概念 |
wildlife ['waildlaif] | n. | 野生动物,野生生物 |
charity ['tʃæriti] | n. | 1) 慈善,赈济,施舍 2) 慈善机构 |
big [big] | a. | 1) (体积、程度、数量等)大的,巨大的 2) 年龄较大的,长大的 |
life [laif] | n. | 1) 生活,生活经历 2) 生命,性命 3) 一生,终生 |
foundation [faun'deiʃәn] | n. | 1) 基础,地基 2) 根据,基本原理 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
eight [eit] | num | 八 |
elder ['eldә] | n. | 1) 长者,长辈,前辈 2) 比...年长的人 |
want [wɔnt] | vt. | 1) 要,想要,希望 2) 需要 |
lion ['laiәn] | n. | 狮子 |
hunt [hʌnt] | vi. | 1) 打猎 2) 搜索, 搜寻 |
warrior ['wɔ:riә] | n. | (尤指旧时的)武士,勇士,斗士 |
make [meik] | vt. | 1) 使,致使,促使 2) 做, 制作, 创造,创作, 建造 3) 使出现, 形成 |
cultural ['kʌltʃәrәl] | a. | 文化的,与文化有关的 |
句子成分分析:
[However], the Maasai also have a 500-year-old tradition (of hunting lions [when men reach warrior age])."
句子语法结构详解:
(men 为 man 的复数形式。)
* have 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* hunting 为动名词。
* when 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* reach 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
however [hau'evә] | ad. | 1) 然而, 仍然 2) 无论如何,不管怎样, 究竟怎样 3) (与形容词和副词连用) 不管多么 |
also ['ɔ:lsәu] | ad. | 而且;此外;也;同样 |
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
tradition [trә'diʃәn] | n. | 传统,传统的信仰(或风俗) |
hunt [hʌnt] | vt. | 1) 猎取 2) 搜索, 搜寻 |
lion ['laiәn] | n. | 狮子 |
man [mæn] | n. | 1) 人,人类 2) 男人 |
reach [ri:tʃ] | vt. | 1) 达到,提升到,进入(新水平/阶段) 2) 到达, 抵达(某地,某点位) |
warrior ['wɔ:riә] | n. | (尤指旧时的)武士,勇士,斗士 |
age [eidʒ] | n. | 1) 年龄 2) 中年 |
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