介绍:
Former Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie says he felt like he was in a World Championship after finishing joint-winner of a pole vault competition from his garden.
The Frenchman conceived the Ultimate Garden Clash - Pole Vault Edition, in which he, world champion Sam Kendricks and world record holder Armand Duplantis streamed efforts live on YouTube on Sunday.
In the event, watched live online by around 20,000 people, the three pole vaulters aimed to complete as many jumps as they could in 30 minutes with the bar at 5m.
▍语言点
former /'fɔːmɚ/ adj. 从前的，昔日的；前任的
· former times: 昔日时光
· former president: 前任总统
champion /'tʃæmpɪən/ n. 冠军
· Olympic/world champion:奥运/世界冠军
joint-winner: 并列冠军，共同的获奖者
· joint /dʒɒɪnt/ adj. 联合的，共同的
· joint efforts: 共同的努力
· joint venture: 合资企业
pole vault: 撑杆跳
· vault /vɔːlt/ n. 穹隆，穹顶
conceive /kən'siːv/ vt. 想出，构思（think of）
· conceive a novel/plan: 构思一部小说/一个计划
· conceive an idea: 构思一个想法
ultimate /'ʌltɪmət/ adj. 最终的，终极的
· ultimate version/edition: 最终版本
clash /klæʃ/ n. 冲突，干架
· cultural clash: 文化冲突
stream /striːm/ vt. 轮流(做某事)
· 近义表达: take turn
· The cars streamed along the road.
大街上车辆穿行不息。
bar /bɑːr/ n. 杆
· raise our bar: 更上一层楼
