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标题:Eileen Gu is a freestyle skier representing China at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
1. Gu was born in San Francisco to an American father and a Chinese mother.
2. I am proud of my heritage, and equally proud of my American upbringings
n. 养育
3. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport I love.
4. slate
wipe the slate clean
把以往过错一笔勾销;一消前愆;捐弃前嫌
推举;选定
He is slated to play the lead in the new musical.
他获选在新的音乐剧中担任主角。
She is slated to compete in three events at the Beijing Olympics
她将在北京冬奥会参加三个项目的比赛。
5. clinch
vt. 赢得;解决;
She is widely considered one of China's best hopes to clinch gold.
6. relentless
adj.不停的;持续强烈的;不减弱的
Her relentless pursuit of perfection
她对完美的不懈追求
7. amass
v. 积累
She has amassed over 2 million fans on Weibo.
她已经在微博上获得了20万粉丝。
8. endorsement
n. (通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的)宣传,代言;(驾驶执照上的)违章记录
9. rack up
(商业上)大量获得(利润),遭受(严重损失),热销;(体育中)获胜,得(分)
Lower rates mean that firms are more likely to rack up profits in the coming months
更低的费率意味着各公司更有可能在未来的几个月中大幅获利。
By clever planning, we were able to rack up the other team in the first half of the game.
凭着巧妙的计划,我们在比赛的上半场就击败了另一个队。
10. percentile
n.百分位数
Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests.
这些考生的总体百分位排名占第21位。