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今天为大家介绍残奥冬季两项：

残奥冬季两项

Para Biathlon, divided into sitting, standing, and visually impaired categories, is a winter sport that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting. Biathlon was introduced in Innsbruck for athletes with a physical impairment. Later, athletes with a vision impairment also became eligible to compete. In the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games, biathlon was introduced as a medal event for men and women.

残奥会冬季两项是一项结合了射击和越野滑雪的冬季体育项目，分为站姿、坐姿和视力障碍三个组别。在因斯布鲁克冬季残奥会上，肢体残疾的运动员首次参加了冬季两项比赛。之后，视力障碍运动员也获得了参加比赛的资格。在1994年的利勒哈默尔冬残奥会上，冬季两项成为男子、女子奖牌比赛项目。

Para biathlon follows the modified rules of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and its events consist of a 2.0 or 2.5 km cross-country skiing course and skiing three or five times in the free technique for the total race distance between 6-15 km.

残奥会冬季两项遵循国际冬季两项联合会修改后的规则，比赛总距离在6—15km之间，运动员沿着每圈2.0—2.5km的雪道，采用自由式技术滑行3圈或5圈。

Para athletes must shoot and hit the targets located at a distance of 10m. Each miss is penalized by an increase in the overall route time. The most important success factor lies in the capability of alternating the skills of physical endurance and shooting accuracy during the competition. Athletes with visual impairment are assisted by acoustic signals, which, depending on signal intensity, indicate when the athlete is on target.

运动员必须击中10m远的射击靶，脱靶将被加罚比赛时间。比赛取得成功的关键在于运动员是否能够较好协调身体耐力和射击精准度。视力障碍的运动员以声音信号为辅助手段，依靠信号强度，确定射击时间。

The rifle shall be any type of air rifle of conventional appearance with a five shot clip. For Blind class, the rifle will be equipped with an electro-acoustic system. Blind athletes are shooting with an electronic rifle that allows aiming by hearing.

残奥冬季两项使用常规气枪，弹夹为5发。视力障碍的运动员使用有声音瞄准系统的气枪，通过收听提示音射击。

重点词汇

eligible  adj. 符合条件的，合格的；（婚姻）合适的，合意的

例：

Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election.

将近一半的居民有资格在今天的选举中投票。

You may be eligible for the scholarship.

你有资格申请奖学金。

penalize  v. 使处于不利地位，不公正地对待；处罚，惩罚，处以刑罚；（体育运动中）判罚

例：

Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized.

有一些选手可能偶尔犯规并受到处罚。

The new law appears to penalize the poorest members of society. 

新法规似乎不利于社会中的最贫困者。