VOA常速英语:Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2018 Winter Olympics

短语讲解：

1. Now many South Koreans hope that by having the games, it will also put them on the map as a winter sports hot spot.

hot spot热点
例句：Vietnam became a hot spot in 1960s.
在20世纪60年代，越南成了热点地区。

2. A few hundred Korean fans cheered on the lawn of Seoul Plaza late Wednesday as the result of the International Olympic Committee's vote in Durban, South Africa, was announced.

as the result of由于…的结果
例句：He is paralyzed as the result of a would-be assassin's bullet years ago.
几年前有人对他行刺未遂, 但子弹使他瘫痪了。

3. Pyeongchang is already the center for winter sports in Korea, but many here say the 2018 Olympics could turn the area into an international hub.

turn into (使)变成
例句：Joan is turning into quite a skilled musician.
琼正在变成一个技艺精湛的音乐家。
international hub国际中心

4. But he says the resorts there have already done a good job at luring some foreign skiers.

do a good job干得更好
例句：I'm sure you can do a better job next time.
我相信你下次会干得更好。

5. "They have got good intentions in trying to make Pyeongchang an area that is just not central to Korea."

try to 设法
例句：He has been trying to solve the problem.
他一直在设法解决这一问题。

6. The area does not have much in the way of an after ski culture, and major transportation projects are planned to make the three-hour trip from Seoul a little less of a trek.

in the way of关于…方面
例句：His assurances led to little or nothing in the way of performance. 
他没有或者很少去履行他所提出的保证。