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昂秀英语口语对话想聊就聊第5章:5.1 奥运会

2017-07-21来源:和谐英语

昂秀英语对话想聊就聊:让学习英语化繁为简。

5.1 Olympic Games 奥运会

M: I'll participate in a quiz about the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. It will be held tonight. Will you come?
M:我要参加一个知识竞赛,是关于北京举办第29届奥运会的,就在今晚举行,你来吗?

W: Sure. What do you know about the Olympic Games on the past? For example, do you know where and when the first Olympic Games were held in the ancient times?
W:当然了,你对过去的奥运会有了解吗?比如:你知道古时候第一届奥运会是在哪里、在什么地方举办的吗?

M: It was held in 776 B.C. at Olympia. It also has a long history of more than 2700 years.

M:公元前776年在希腊的奥林匹亚举办的。它已经有2700多年的历史了。

W: Haven't the Olympics been stopped for a long time?
W:奥运会就没有停过一段时间吗?

M: Yes, there were no games in 1916, 1940 and 1944, because of World War 1 and World War 2.

M:停过,在1916年、1940年和1944年停过,因为第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战而没有比赛。

W: I see. Look, do you know what that emblem means? I've seen it so many times, but I don't know what it stands for.
W:我知道了。看,你知道那个徽章表示什么吗?我已经见过好几次了,但我不知道它代表什么。

M: Oh, it's the Beijing 2008 Olympics’ Emblem. It's a Chinese seal, meaning that Chinese people warmly welcome the friends from all over the world.
M:哦,那是北京2008奥运会的标志,它是一个中国印,意思是说中国人民热情欢迎来自世界各地的朋友。

W: I see. I believe there will be lots of foreigners coming to Beijing to watch the Games.
W:我明白了,我相信会有很多外国人来北京观看奥运会的。

M: Sure.

M:肯定会的。

注释:

“stand for”的意思是“代表,象征”。