英语口语大赢家Topic191:聊奥运 Olympic Stories

阿美坐出租车时，在车里看见了很多奥运会的吉祥物，一问才知道，原来司机是个奥运迷，这下阿美可找到知音了。

 

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May: I see that there are Olympic mascotsin your car.

Taxi driver: Yes. I am very interested in the Olympic Games, and I'm especially excited about 2008 Beijing Olympics.

May: Me, too. I want to be a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Taxi driver: That's cool. Care for a little quiz on that?

May: No problem. I'm an "Olympic expert".

Taxi driver: Wow, you've talked the talk. Now it's time to walk the walk. Here we go. First, can you tell me something about the ancient Olympics?

May: The ancient Olympics originated² in ancient Greece.

Taxi driver: Good. Why do people name it Olympics

May: They name it after the place where it was first held.

Taxi driver: Who started the modern Olympics?

May: This question is a piece of cake. A Frenchman named Baron³ de Coubertin.

Taxi driver: What did people call him?

May: Of course he was called "the father of the Olympics".

Taxi driver: What did he do for restoring the Olympics?

May: He once made a speech on the "Renaissance⁴ of the Olympics".

Taxi driver: Well, that's for all. Excellent!

May: I've told you I'm an expert.

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阿美：我看见您车里有许多奥运会的吉祥物。

出租车司机：是的。我对奥运会非常的感兴趣，特别是对2008年的北京奥运会。

阿美：我也是。而且我还想成为2008年北京奥运会的志愿者。

出租车：那很不错啊。介意做一个有关奥运会的小测试吗？

阿美：没问题啊。我是"奥运专家"。

出租车司机：哇，那你一定要说到做到。开始了啊。首先，你能告诉我一些关于古代奥运会的事情吗？

阿美：古代奥运起源于希腊。

出租车司机：不错。为什么人们叫它奥林匹克？

阿美：人们是以它第一次举办的地点来给它命名的。

出租车司机：谁发起了现代奥运会？

阿美：这个问题简直就是小菜一碟。是一个叫拜伦?顾拜旦的法国人。

出租车司机：那人们都叫他什么？

阿美：人们当然都叫他"奥林匹克之父"。

出租车司机：那么他为奥运会的恢复做出了什么样的贡献？

阿美：他曾经发表过一个"复兴奥林匹克"的演讲。

出租车司机：测试完了。非常棒！

阿美：我说过我是专家。

Recitation 经典背诵
May: I've said I'm an “Olympic expert”. The quiz is a piece of cake for me. The ancient Olympics was originated in ancient Greece. People named it after the place where it was first held, and a Frenchman named Mr. Baron de Coubertin started the modern Olympics. I've mastered this knowledge when I was in junior middle school.

生词小结
mascot¹ n. 吉祥物

quiz n. 小测试

注释
You've talked the talk. 你一定要说到做到。

Baron de Coubertin 拜伦.顾拜旦，现代奥运会的创始人。

情景练习 Scene practice
仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用表示提供帮助的句型，用一用，练一练。

1.If you were a taxi driver, you want to help your passenger to carry his luggage. What would you say to him?

2.If you were a salesperson⁵, what would you say to your customer first?

3.If you were a waiter, how would you take your customer's order?

4.After finishing the homework, Daniel wants to ask his mother for permission to watch TV. If you were Daniel, what would you say to your mother?

5.If you were Shirley, you want to offer your help to someone. What would you say?

 

1 mascot   

n.福神，吉祥的东西

参考例句：

• The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
• We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。

2 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

4 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

5 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。