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里约奥运会开始啦,今天我们学奥运英语!各种项目英语怎么说?开幕式? 金牌榜?还有最基本的,里约热内卢英语怎么念?
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“里约热内卢”到底怎么念?
Rio de Janeiro /?ri o? de? ???n??r o?/: 里约热内卢Rio: 里约
Most people say "Rio" for convenience sake: 大家平时图方便,都说RioBrazil /br?'zil/: 巴西
Host country: 主办国
Host city: 主办城市
Rio is hosting the 2016 Olympics: 里约主办2016年奥运会Jenny and Spencer are podcast hosts: Jenny和Spencer是播客主播I appreciate the athleticism1 that the athletes bring to the Olympics every 4 years: 我特别欣赏运动员每四年在奥运会上给我们贡献的体育精神奥运会:记住这两种说法
There are two ways to say it: 1) The Olympics, 2) The Olympic games有两种说法,关键要注意"s"的位置。不要说成The Olympic,也不能说The Olympics games。
再多分享几个奥运名词:
The Olympic spirit: 奥运精神
The Olympic torch: 奥运火炬
The Olympic rings: 奥运五环
Is Rio ready? 里约准备好了吗?
There have been questions about whether Rio is ready for the Olympics? 里约准备好了吗?
Infrastructure3: 基础设施
Stadium: 体育场
The Olympic Village: 奥运村
The opening ceremony: 开幕式
BRIC countries: 金砖四国
Brazil puts the "B" in "BRIC" countries: 巴西代表金砖四国里的BBrick: 砖头
Brazil used to be a shining beacon6 in developing economies: 巴西曾经是发展中经济体闪亮的灯塔But it's in deep trouble now: 但是现在深陷困境Let's focus on the positive: 我们还是正能量一点吧四年一次 必学奥运英语!
Opening ceremony: 开幕式
The entire world has its eyes on the opening ceremony: 奥运开幕式万众瞩目Brazilians sure know how to party: 巴西人最会派对Party animals: 派对动物
They know how to get down: 他们很会玩
Samba: 桑巴舞
Doping controversy8: 禁药风波
The Russian track and field team is banned from the Rio Olympics due to doping allegations: 俄罗斯田径队由于禁药丑闻被禁止赛加里约奥运会Doping: 服用禁药
Dope: 毒品、禁药
Doper: 服禁药的运动员
Clean athlete: 干净的、不服药的运动员
Anti-doping: 反禁药
Events: 快找找中国的强项
Events: 项目
Highly competitive events: 竞争激烈的项目What's your favorite event to watch? 你最爱看什么项目?
I love watching weightlifting: 我最爱看举重I'm always in awe9 of athletes who are trying to lift three times their body weight: 我特别佩服那些运动员,可以举起自己体重三倍的重量I find it a bit cruel to watch, but that's what makes the athletes so awesome10: 我觉得看举重很残酷,但这也展示了运动员的伟大The events China is good at: 中国的强项
*夫妻档杜丽、庞伟参加的射击项目统称为shooting。 再细分为杜丽参加的air rifle(气步枪), 庞伟参加的air pistol (气手枪)。恭喜两位老将夺得银牌、铜牌!*The events America is good at: 美国的强项Track and field: 田径
Diving: 跳水
Synchronised diving: 双人跳水
Synchronised swimming: 花样游泳
Synchronised: 调协、同步
To sync your phone: 同步手机
Gymnastics: 体操
I'm a Olympics junkie. I love watching everything: 我是奥运脑残粉,什么项目都爱看Rich man's sports: 有钱人的运动
I prefer watching the old-school sports: 我更爱看传统项目There are some sports which I don't think should be in the Olympics: 有些项目我觉得不该是奥运项目For instance, indoor cycling: 比如室内自行车My gripe with indoor cycling is that you need expensive apparatus12 and a venue4 to compete. It's a rich man's sport: 我对它的嘈点是需要很昂贵的设备设施,是有钱人的精英运动Whereas some events like running, is all about body power and mental drive: 但是像跑步这样的项目,就是人类体能和意志力的体现You can come from a very poor background and still be at the top of the game: 即使是贫穷国家的运动员,也有可能达到世界最高水平Speaking of running, there's short distance, also known as sprint13, and long distance, marathon being the ultimate long distance running: 说到跑步,有短距离,也叫sprint, 还有长距离, 例如马拉松这种终极长距离跑Relay: 接力
China vs. US: who will come on top?
中美奖牌榜大战
The medal tally/medal table/medal count: 奖牌榜Gold medal: 金牌
Silver medal: 银牌
Bronze medal: 铜牌
China and the US, who will come on top? 中国、美国,谁会奖牌榜第一?
Battle it out: 较量一番
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1 athleticism | |
n.运动竞赛,崇尚运动,竞技热 | |
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3 infrastructure | |
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施 | |
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n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 );会场;(尤指)体育比赛场所;犯罪地点 | |
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6 beacon | |
n.烽火,(警告用的)闪火灯,灯塔 | |
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8 controversy | |
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9 awe | |
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adj.不同的;种种的 | |
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n.短距离赛跑;vi. 奋力而跑,冲刺;vt.全速跑过 | |
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n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛 | |
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