体育美语-011 Olympic Opening Ceremony

PW: Today we are going to talk about the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Y: Yeh!

PW: You sure are excited about the Opening Ceremony. but is it such a big deal?

Y: Of course it's a big deal. 奥运会四年才开一次。主办国可以在开幕式上显示历史、文化，经济实力。You know, to show off.

P: So, I am guessing there will be lots of performances - dances and acrobatics¹.

Y: Yes, that's right, Patrick.

开幕式一开始要升起奥运旗帜，演奏奥运主题歌。

P: It starts with the raising of the Olympic flag and the performing of the Olympic anthem².

Y: 然后是各国运动员入场。

P: That's called a "Parade of Nations," when the athletes of each nation participating in the Olympics parade through the stadium with their national teams.　

Y: 开幕式除了大型表演，最精彩的是最后点燃奥运圣火。

P: Lighting³ of the Olympic Flame with the torch is the climax⁴ of the opening ceremony. It's awesome⁵.

Y: 说了半天，我只在电视上看过奥运会开幕式，如果能到现场那该多好。

P: Well, look what I've got!

Y: 开幕式门票！

Oh my gosh, Patrick! Who did you knock off to get those?

P: Who did I "knock off"? Don't worry, I didn't have to kill anyone, Yang Chen. The tickets to the opening ceremony are sold out long time ago. I was given these by a friend whose brother is an Olympic athlete.

Y: 你还认识奥运会运动员。Cool.

PW: Say, do you want to go, Yang Chen? I've got two tickets?

YC: Do I want to go? I'd LOVE to go!
 

1 acrobatics   

n.杂技

参考例句：

• Acrobatics is hard to learn but beautiful to watch.杂技不好学，但很好看。
• We watched a performance which included a puppet show and acrobatics.我们观看了一场演出，内容有木偶和杂技。

2 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

3 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

4 climax   

n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点

参考例句：

• The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
• His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.