情景英语口语100主题 040the olympics奥运会

040 the Olympics

Words
Medal stadium competitor medals table judge time event sport trainer team host city opening ceremony water sport track and field spectator¹
Flag Olympic record world record personal best measure

Phrases
Take part in an event
Win an event
Attend the opening ceremony
Perform well in
Do one’s best
Head the medals table

Beginner
A; I see mike farmer has make it into the Olympic team. He beat the national record by 0.1 of a second.
B; that’s great. He’s the best runner I’ve seen this season. I’m sure he’ll win a medal at the Olympics.
A: I think you’re right. I think we have a very good athletics² team. They should do well in the Olympics. How many medals do you think we’ll win?
B; I really don’t know. I don’t think we’ll win many gold medals, but I think we should win several silver and bronze ones.
A; what do you think our chance are in the events.
B; in the last Olympics, we did very well in swimming, cycling and ball sports. I think we’ll do well in those same events.
A; we might get a gold medal in the sailing too. Our team put in a lot of practice.
B; I think we can expect to get between 30 to 40 medals in total.
A; you are very optimistic!

Intermediate³
A; aren’t you interested in watching the Olympics? There have been some excellent performances by athletes from all over the world.
B: I just don’t find it very interesting.
A: I think it’s wonderful to see people from all over the world taking part in such a great event.
B; I think that for a lot of people, it’s just a way to try and show their country is better than other countries.
A; I think the Olympics help to promote world peace.
B; I’m not sure about that. We still have many wars in the world. I think that the idea behind the Olympics is a good one, but the reality is that during the Olympics countries compete. There’s no real spirit of cooperation and people are usually not very friendly to each other.
A; you are so pessimistic⁴! The Olympics is a great opportunity for athletes to demonstrate⁵ their speed, skill, agility⁶ and strength. Most people hope to see someone form their country win, but I think that they are just happy to see good performances by any athlete.
B: well. I think that the most amazing performances are by athletes who participate in the Paralympics.
A; now there we are in agreement!

1 spectator   

n.观众，目击者，旁观者

参考例句：

• A spectator threw the ball back to the players.一个观众把球掷回给球员。
• He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。

2 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

3 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

4 pessimistic   

adj.悲观的，悲观主义的

参考例句：

• There is no reason to be pessimistic about the future.没有理由对未来悲观。
• The voters are pessimistic about the economy.投票者对经济很悲观。

5 demonstrate   

vt.论证，证明；示范；显示；vi.示威游行

参考例句：

• Let me demonstrate to you how this machine works.我给你演示一下这台机器的运转情况。
• How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?我怎样才能向你证明我的话是真实的呢？

6 agility   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
• His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。