关键词：

　　“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 athleticism 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 mascot: 奥运吉祥物

　　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？

　　Infrastructure: 基础设施

　　Venues: 场馆

　　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 beacon 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

　　Carnival: 嘉年华

　　Samba: 桑巴舞

　　Doping controversy: 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 awe 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 awesome: 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

　　Divers: 跳水运动员

　　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 apparatus and a venue 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 sprint, 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

　　Hurdle: 跨栏

　　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