A:I see that there are Olympic mascots in your car.
我看見(jiàn)您車?yán)镉性S多奧運(yùn)會(huì)的吉祥物。
B:Yes. I am very interested in the Olympic Games, and I'm especially excited about 2008 Beijing Olympics.
是的。我對(duì)奧運(yùn)會(huì)非常的感興趣,特別是對(duì)2008年的北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)。
A:Me, too. I want to be a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Olympics.
我也是。而且我還想成為2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿者。
B:That's cool. Care for a little quiz on that?
那很不錯(cuò)啊。介意做一個(gè)有關(guān)奧運(yùn)會(huì)的小測(cè)試嗎?
A:No problem. I'm an 'Olympic expert'.
沒(méi)問(wèn)題啊。我是“奧運(yùn)專家”。
B: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?
哇,那你一定要說(shuō)到做到。開(kāi)始了啊。首先,你能告訴我一些關(guān)于古代奧運(yùn)會(huì)的事情嗎?
A:The ancient Olympics originated in ancient Greece.
古代奧運(yùn)起源于希臘。
B:Good. Why do people name it Olympics?
不錯(cuò)。為什么人們叫它奧林匹克?
A:They name it after the place where it was first held.
人們是以它第一次舉辦的地點(diǎn)來(lái)給它命名的。
B:Who started the modern Olympics?
誰(shuí)發(fā)起了現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)?
A:This question is a piece of cake. A Frenchman named Baron de Coubertin.
這個(gè)問(wèn)題簡(jiǎn)直就是小菜一碟。是一個(gè)叫拜倫·顧拜旦的法國(guó)人。
B:What did people call him?
那人們都叫他什么?
A:Of course he was called 'the father of the Olympics'.
人們當(dāng)然都叫他“奧林匹克之 父”。
B:What did he do for restoring the Olympics?
那么他為奧運(yùn)會(huì)的恢復(fù)做出了什么樣的貢 獻(xiàn)?
A:He once made a speech on the ‘Renaissance of the Olympics'.
他曾經(jīng)發(fā)表過(guò)一個(gè)“ 復(fù)興奧林匹克”的演講。
B:Well, that's for all. Excellent!
測(cè)試完了。非常棒!
A:I've told you I'm an expert.
我說(shuō)過(guò)我是專家。