里约奥运会开始啦,所以今天我们学奥运英语! # V3 n2 }1 |- m; |4 x各种项目英语怎么说?我们中国的强项英语又是什么?看比赛之余,快补一下奥运英语吧! , }, L' o- t7 ?5 A% W, ~ 9 z# j' b' Z- ~ X" W 2 V6 r4 q6 M4 w( _3 L9 ^, T! K节目片头曲:The Girl from Ipanema, Joao Gilberto+ |1 I1 h5 q) `) J3 |' g/ B, c 片尾曲:Fly me to the moon, Astrud Gilberto& X, _/ D* ^0 p7 i) i4 h+ F; s, F$ Z
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“里约热内卢”到底怎么念?
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Rio de Janeiro /ˈri oʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛər oʊ/: 里约热内卢0 R) i( f8 G0 e9 [! d1 e; ?
Rio: 里约 ' H# U; C6 b( w: [Most people say "Rio" for convenience sake: 大家平时图方便,都说Rio8 ]7 ?1 L" V+ ~/ f% m, v+ `$ F2 H
Brazil /brə'zil/: 巴西 + L, L; |8 g% j0 O+ SHost country: 主办国 G3 p% j3 P0 n; E9 VHost city: 主办城市 V: ~$ S+ }1 f0 W2 A$ t1 X
Rio is hosting the 2016 Olympics: 里约主办2016年奥运会+ G+ w6 {' H# D! |3 V0 b- Y
Jenny and Spencer are podcast hosts: Jenny和Spencer是播客主播' R% w* L) p2 i
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 l7 u! E r5 E2 T+ @0 L 7 C R1 g) x2 X$ z2 Y - ]" m5 A8 A* y% ]0 C9 E
奥运会:记住这两种说法↓↓
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There are two ways to say it: 1) The Olympics, 2) The Olympic games# e0 L/ ?2 E# j, d; p* H
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。4 X. R2 ?5 C Q3 [1 b! U) M; y8 ?; G 再多分享几个奥运名词:7 Z. l! Y$ B6 y% p; f. z/ j& [3 k
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 . O$ x' H- ?. K' ]$ p/ I. b6 o2 E
I'm a Olympics junkie. I love watching everything: 我是奥运脑残粉,什么项目都爱看
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Rich man's sports: 有钱人的运动
# P) C! k' R9 ~: K2 B n: [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