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May: I see that there are Olympic mascots in your car.

 

Taxi driver: Yes. I am very interested in the Olympic Games, and I'm especially excited about 2008 Beijing Olympics.

 

May: Me, too. I want to be a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Olympics.

 

Taxi driver: That's cool. Care for a little quiz on that?

 

May: No problem. I'm an "Olympic expert".

 

Taxi driver: 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?

 

May: The ancient Olympics originated in ancient Greece.

 

Taxi driver: Good. Why do people name it Olympics

 

May: They name it after the place where it was first held.

 

Taxi driver: Who started the modern Olympics?

 

May: This question is a piece of cake. A Frenchman named Baron de Coubertin.

 

Taxi driver: What did people call him?

 

May: Of course he was called "the father of the Olympics".

 

Taxi driver: What did he do for restoring the Olympics?

 

May: He once made a speech on the "Renaissance of the Olympics".

 

Taxi driver: Well, that's for all. Excellent!

 

May: I've told you I'm an expert.

 

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阿美：我看见您车里有许多奥运会的吉祥物。

 

出租车司机：是的。我对奥运会非常的感兴趣，特别是对2008年的北京奥运会。

 

阿美：我也是。而且我还想成为2008年北京奥运会的志愿者。

 

出租车：那很不错啊。介意做一个有关奥运会的小测试吗？

 

阿美：没问题啊。我是"奥运专家"。

 

出租车司机：哇，那你一定要说到做到。开始了啊。首先，你能告诉我一些关于古代奥运会的事情吗？

 

阿美：古代奥运起源于希腊。

 

出租车司机：不错。为什么人们叫它奥林匹克？

 

阿美：人们是以它第一次举办的地点来给它命名的。

 

出租车司机：谁发起了现代奥运会？

 

阿美：这个问题简直就是小菜一碟。是一个叫拜伦?顾拜旦的法国人。

 

出租车司机：那人们都叫他什么？

 

阿美：人们当然都叫他"奥林匹克之父"。

 

出租车司机：那么他为奥运会的恢复做出了什么样的贡献？

 

阿美：他曾经发表过一个"复兴奥林匹克"的演讲。

 

出租车司机：测试完了。非常棒！

 

阿美：我说过我是专家。