英语大赢家 上册 116.Topic 4奥运文化 Olympic Culture

 Terry: Olympics again! Been four years.

 

May: Yes, But there are also winter Olympics, two years after the summer Olympics.

 

Terry: I was a volunteer for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I came here just for the sentiment¹ of it.

 

May: Oh? You are from Australia?

 

Terry: Yes. I am from Sydney.

 

May: The next Olympics is to be held in England. Are you gonna go there too?

 

Terry: Of course, I have plans to participate in the Marathon.

 

May: That's great! In fact, I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games, too.

 

Terry: Really? Great! Do you know where the Olympics is originated³ from?

 

May: Of course! It's from Greece.

 

Terry: You are clever! When I was a volunteer, I didn't know that.

 

May: What did you say if people asked you that?

 

Terry: Just told them the truth.

 

May: Truth?

 

Terry: The truth is that I didn't know.

 

 

 

听看学

 

泰瑞：奥运会又来了啊！4年了。

 

阿美：是啊。但是还有冬奥会啊，在夏季奥运会两年后。

 

泰瑞：我是2000年悉尼奥运会的志愿者。我到这儿来是为了重温当年。

 

阿美：哦？你是从澳大利亚来的？

 

泰瑞：是啊。我来自悉尼。

 

阿美：下届奥运会在中国举行。你也去吗？

 

泰瑞：当然啦，我还打算参加马拉松呢？

 

阿美：太棒了！事实上，我也打算在北京奥运会做一名志愿者。

 

泰瑞：真的吗？太好了！你知道奥运会的发源地在哪儿吗？

 

阿美：当然啦！它起源于希腊。

 

泰瑞：你真聪明。我是志愿者时，我还不知道呢。

 

阿美：那人们问你时你怎么说呢？

 

泰瑞：就告诉他们事实。

 

阿美：事实？

 

泰瑞：事实就是我不知道。

 

 

 

经典背诵 Recitation

 

 

 

May: Olympic is held every four years. But winter Olympics is two years after each summer Olympics. The Olympics is originated in Greece. Marathon is originated in Greece too. I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games. So exciting!

 

 

 

生词小结

 

Sydney n. 悉尼

 

sentiment n. 感情

 

Australia n. 澳大利亚

 

participate vi. 参加

 

Marathon n. 马拉松

 

originate² vi. 起源

 

Greece n. 希腊

1 sentiment   

n.感情，情趣，意见，观点，多愁善感

参考例句：

• He has illustrated this sentiment thoroughly in a drama.他在一出戏剧里充分地表现了这种感情。
• Should sentiment be controlled by reason?感情应受理智的控制吗？

2 originate   

vi.起源于，来自；vt.创造，创始，开创

参考例句：

• All carbohydrates originate from plants.所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
• All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.任何理论都来源于实践，反过来为实践服务。

3 originated   

v.起源于，来自，产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 )；创造；创始；开创

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England. 微型画像艺术创始于英国。 来自《简明英汉词典》