口语入门:A:Do you like watching the Winter Olympic Games?你喜欢看冬季奥林匹克运动会的比赛吗?
B:Of course. It's the tradition game in winter, and with good reason. Don't you like watching it?当然了。这可是冬天的传统活动,是合乎情理的。你难道不喜欢吗?
A:Of course I do. I love it. All the games are exciting and the competitors are respectable.当然喜欢。我特别喜欢。所有的比赛都很刺激,选手们也很值得尊敬。
B:That's true. For various reasons, it takes more to hold a fierce game for Winter Olympics than it does for Summer Olympics. You know, the low temperature may cause many problems.那是当然的。冬季奥运会如想举办的精彩要比夏季奥运会难得多。有各种各样的条件制约。你知道,低温会引起很多问题。
A:Yeah. What's the difference between the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics?是啊。冬季奥运会和夏季奥运会有什么区别呢?
B:When the Olympic Games started in modern times, only summer events were included. When it grew popular, there came the Winter Olympic Games, which includes a variety of winter sports.现代奥运会开始时只包含夏季项目。当它开始流行后,才出现了包含各种冬季运动项目的冬季奥运会。
A:I see. Then, what's your favorite winter sport?我知道了。那么,你最喜欢的冬季运动是什么?
B:Figure skating. In my eye, nothing beats it.花样滑冰。在我看来,没什么比它更有意思。
A:Then you must know Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo.那你一定知道申雪和赵宏博了。
B:Oh, I didn't expect you to know them. But yes, I love them not only because of many medals they've won, but also because of many medals they've won, but also because of their spirits.哦,我没想到你竟然知道他们。但是,是的,我喜欢他们不光是因为他们得了很多奖牌,也因为他们的精神。
A:You should go to talk with May. She is a big fan of them too.你应该去跟阿美谈谈。她也是他们的超级粉丝。