老外最想聊的100個英語口語話題（71)：北京奧運

　　Beiiing Olympics 北京奧運

　　dialogue 1

　　Heinz: Did you go and watch any games?

　　你去現(xiàn)場看過比賽嗎?

　　Nlu Lina: No, I didn't. I failcd to obtain any ticket. I tried to book onc online, but without success. Thcn, I put up noticcs on the campus buIlctin board in the hope of burying a second-hand-again, to no avail.

　　沒呢，我沒搞到票，我試過在網(wǎng)I：訂，但是沒訂到.然后我又在校園里的公告欄里張貼廣告，希望弄到 一張二手票——結(jié)果還是沒成功.

　　H: What a pity you missed such a golden opportunity! It's rare to bave an Olympiad on home soil.

　　這么好的機會你錯過了，真可惜。在自家門口舉辦奧運，可不是那么容易的事兒.

　　N: Cerlainly. I could only watch them on TV. It was a poor substirute for actually being there But I still cnjoyed it. It was beensupc=rb! The opening ceremony was really wicked.

　　是啊!結(jié)果我只好看電視——當然這比去現(xiàn)場看要差多了，可是我還是樂在其中。我只能說，辦得太棒了

　　H: What do you like bcst in the opening ccremony?

　　對于開幕式，你覺得哪些地方做得最好?

　　N: Oh, the whole show was dazzling!Director Zhang Yimou did good wark. The kcy note was the Chinese cultural elements. And the buge scroll carried ovcr througbout all the

　　chaptcrs. What a wonderful innovation! What do you think?

　　整個演出都很精影!老謀子干得真不錯，全場演出充滿了中國文化元素，特別是那張巨大的西卷，貫穿始終，太有創(chuàng)意了!你說呢?

　　H: Yeah. I'm of the same opinion. Well, I likc the ignition ceremony bestl It wasn't as flashy as I had imagIncd. It was simple style, but poetic. Wc only saw a man bcing dragsed around in tbc sky. But that left a decp impression on me. Li Ning was running, holding the torch, as ifhc were chasing the moon.

　　嗯，我也這么想.我最喜歡的是點火儀式l并不想我想像中的那樣花峭，有些簡樸，卻富有詩意.我們只看見一個人用繩子吊著在半空中跑，這給我的印象特別深;李寧舉著火炬跑，像是在追月亮。

　　N: Ha ha. ju.st like Chang' er, tbc Chincse goddess of moonl And the act was accompanied by the tranquil, warmmClOdy of You and Me.

　　哈哈，就像中國的月亮女神嫦娥.點火儀式配的背景音樂是寧靜、溫暖的‘我和你)的旋律.

　　H: Exactly! Even now. the music still constantly vibrates in my mind.

　　對l直到現(xiàn)在，它還回蕩在我腦海里呢，

　　dialogue 2

　　Chen： Now the Olympiad has concludcd. It's bccn a success. Wc can ease offl The wbolc nation can takC a breath.

　　奧運終于結(jié)束了’辦得很成功.大家可以松口氣了，全體中國人都可以松口氣了.

　　Bob: Sure! The Chincsc have paid considerable dues in preparing for iL I'm afraid cwm the pickicst critic can hardly find fault with the evcm.

　　當然啦.為了準備它，中國人付出了太多。恐怕最挑剔的評論家都難以挑出刺兒來了.

　　c: Of course,pcopIe may nit-pick a f-cw dctails here and the托. But the reality is there! Athlctcs well warmly welcomed. and able to compete comfortably. So many rccords wcrc broken. And so much pfOgRS8 was rriadc.

　　是啊!人們可能在這里那里挑出一些細節(jié)問題來，可是事實擺在那兒：運動員受到熱情接待，并能夠舒舒服服地比賽;多項記錄被打破;進步也很明顯.

　　B: Yeah, in the first place. a glorious event must be successful in what it achieves. Yct what I am more croncerned about is the COR: Olympic ideals of sportsmanship and unity. The slogan "One World, One Dream'well captures the Olympic motto of-higher;faster' stronger- . Hmunans, when:ver they come from. all bc10ng to there race, and should bave a lot in common.

　　嗯.一屆偉大的奏事必須首先體現(xiàn)在成績上.但我最看重的是運動和團結(jié)這一核心奧運精神。H同一個世界，同一個夢想”，多么好的u號，抓住了奧運“更高、更快、更強”的理念.人類理應(yīng)有許多相通之處.

　　C: You hit the bull's eyc! Today's humankind nccds mutual understanding more urgentlythan And the Games brought people of all nations together, leading us to rcajizc that

　　though we are diffcrcnt. wc sharc the me dreams.

　　這你說到點子上了.當今的人類比以往任何時候都更需要相互理解.奧運把各民族人們聚集到一起，讓我們意識判，我們雖然有不同之處，卻有著同樣的理想。

　　B: I guess you like the theme song very much, don't you?

　　我猜你很喜歡這次的主題歌吧?

　　C:AbsoIutcly! "You and mc, from world. we are family... Very atTectionate, and full of Iovc. It sings high praises of universal friendship.

　　那當然了!_我和你，心連心……一深情而充滿愛心.為全世界人民的友誼而歌唱