英語大贏家:191 聊奧運 Olympic Stories
阿美坐出租車時，在車里看見了很多奧運會的吉祥物，一問才知道，原來司機是個奧運迷，這下阿美可找到知音了。
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May: I see that there are Olympic mascotsin 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：我看見您車里有許多奧運會的吉祥物。
出租車司機：是的。我對奧運會非常的感興趣，特別是對2008年的北京奧運會。
阿美：我也是。而且我還想成為2008年北京奧運會的志愿者。
出租車：那很不錯啊。介意做一個有關奧運會的小測試嗎？
阿美：沒問題啊。我是"奧運專家"。
出租車司機：哇，那你一定要說到做到。開始了啊。首先，你能告訴我一些關于古代奧運會的事情嗎？
阿美：古代奧運起源于希臘。
出租車司機：不錯。為什么人們叫它奧林匹克？
阿美：人們是以它第一次舉辦的地點來給它命名的。
出租車司機：誰發(fā)起了現(xiàn)代奧運會？
阿美：這個問題簡直就是小菜一碟。是一個叫拜倫?顧拜旦的法國人。
出租車司機：那人們都叫他什么？
阿美：人們當然都叫他"奧林匹克之父"。
出租車司機：那么他為奧運會的恢復做出了什么樣的貢獻？
阿美：他曾經(jīng)發(fā)表過一個"復興奧林匹克"的演講。
出租車司機：測試完了。非常棒！
阿美：我說過我是專家。
Recitation 經(jīng)典背誦
May: I've said I'm an “Olympic expert”. The quiz is a piece of cake for me. The ancient Olympics was originated in ancient Greece. People named it after the place where it was first held, and a Frenchman named Mr. Baron de Coubertin started the modern Olympics. I've mastered this knowledge when I was in junior middle school.
生詞小結
mascot n. 吉祥物
quiz n. 小測試
注釋
You've talked the talk. 你一定要說到做到。
Baron de Coubertin 拜倫.顧拜旦，現(xiàn)代奧運會的創(chuàng)始人。
情景練習 Scene practice
仔細閱讀下面五個場景，兩人一組，使用表示提供幫助的句型，用一用，練一練。
1.If you were a taxi driver, you want to help your passenger to carry his luggage. What would you say to him?
2.If you were a salesperson, what would you say to your customer first?
3.If you were a waiter, how would you take your customer's order?
4.After finishing the homework, Daniel wants to ask his mother for permission to watch TV. If you were Daniel, what would you say to your mother?
5.If you were Shirley, you want to offer your help to someone. What would you say?
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