美国文化脱口秀 第376期:四年一次 必学奥运英语!
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：芝麻街：明星教单词
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里约奥运会开始啦，今天我们学奥运英语！各种项目英语怎么说？开幕式? 金牌榜？还有最基本的，里约热内卢英语怎么念？
关键词：
“里约热内卢”到底怎么念？
Rio de Janeiro /?ri o? de? ???n??r o?/: 里约热内卢Rio: 里约
Most people say "Rio" for convenience sake: 大家平时图方便，都说RioBrazil /br?'zil/: 巴西
Host country: 主办国
Host city: 主办城市
Rio is hosting the 2016 Olympics: 里约主办2016年奥运会Jenny and Spencer are podcast hosts: Jenny和Spencer是播客主播I appreciate the athleticism 1 that the athletes bring to the Olympics every 4 years: 我特别欣赏运动员每四年在奥运会上给我们贡献的体育精神奥运会：记住这两种说法
There are two ways to say it: 1) The Olympics, 2) The Olympic games有两种说法，关键要注意"s"的位置。不要说成The Olympic，也不能说The Olympics games。
再多分享几个奥运名词：
The Olympic spirit: 奥运精神
The Olympic torch: 奥运火炬
The Olympic mascot 2: 奥运吉祥物
The Olympic rings: 奥运五环
Is Rio ready? 里约准备好了吗？
There have been questions about whether Rio is ready for the Olympics? 里约准备好了吗？
Infrastructure 3: 基础设施
Venues 5: 场馆
Stadium: 体育场
The Olympic Village: 奥运村
The opening ceremony: 开幕式
BRIC countries: 金砖四国
Brazil puts the "B" in "BRIC" countries: 巴西代表金砖四国里的BBrick: 砖头
Brazil used to be a shining beacon 6 in developing economies: 巴西曾经是发展中经济体闪亮的灯塔But it's in deep trouble now: 但是现在深陷困境Let's focus on the positive: 我们还是正能量一点吧四年一次 必学奥运英语!
Opening ceremony: 开幕式
The entire world has its eyes on the opening ceremony: 奥运开幕式万众瞩目Brazilians sure know how to party: 巴西人最会派对Party animals: 派对动物
They know how to get down: 他们很会玩
Carnival 7: 嘉年华
Samba: 桑巴舞
Doping controversy 8: 禁药风波
The Russian track and field team is banned from the Rio Olympics due to doping allegations: 俄罗斯田径队由于禁药丑闻被禁止赛加里约奥运会Doping: 服用禁药
Dope: 毒品、禁药
Doper: 服禁药的运动员
Clean athlete: 干净的、不服药的运动员
Anti-doping: 反禁药
Events: 快找找中国的强项
Events: 项目
Highly competitive events: 竞争激烈的项目What's your favorite event to watch? 你最爱看什么项目？
I love watching weightlifting: 我最爱看举重I'm always in awe 9 of athletes who are trying to lift three times their body weight: 我特别佩服那些运动员，可以举起自己体重三倍的重量I find it a bit cruel to watch, but that's what makes the athletes so awesome 10: 我觉得看举重很残酷，但这也展示了运动员的伟大The events China is good at: 中国的强项
＊夫妻档杜丽、庞伟参加的射击项目统称为shooting。 再细分为杜丽参加的air rifle（气步枪), 庞伟参加的air pistol (气手枪)。恭喜两位老将夺得银牌、铜牌！＊The events America is good at: 美国的强项Track and field: 田径
Diving: 跳水
Divers 11: 跳水运动员
Synchronised diving: 双人跳水
Synchronised swimming: 花样游泳
Synchronised: 调协、同步
To sync your phone: 同步手机
Gymnastics: 体操
I'm a Olympics junkie. I love watching everything: 我是奥运脑残粉，什么项目都爱看Rich man's sports: 有钱人的运动
I prefer watching the old-school sports: 我更爱看传统项目There are some sports which I don't think should be in the Olympics: 有些项目我觉得不该是奥运项目For instance, indoor cycling: 比如室内自行车My gripe with indoor cycling is that you need expensive apparatus 12 and a venue 4 to compete. It's a rich man's sport: 我对它的嘈点是需要很昂贵的设备设施，是有钱人的精英运动Whereas some events like running, is all about body power and mental drive: 但是像跑步这样的项目，就是人类体能和意志力的体现You can come from a very poor background and still be at the top of the game: 即使是贫穷国家的运动员，也有可能达到世界最高水平Speaking of running, there's short distance, also known as sprint 13, and long distance, marathon being the ultimate long distance running: 说到跑步，有短距离，也叫sprint, 还有长距离, 例如马拉松这种终极长距离跑Relay: 接力
Hurdle 14: 跨栏
China vs. US: who will come on top?
中美奖牌榜大战
The medal tally/medal table/medal count: 奖牌榜Gold medal: 金牌
Silver medal: 银牌
Bronze medal: 铜牌
China and the US, who will come on top? 中国、美国，谁会奖牌榜第一？
Battle it out: 较量一番
1 athleticism
n.运动竞赛，崇尚运动，竞技热
- He brings defense. He brings talent. He brings athleticism. That's a lot. “他带来的防御，他带来了人才，他带来了身体，这是很多”。 来自互联网
- Each of these sports isn't won through sheer athleticism alone. 每个体育项目无法凭借纯粹的运动能力而获胜。 来自互联网
2 mascot
n.福神，吉祥的东西
- The football team's mascot is a goat.足球队的吉祥物是山羊。
- We had a panda as our mascot.我们把熊猫作为吉详物。
3 infrastructure
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
4 venue
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
5 venues
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
6 beacon
n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔
- The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
- The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。
7 carnival
n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演
- I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
- Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
8 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
9 awe
n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧
- The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
10 awesome
adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的
- The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
- That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.
11 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
12 apparatus
n.装置，器械；器具，设备
- The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
- They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。