体育美语-011 Olympic Opening Ceremony
PW: Today we are going to talk about the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Y: Yeh!
PW: You sure are excited about the Opening Ceremony. but is it such a big deal?
Y: Of course it's a big deal. 奥运会四年才开一次。主办国可以在开幕式上显示历史、文化，经济实力。You know, to show off.
P: So, I am guessing there will be lots of performances - dances and acrobatics 1.
Y: Yes, that's right, Patrick.
开幕式一开始要升起奥运旗帜，演奏奥运主题歌。
P: It starts with the raising of the Olympic flag and the performing of the Olympic anthem 2.
Y: 然后是各国运动员入场。
P: That's called a "Parade of Nations," when the athletes of each nation participating in the Olympics parade through the stadium with their national teams.
Y: 开幕式除了大型表演，最精彩的是最后点燃奥运圣火。
P: Lighting 3 of the Olympic Flame with the torch is the climax 4 of the opening ceremony. It's awesome 5.
Y: 说了半天，我只在电视上看过奥运会开幕式，如果能到现场那该多好。
P: Well, look what I've got!
Y: 开幕式门票！
Oh my gosh, Patrick! Who did you knock off to get those?
P: Who did I "knock off"? Don't worry, I didn't have to kill anyone, Yang Chen. The tickets to the opening ceremony are sold out long time ago. I was given these by a friend whose brother is an Olympic athlete.
Y: 你还认识奥运会运动员。Cool.
PW: Say, do you want to go, Yang Chen? I've got two tickets?
YC: Do I want to go? I'd LOVE to go!
- Acrobatics is hard to learn but beautiful to watch.杂技不好学，但很好看。
- We watched a performance which included a puppet show and acrobatics.我们观看了一场演出，内容有木偶和杂技。
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。