英语口语大赢家Topic2:奥运梦 Olympic Dreams
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：王强口语 第二册
奥运就要来了，大家都在关注，阿美和丹尼尔正在讨论奥运梦想，可是这对姐弟好像从来也谈不到一块儿。
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May: Hi, Daniel.
Daniel: Hi, May. Is dinner ready?
May: What's up?
Daniel: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
May: Soon, Dad is watching TV.
Daniel: What's on? American Idol 1 again?
May: No, a show about 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Daniel: Oh, yes, they are coming soon.
May: You know, the Bird Nest is just not far from here.
Daniel: Really? Can you imagine? We can see Beckham in 2008 right here! I am so excited.
May: Daniel, you are so boyish. Beckham is old at that time.
Daniel: You are a girl. Of course you are not boyish. What do you expect of the Olympics, sister?
May: I want to be a volunteer in 2008. And I will give the foreign friends a big hand.
Daniel: How big are your hands? Even bigger than father's?
May: Wow, that's harsh 2, Danny.
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阿美：嗨，丹尼尔。
丹尼尔：嗨，阿美。晚饭准备好了吗？
阿美：怎么了?
丹尼尔：我饿了，我能吃下一匹马。
阿美：快了，爸爸在看电视呢。
丹尼尔：什么节目？又是“美国偶像”？
阿美：不，是关于2008年北京奥运会的。
丹尼尔：噢，是啊，马上就要开办了。
阿美：知道吗，鸟巢就离这里不远。
丹尼尔：是吗？你能想象吗？2008年我们就能在这儿看见贝克汉姆啦！我很兴奋！
阿美：丹尼尔，你太幼稚了。贝克汉姆那个时候就老啦。
丹尼尔：你是个女孩儿，你当然不幼稚啦。那你对奥运会有什么期待，姐姐？
阿美：2008年我想成为一名自愿者，我要帮那些外国朋友们大忙。
丹尼尔：你的手有多大？比爸爸的手还大吗？
阿美：哎呀，真让我伤心，丹尼尔。
经典背诵 Recitation 3
May: Hi, My name's May. I'm Daniel's elder sister. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming soon. We are very excited about it. Our home is not far from the Bird Nest. I want to be a volunteer in 2008. And I will give the foreign friends a “big” hand. I am so excited.
生词小结
What’s up 怎么了？
hungry adj. 饥饿的
Olympic adj. 奥林匹亚的（奥林匹克）
imagine vt. 想象
excited adj. 兴奋的
boyish adj. 孩子气的，幼稚的
volunteer n. 志愿者
give … a big hand 给……很大帮助
stranger n. 陌生人
注释
Bird Nest
鸟巢 2008年北京奥运会标志性体育场馆
Beckham
贝克汉姆 原英格兰队队长，国际足球巨星
You are a girl. Of course you are not boyish.
在这里，boy 是男孩的意思 boyish 是孩子气的意思，但丹尼尔说他姐姐是女孩（不是男孩），当然不是boyish，这是一种幽默的自嘲方式。
How big are your hands?
丹尼尔不知道上下文的意思，完全断章取义，直接问姐姐的手有多大？
- As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
- Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。
- The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
- Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。
- His recitation was cadenced and rich in feeling.他的朗诵抑扬顿挫，富有感情。
- The boy made many blunders as he stumbled through his recitation.这个男孩在讷讷的背书中出了很多差错。