A:Do you like watching the Winter Olympic Games?
你喜歡看冬季奧林匹克運動會的比賽嗎?
B:Of course. It's the tradition game in winter, and with good reason. Don't you like watching it?
當然了。這可是冬天的傳統(tǒng)活動,是合乎情理的。你難道不喜歡嗎?
A:Of course I do. I love it. All the games are exciting and the competitors are respectable.
當然喜歡。我特別喜歡。所有的比賽都很刺激,選手們也很值得尊敬。
B:That's true. For various reasons, it takes more to hold a fierce game for Winter Olympics than it does for Summer Olympics. You know, the low temperature may cause many problems.
那是當然的。冬季奧運會如想舉辦的精彩要比夏季奧運會難得多。有各種各樣的條件制約。你知道,低溫會引起很多問題。
A:Yeah. What's the difference between the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics?
是啊。冬季奧運會和夏季奧運會有什么區(qū)別呢?
B:When the Olympic Games started in modern times, only summer events were included. When it grew popular, there came the Winter Olympic Games, which includes a variety of winter sports.
現(xiàn)代奧運會開始時只包含夏季項目。當它開始流行后,才出現(xiàn)了包含各種冬季運動項目的冬季奧運會。
A:I see. Then, what's your favorite winter sport?
我知道了。那么,你最喜歡的冬季運動是什么?
B:Figure skating. In my eye, nothing beats it.
花樣滑冰。在我看來,沒什么比它更有意思。
A:Then you must know Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo.
那你一定知道申雪和趙宏博了。
B:Oh, I didn't expect you to know them. But yes, I love them not only because of many medals they've won, but also because of many medals they've won, but also because of their spirits.
哦,我沒想到你竟然知道他們。但是,是的,我喜歡他們不光是因為他們得了很多獎牌,也因為他們的精神。
A:You should go to talk with May. She is a big fan of them too.
你應該去跟阿美談?wù)?。她也是他們的超級粉絲。
注釋:
competitor n. 選手
variety n. 種類
figure skating 花樣滑冰
medal n. 獎牌
disabled adj. 殘疾的