美國(guó)文化脫口秀 第376期:四年一次 必學(xué)奧運(yùn)英語!

里約奧運(yùn)會(huì)開始啦，今天我們學(xué)奧運(yùn)英語!各種項(xiàng)目英語怎么說?開幕式? 金牌榜?還有最基本的，里約熱內(nèi)盧英語怎么念?

關(guān)鍵詞：

“里約熱內(nèi)盧”到底怎么念?

Rio de Janeiro /?ri o? de? ???n??r o?/: 里約熱內(nèi)盧Rio: 里約

Most people say "Rio" for convenience sake: 大家平時(shí)圖方便，都說RioBrazil /br?'zil/: 巴西

Host country: 主辦國(guó)

Host city: 主辦城市

Rio is hosting the 2016 Olympics: 里約主辦2016年奧運(yùn)會(huì)Jenny and Spencer are podcast hosts: Jenny和Spencer是播客主播I appreciate the athleticism that the athletes bring to the Olympics every 4 years: 我特別欣賞運(yùn)動(dòng)員每四年在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上給我們貢獻(xiàn)的體育精神奧運(yùn)會(huì)：記住這兩種說法

There are two ways to say it: 1) The Olympics, 2) The Olympic games有兩種說法，關(guān)鍵要注意"s"的位置。不要說成The Olympic，也不能說The Olympics games。

再多分享幾個(gè)奧運(yùn)名詞：

The Olympic spirit: 奧運(yùn)精神

The Olympic torch: 奧運(yùn)火炬

The Olympic mascot: 奧運(yùn)吉祥物

The Olympic rings: 奧運(yùn)五環(huán)

Is Rio ready? 里約準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?

There have been questions about whether Rio is ready for the Olympics? 里約準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?

Infrastructure: 基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施

Venues: 場(chǎng)館

Stadium: 體育場(chǎng)

The Olympic Village: 奧運(yùn)村

The opening ceremony: 開幕式

BRIC countries: 金磚四國(guó)

Brazil puts the "B" in "BRIC" countries: 巴西代表金磚四國(guó)里的BBrick: 磚頭

Brazil used to be a shining beacon in developing economies: 巴西曾經(jīng)是發(fā)展中經(jīng)濟(jì)體閃亮的燈塔But it's in deep trouble now: 但是現(xiàn)在深陷困境Let's focus on the positive: 我們還是正能量一點(diǎn)吧四年一次 必學(xué)奧運(yùn)英語!

Opening ceremony: 開幕式

The entire world has its eyes on the opening ceremony: 奧運(yùn)開幕式萬眾矚目Brazilians sure know how to party: 巴西人最會(huì)派對(duì)Party animals: 派對(duì)動(dòng)物

They know how to get down: 他們很會(huì)玩

Carnival: 嘉年華

Samba: 桑巴舞

Doping controversy: 禁藥風(fēng)波

The Russian track and field team is banned from the Rio Olympics due to doping allegations: 俄羅斯田徑隊(duì)由于禁藥丑聞被禁止賽加里約奧運(yùn)會(huì)Doping: 服用禁藥

Dope: 毒品、禁藥

Doper: 服禁藥的運(yùn)動(dòng)員

Clean athlete: 干凈的、不服藥的運(yùn)動(dòng)員

Anti-doping: 反禁藥

Events: 快找找中國(guó)的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)

Events: 項(xiàng)目

Highly competitive events: 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的項(xiàng)目What's your favorite event to watch? 你最愛看什么項(xiàng)目?

I love watching weightlifting: 我最愛看舉重I'm always in awe of athletes who are trying to lift three times their body weight: 我特別佩服那些運(yùn)動(dòng)員，可以舉起自己體重三倍的重量I find it a bit cruel to watch, but that's what makes the athletes so awesome: 我覺得看舉重很殘酷，但這也展示了運(yùn)動(dòng)員的偉大The events China is good at: 中國(guó)的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)

*夫妻檔杜麗、龐偉參加的射擊項(xiàng)目統(tǒng)稱為shooting。 再細(xì)分為杜麗參加的air rifle(氣步槍), 龐偉參加的air pistol (氣手槍)。恭喜兩位老將奪得銀牌、銅牌!*The events America is good at: 美國(guó)的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)Track and field: 田徑

Diving: 跳水

Divers11: 跳水運(yùn)動(dòng)員

Synchronised diving: 雙人跳水

Synchronised swimming: 花樣游泳

Synchronised: 調(diào)協(xié)、同步

To sync your phone: 同步手機(jī)

Gymnastics: 體操

I'm a Olympics junkie. I love watching everything: 我是奧運(yùn)腦殘粉，什么項(xiàng)目都愛看Rich man's sports: 有錢人的運(yùn)動(dòng)

I prefer watching the old-school sports: 我更愛看傳統(tǒng)項(xiàng)目There are some sports which I don't think should be in the Olympics: 有些項(xiàng)目我覺得不該是奧運(yùn)項(xiàng)目For instance, indoor cycling: 比如室內(nèi)自行車My gripe with indoor cycling is that you need expensive apparatus and a venue to compete. It's a rich man's sport: 我對(duì)它的嘈點(diǎn)是需要很昂貴的設(shè)備設(shè)施，是有錢人的精英運(yùn)動(dòng)Whereas some events like running, is all about body power and mental drive: 但是像跑步這樣的項(xiàng)目，就是人類體能和意志力的體現(xiàn)You can come from a very poor background and still be at the top of the game: 即使是貧窮國(guó)家的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，也有可能達(dá)到世界最高水平Speaking of running, there's short distance, also known as sprint, and long distance, marathon being the ultimate long distance running: 說到跑步，有短距離，也叫sprint, 還有長(zhǎng)距離, 例如馬拉松這種終極長(zhǎng)距離跑Relay: 接力

Hurdle: 跨欄

China vs. US: who will come on top?

中美獎(jiǎng)牌榜大戰(zhàn)

The medal tally/medal table/medal count: 獎(jiǎng)牌榜Gold medal: 金牌

Silver medal: 銀牌

Bronze medal: 銅牌

China and the US, who will come on top? 中國(guó)、美國(guó)，誰會(huì)獎(jiǎng)牌榜第一?

Battle it out: 較量一番