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EP35 五分钟英语-冬奥会特辑II

2022/1/31
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开场白:

Hello friends,

First, an early Happy Chinese New Year to all my listeners.

Chinese lunar year is the biggest holiday in our tradition, and I am sure everyone is ready to celebrate it with family and friends. Have a wonderful new year! A prosperous year of Tiger.

Also, in observation of the new year holiday, my regular program will be in a recess till early February.

Now let’s turn to our today’s Program. We are continuing on the topic of Winter Olympics.This is our second episode for Beijing Winter Olympics

第一部分:奥运会标语(0:13")

Let’s begin with Motto of the most recent games.

  • 2006, Turin, Italy. Passion lives here. La passione vive qui.
  • 2010, Vancouver, Canada. With Growing Hearts.
  • 2014, Sochi, Russia. Hot, Cool, Yours..
  • 2018, Pyeongchang, South Korea. Passion. Connected.
  • 2022, Beijing, China. Together for a shared future. 一起向着未来.

第二部分:冬奥会趣事 (1:47")

Now let’s go over some fun stories of the Winter Olympics.

  • The original five Winter Olympic sports: bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, and skating.
  • The oldest winter olympic sport? Figure skating.
  • How many medals have we won? Chinese athletes have won medals in 6 out of 15 current Winter Olympics sports.
  • Who is the oldest athlete competing in Beijing? German speed skater Claudia Pechstein.
  • New event in Beijing games? Seven new events, such as freeski big air.

第三部分:冬奥会项目(4:42")

  • Bobsleigh: 雪橇
  • Figure skating: 花样滑冰
  • Short track speed skating: 短道速滑
  • Speed skater: 速滑滑冰
  • Freeski big air: 自由式滑雪大跳台