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Lesson 37
The Olympic Games
New words
Olympic [əˈlɪmpɪk] adj.奥林匹克的
hold [həuld] v.召开
government ['gʌvənmənt] n.政府
immense [i'mens] adj.巨大的
stadium ['steidiəm] n.露天体育场
standard ['stændəd] n.标准
capital ['kæpitl] n.首都
fantastic [fæn'tæstik] adj.巨大的
design [di'zain] v.设计
★Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的
the Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会
★stadium n. 露天体育场
词汇扩充:
playground 操场
sports field 运动场地
gym n. 健身房,(室内)体育馆
★hold (held,held)
① vt. 拿着,抓住
Why are you holding my bag?
② 容纳
This cup can't hold much water.
③ 举行,召开
have a meeting = hold a meeting 召开会议
hold通常用被动语态:
The Olympic games were held in China in 2008.
★ standard
1)adj.标准的,一般的
standard English 标准的英语
2) n.标准,水准,模范,规范
living standard 生活水平
★design
① v.设计
George has designed a new bridge.
② v.打算(做……),计划
He designed to enter for the competition.
③ n. 图样,图纸
Susan has just drawn a design for a new dress.
词汇扩充:
designer n. 设计师
well-designed 精心设计的
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The Olympic [əˈlɪmpɪk]Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government[ˈgʌvənmənt] will be building new hotels, an immense[ɪ'mens] stadium['steɪdɪəm], and a new Olympic-standard['stændəd] swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed [kəm'plitɪd]the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic [fæn'tæstɪk]modern buildings have been designed [dɪ'zaɪnd]by Kurt Gunter['gʌntə]. Everybody will be watching anxiously ['æŋkʃəsli] as the new buildi