新概念英语第二册 Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 讲义

lesson 37 The Olympic Games 

🌻Part 1: Text

The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years’ time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new 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 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 fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country

 

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

Olympic[əˈlɪmpɪk]  adj. 奥林匹克的

hold  v. 召开

government[ˈgʌvənmənt]  n. 政府

immense[ɪˈmens]  adj. 巨大的

stadium['steɪdɪəm]  n. 露天体育场

standard'stændəd]  n. 标准

capital['kæpɪtl]  n. 首都

fantastic[fænˈtæstɪk]  adj. 巨大的

design [ dɪ'zaɪn]v. 设计

 

★Olympic   adj. 奥林匹克的

 

the Olympic Games     

奥林匹克运动会（简称the Games，一般大型运动会用games)

 

★stadium     n. 露天体育场

 

playground     n. 操场

sports field     运动场, 体育场（sports 各种各样的运动）

 

★hold (held，held)   v. 召开

 

1） vt. 拿着，抓住，抱住

Why are you holding my bag

2） 容纳，装得下，包含

This cup can’t hold much water.   这杯子装不了多少水。

3）举行，进行（会议、会谈等）；庆祝（节日）；纪念     

hold Christmas

have a meeting = hold a meeting    召开会议 

hold习惯用被动： 

The Olympic games will be held in China in 2008.  (two thousand eight)

 

★standard     n. 标准

 

high standard     高标准

Olympic-standard    

奥林匹克标准(运动会中的最高标准)（复合形容词：形容词+名词）

 

★capital   n. 首都

 

capital   adj. 大写的, 重要的

★design     v. 设计

 

1） vt. &vi. 设计图样

George has designed a new bridge.

2） vt. &vi. 打算（做……），计划

He designed to enter for the competition.

3）n. 图样，图纸；设计

Susan has just drawn a design for a new dress.

designer      n. 设计师

well－designed 设计不错的（复合形容词：副词+过去分词）

 

🌻Part 3: Notes on the text

 

 

★1、The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.

 

 

in four years’ time      四年之后（in常与将来时连用表示“……时间之后”）

He will be back in ten minutes or half an hour.

four years later    四年后        four years ago     四年前