2022 Winter Olympic Games—Beijing

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難詞探意

1.vision /?v??n/ n.想象；視野

2.landmark /?l?ndmɑ?k/ n.地標

3.embrace /?m?bre?s/ v.擁抱

4.suburban /s??bз?b?n/ adj.郊區的

5.destination /?dest??ne?∫n/ n.目的地

6.previous /?pri?vi?s/ adj.先前的；以往的

Having won the bid for the2022Winter Olympic Games on July31,2015,Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.

With avisionof “Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow (純潔的冰雪，激情的約會)”,Beijing 2022 will build on the legacies of thelandmarkBeijing 2008 Olympic Games and expects to encourage millions of people across China toembracewinter sports.

The 109 events in seven Olympic winter sports will be held in the three competition zones of central Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

Three competition zones

Beijing will host all the ice events (curling, ice hockey and skating) and four snow events (snowboard big air and freestyle skiing big air, men's and women's), making full use of the legacy venues of Beijing 2008 in the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020.

Yanqing, asuburbandistrict of Beijing (80 kilometers to the northwest) and home to the famous Badaling and Juyongguan stretches of the Great Wall, is to host the alpine skiing (高山滑雪) and sliding events.

Zhangjiakou, further to the northwest in the neighbouring Hebei Province, will host all the other snow events in its Chongli district, a popular skiingdestination.

Seven new events

The addition of seven new events—women's monobob, freestyle skiing big air (men's and women's), and mixed team events in short track speed skating team relay, ski jumping, freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard cross—to Beijing 2022's sports programme will bring about the most genderbalanced Winter Olympic Games to date, with more female athletes (45.44 percent) and women's events than at anypreviousGames.

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in February 2022, coinciding (同時發生)with the Chinese New Year, the most important holiday in China.Local residents are looking forward to welcoming athletes from around the globe to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities, the majestic(壯觀的) landscape and the rich cultures of central Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou, as they charm the world with the beauty of winter sports.

Reading Check

1.How many events will Beijing host?

2.What is special about Yanqing?

3.What do we know about the local people from the last paragraph?

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Having won the bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on July 31, 2015, Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.北京在2015年7月31日獲得2022年冬季奧運會的申辦權后，將成為世界上第一個舉辦過夏季和冬季奧運會的城市。

【信息提取】本句是一個簡單句。“Having won...on July 31, 2015”是動詞-ing形式的完成式，表示發生在謂語動詞之前的動作，to have hosted...the Olympic Games是動詞不定式的完成式作后置定語。

【句式仿寫】中國是世界上第三個將宇航員送入太空的國家。

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

1.奧運會詞語

Olympic Games 奧運會

Olympic Charter 奧林匹克憲章

Summer Olympics 夏季奧運會

Winter Olympics 冬季奧運會

Paralympic Games 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會

Youth Olympic Games 青年奧林匹克運動會

Special Olympics 特殊奧林匹克運動會

Olympic Rings 奧林匹克五環

Olympic Anthem 《奧林匹克圣歌》

Faster, Higher, Stronger 更快、更高、更強

Olympic Oath 奧林匹克誓詞

Olympic Flame 奧林匹克圣火

opening ceremony 開幕式

closing ceremony 閉幕式

Olympic village 奧運村

Olympic record 奧運會紀錄

host city 主辦城市

medal presentation 頒獎儀式

torch relay 火炬傳遞

mascot 吉祥物

the Olympic spirits 奧林匹克精神

the International Olympic Day 世界奧林匹克日

the Green Olympics 綠色奧運

2.比賽用語

athlete 運動員

stadium 體育場

referee 裁判

set a record 創造紀錄

hold a record 保持紀錄

break a record 打破紀錄

gold medal 金牌

silver medal 銀牌

bronze medal 銅牌

volunteer 志愿者

take part in 參加

compete with 與……比賽

3.2008奧運會十大場館

National Stadium 國家體育場

National Aquatics Center 國家游泳中心

National Indoor Stadium 國家體育館

Beijing Shooting Range Hall 北京射擊館

Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium 北京奧

林匹克籃球館

Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court 北京奧林

匹克公園網球場

Olympic Sports Center Stadium 奧體中心體育場

Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 奧體中心體

育館

Beijing Workers' Stadium 北京工人體育場

Capital Indoor Stadium 首都體育館

4.比賽項目

sailing 帆船運動

swimming 游泳

diving 跳水

weightlifting 舉重

baseball 棒球

archery 射箭

wrestling 摔跤

shooting 射擊

boxing 拳擊

football 足球

basketball 籃球

table tennis 乒乓球

triathlon 鐵人三項

modern pentathlon 現代五項

volleyball 排球

beach volleyball 沙灘排球

badminton 羽毛球

athletics 田徑

artistic gymnastics 藝術體操

Ⅱ.話題金句

1.The International Olympic Committee constituted itself on 23rd June, 1894.國際奧委會于1894年6月23日成立。

2.The official languages of the IOC are French and English.國際奧委會的官方語言是法語和英語。

3.The Olympic Flame is a symbol reminiscent of the ancient Olympic Games.奧運圣火是人們緬懷古代奧運會的象征。

4.The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to participate.奧林匹克運動會重在參與而不是取勝。

5.The Olympic Oath encourages athletes, coaches, and officials to observe the rules and to follow the spirit of sportsmanship.奧運會誓詞鼓勵運動員、教練員和裁判員遵守規則，發揚體育精神。

6.The Olympic Games help promote a better and more peaceful world.奧林匹克運動會有助于實現一個更美好、更安寧的世界。

7.The athletes must learn to respect and to cooperate with people from many nations during the Games.在比賽中，運動員必須學會尊重并與來自許多國家的人們合作。

8.The most important thing in the Games is not the triumph but the struggle.比賽中最重要的不是勝利，而是奮斗。

9.My victory owes to my coach's patient instructions and the support from my family and friends.我的勝利應歸功于教練耐心的指導以及家人和朋友的支持。

10.The Olympic symbol, the five interlocking rings, represents the unity of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes of the world at the Olympic Games.奧林匹克的標志是五個相連的圓環，它代表著五大洲的團結和全世界運動員在奧運會上的相聚一堂。

11.The Olympic Games consist of the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.Both take place every four years.奧運會包括夏季奧運會和冬季奧運會，它們都是每四年舉辦一次。

Ⅲ.情境應用

假定你是李華，你想成為2022年北京冬奧會的志愿者。請給組委會寫一封英文申請信：

1.寫信目的；

2.個人情況。

注意：

1.詞數100左右，開頭和結尾已寫好，不計入總詞數；

2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir/Madam,

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua