Lesson 37
The Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★Olympic adj,奥林匹克的
Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会，简称 the Games
★hold v,召开
hold,held,held
have a meeting 召开会议
hold a meeting 召开会议
hold a party 召开宴会被动：The meeting will be held.
The Olympic Games will be held in China in 2008
★government n,政府
★immense adj,巨大的
big,large 大的
huge 巨大
great 大的，伟大的
immense/i'mens/ 极大的，无边的
immense ocean
great man 伟人；big man 大人物； large man 大块头
huge （体积）巨大，庞大
★stadium n,露天体育场
playground 操场
sports field 运动场 sports：各种各样的运动
gymnasium：体育；gym 体育馆
★standard n,标准
high standard 高标准
Olympic standard 运动会中的最高标准
★capital n,首都
capital 大写的
★fantastic adj,巨大的，宏伟
★design v,设计
designer n,设计师
well-designed 设计不错
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games?
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 new Olympic-standard 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 fantastic 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.
参考译文
4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。由于将有大批的人到我们国家来，所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线。奥运会就在首都市郊举办，整个地区将被称作“奥林匹克城”。工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好；到明年年底，他们将把新体育场建成。这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特.冈特设计的。大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。我们都非常激动，盼望着奥运会的到来，因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会。
【课文讲解】
4 years later 四年后
The Olympic Games will be held in our country...
as/because 引导原因
a large number of peope/a great many people 大部分的人
be visiting the country
be building 建设
an immense stadium 一个大型体育场
a new Olympic-standard swimming pool 一个高标准的游泳池
be building 修建
special railway-line 专线铁路
outside the capital 市郊
Olympic City 奥林匹克城
by the end of this year 到今年年底前
by 完成时的标志，表示到……为止
现在完成式：到现在某一点时间为止过去完成式：到过去某一点时间为止
将来完成式：到将来某一点时间为止，某个动词已经发生
will have done
by the end of next year 到明年年底前
By the end of next year,they will have finished/completed the work on the new stadium.
work on....……的工程
modern buildings 现代化建筑
fantastic 巨大的
...have been designed by....
Everybody will be watching anxiously,..人们都将密切注视……
as the new buildings go up
as 随着，引导从句，状语从句不用将来时态
be built 强调建造
go up 拔地而起
be excited 激动的
look forward to + n./doing 期待（很高兴的）
because 因为
because they have never been held before in this country.
before 在此之前
He will be watching anxiously as...,密切注意将来完成时 will have done(till,until)
4......
by the end of next year
by：到。。。为止，在。。。之前
7......
because：强调后面的是原因
because of：（介词短语）
why……不能直接做连词
due to：（介词短语）由于
His success is due to his hard work.
12......
look forward to：期待（高兴）
expect：期待
be pleased：感到高兴的，令人满意地
be pleased to do sth：乐于做某事
5.....b
完成的概念
be complete
complete：（adj)完全的； （v.)完成
are now completed
are complete
【Special difficulties】
a.Hold（会议，宴会）
b.Look
look forward to+名词/动词的－ing
look out：当心
look up：查阅;拜访
look up words in the dictionary
look up sth,in the book
look sb,up
1....holding....looking forward to...
be+动词－ing
2....look(him)up...
knock over：撞到
“Who's Who”:《名人大全》
4....held...
debate on：辩论三步：1.dialogue
2.discussion
3.debate
capital:首都；大写
capital punishment：极刑
5......look（her)up...
look up：拜访，看
6....held...looking forward to...
hold an exam：举行考试
take the exam：接受考试
【Composition】
1.Both my bother and I are going to the Olympic Games.
2.We bought tickets a long time ago and (we) shall be leaving soon.
3.We shall not only see the games but visit many parts of the country as well.