Terry:
Olympics again! Been four years.
奥运会又来了啊!4年了。
May:
Yes, But there are also winter Olympics, two years after the summer Olympics.
是啊。但是还有冬奥会啊,在夏季奥运会两年后。
Terry:
I was a volunteer for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I came here just for the sentiment of it.
我是2000年悉尼奥运会的志愿者。我到这儿来是为了重温当年。
May:
Oh? You are from Australia?
哦?你是从澳大利亚来的?
Terry:
Yes. I am from Sydney.
是啊。我来自悉尼。
May:
The next Olympics is to be held in England. Are you gonna go there too?
下届奥运会在英国举行。你也去吗?
Terry:
Of course, I have plans to participate in the Marathon.
当然啦,我还打算参加马拉松呢?
May:
That's great! In fact, I want to be a volunteer for the London Olympic Games, too.
太棒了!事实上,我也打算在北京奥运会做一名志愿者。
Terry:
Really? Great! Do you know where the Olympics is originated from?
真的吗?太好了!你知道奥运会的发源地在哪儿吗?
May:
Of course! It's from Greece.
当然啦!它起源于希腊。
Terry:
You are clever! When I was a volunteer, I didn't know that.
你真聪明。我是志愿者时,我还不知道呢。
May:
What did you say if people asked you that?
那人们问你时你怎么说呢?
Terry:
Just told them the truth.
就告诉他们事实。
May:
Truth?
事实?
Terry:
The truth is that I didn't know.
事实就是我不知道。
对话讲解:
volunteer n. 志愿者
We want some volunteers to help paint the house.
我们想要几个自愿帮助漆房屋的人。
participate in 参加
Terry can't participate in the match because he has hurt his foot.
特里不能参加比赛,因为他扭了脚。
in fact实际上,其实
In fact, in many cases, toolbars should serve a different purpose than menus do.
实际上,在很多情况下,工具栏的用途和菜单是不一样的。
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