Megan：The street look clearer and the air is fresher recently.
Joe：Yes，this is the result of Beijing’s effort for Olympics.
Megan：Oh，what are the people doing over there？
Joe：They’re building the Olympic Village.
Megan：Look！That bulletin！
Joe：Yes，there is “One world，One Dream”in it.
Megan：Yes，these are our mottos.
Joe：I am looking forward to 2008Beijing Olimpics！
Megan：Me too.
【讲解】：
1.奥运村：Olympic Village，在1932年首次在洛杉矶出现了奥运村，以后历届奥运会都要为参赛的运动员们修建奥运村。
2.One world，One Dream 为北京2008年奥运会主题口号。
Programs and Events at the Olympics 奥运会比赛项目
Dialogue Script 1
Annie：Do you know that Chinese women’s soccer team won the Asian women’s soccer title again last Sunday？
David：Really？How exciting！Who was the rival in the final this time？
Annie：It’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
David ：What was the result？
Annie：3：0.By the way，what do you think about Chinese National Soccer Team？
David：Very low.There are many shortcomings of Chinese National Soccer Team.
Annie：Why？What are your reasons？
David：Well，I think they lack basic soccer skills.The teamwork is inadequate and the ability to score goals is quite poor.
Annie：Yes，they’ve gotta learn how to position the ball first.
David：Yeah，there’s really a long way to go for Chinese National Soccer Team.
【讲解】：
1.奥运会足球比赛和世界杯足球赛是规模最大，影响最大，水平最高、观众人数最多的比赛。这里还提到了亚洲杯足球比赛，Asian Soccer Cup。
2.比赛中的对手，rival，对方球队，the rival team。
3.中国足球真的是还有很长的一段路要走。There’s really a long way to go for Chinese National Soccer Team.
4.足球比赛相关的英语词汇：
中圈kick off circle
禁区penalty zone
端线goal line
球门区goal area
球门柱goal post
球门网goal net
Dialogue Script 2
Jimmy：What a game！I like playing man to man defense，while I can keep my guy from scoring.
Lucy：Yeah，if we had been playing zone defense，I don’t think we would have beaten them by so much.
Jimmy：We might only have tied，and then gone into overtime.
Lucy：But I knew we were going to win by intuition.
Jimmy：Really？
Lucy：Well，their play was too loose.They should have played a tighter game.Their defense seemed confused，uncoordinated.
Jimmy：That’s true.Whatever，we won the game and really beat them.
【讲解】：
1.play man to man defense 打一对一的防守赛。
2.play zone defense 打区域联防。
3.Have a tied game 打成平手。
4.Go into overtime 进入加时赛。
5.打败对手用beat这个词。例如：We have beaten them by 3points.我们赢了他们三分，我们赢了比赛。也可以说We won the game by 3points.我们以三分险赢比赛。
6.篮球的英语词汇：
球场playing court分位线lane place line
篮球basketball罚球线free throw line
边线side line罚球区free throw lane
中线center line三分线three point line
端线end line限制区restricted area
界线boundary line位置区lane place
前场front court中立区neutral zone
中场mid court球队席team bench
后场back court篮架支柱basket post
中圈centre circle用过的球used ball
篮圈ring本方球篮own basket
篮网net对方球篮opponet’s basket
篮板backboard犯规次数牌foul markers
球篮basket全队犯规标志team foul marker
篮架basket support替补队员席substitude bench开表game clock技术设备technical equipment停表stop the clock球队席区域team bench areas哨whistle球场面积dimension of the court三分投篮区three point field goal areas
Dialogue Script 3
Monica：How many kinds of table tennis playing？
Joe：There are men’s singles，men’s doubles，men’s team，women’s singles，women’s doubles and women’s team.
Monica：What does table tennis require？
Joe：Oh，it’s not that easy.It requires speed，balance，stamina，agility，flexibility，coordination and good footwork.
Monica：I think so.By the way，why do you prefer the pen hold grip？
Joe：I think I can get more control by doing so.
Monica：I hope you can teach me this skill sometime.
Joe：Sure，my pleasure.
【讲解】：
1.乒乓球运动可以是table tennis，也可以直接用pingpong。
2.men’s singles，men’s doubles，men’s team，women’s singles，women’s doubles and women’s team 说的是乒乓球的比赛项目，有男单，女单，男双，女双，男团，女团。
3.打乒乓球需要速度speed，协调balance，耐力stamina，灵敏agility，柔韧flexibility，协作coordination和良好的步法good footwork。
4.乒乓球英语词汇：
远台back court
台的边缘edge of table
中台middle court
球台端线front edge of table
近台short court
（球台）中区centre zone
中线center
（球台）近网区net zone
台角corner of table
网柱pole
接球员的左半区receiver’s left half court
接球员的右半区receiver’s right half court
全台full court底线区goal zone
直握拍pen hold gripDialogue Script 4
Amy：I want to learn gymnastics.Can you help me，Mark？
Mark：With pleasure.First of all，you should learn some basic knowledge about gymnastics.
Amy：How many set exercises are there for women？
Mark：There are four：floor exercise，vault，balance beam and asymmetrical bars.
Amy：I know that a gymnast should have excellent physical and mental qualities.
Mark：That’s true.
【讲解】：
1.体操gymnastics
2.自由体操floor exercise，跳马vault，平衡木balance beam，高低杠asymmetrical bars
3.体操英语词汇：
屈体跳piked jump山羊buck
足尖跑running on toes高杠high bar
肩倒立shoulder stand吊杠hanging bar
侧空翻side airspring吊环hand ring
规定动作required routine
横杠bar蹦床bounding table
双杠parallel bars鞍马pommeled horse
高低杠asymmetrical bars平衡木balance beam平衡梯balancing体操凳gym bench
Heroes of the Five Rings 五环群英谱Dialogue Script 1
Anne：Do you know something about Marion Jones？
David：Of course，she’s my icon.
Anne：How coincidental！She’s my idol，too.
David：She loves the 100meter dash for its sweet burst of speed，but her favorite event is 200m.
Anne：She’s going to embark on high profile，high stakes，big money quests.
David：She has the ability and the opportunity to become an international icon.She is the only female who can do that.
Anne：Yes，let’s wish her success.
【讲解】：
embark on something or doing something，是开始做某事的意思，相当于start和begin这两个词.
Dialogue Script 2
Tom：Who is your favorite female tennis player？
Mary：Hingis.Since the sport was opened to professionals in 1968.She is the world number one who became tennis’youngest Grand Slam singles champion.
Tom：But I heard she lost in the final of the French Open.
Mary：So I was a little bit disappointed.By the way，who is your favorite female tennis player？
Tom：It’s Hournikova.She came from Russia.
Mary：But she won’t win the French Open.She is 15th in the world.
Tom：Who cares？She is so beautiful and sexy.That’s enough.
【讲解】：
这里涉及到了几个著名的世界级网球比赛。Grand Slam 大满贯，也就是温布尔顿网球公开赛Wimbledon Open Tennis，该赛事于每年6月最后一周至7月初定期举行，参加资格是按前一年在各种重大比赛中获胜的得分累计而确定的。French Open法国网球公开赛。
Benefits from Sports 强身健体的好处
Dialogue Script 1
Sam：Hi，Tina，how is everything in New York？
Tina：Couldn’t be better.How are you？How is the family？
Sam：Everyone’s fine.But actually，I’m feeling a little tired these days.