Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会

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 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.

Olympic
adj. 奥林匹克的
the International Olympic Committee：国际奥委会（IOC）
mascot：吉祥物
*Wenlock and Mandeville are the 2012 London mascots. They were created from the last two drops of British steel used for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. *
stadium：露天体育场（有多层看台）
a baseball stadium：棒球场
plural负数形式：stadiums, stadia

hold

1. v. 召开
2. v. 握住，抓住
   hold - held - held
   hold on：
   *Hold on, I'll just get my key. *
   等我一下，我去拿钥匙。
   Hold on! Isn't that your uncle over there?
   等等！那不是你叔叔么？
   *Hold on please, Mr. Bing's busy at the moment. *
   请别挂断电话，Bing先生现在手头有点儿事。
   hold back：阻碍，抑制
   hold an opinion / view：持有某种观点、看法
   Most of us hold the opinion that …
   hold a meeting / party：举行会议、聚会
   The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Beijing, China.
   hold up：抢劫
   The thieves held him up in the park,took his wallet and escaped.
   hold off:推迟
   The research findings have been held off long enough.

government
n. 政府
local government：地方政府
central government：中央政府
be in government：执政

immense
adj. 巨大的
extremely huge
immensely：adv. very much
big,large大
huge 含义广，强调体积或容积的庞大，巨大
great伟大
giant 非正式用于，多为褒义，指巨人般的庞大体积
enormous 指体积，数量或者程度远远超过一般标准
immense正式用词，侧重空间的广阔，也指面积或分量的巨大，无边无际

standard
n.标准，水平
high standard：高标准
standard of living：生活水平
*He lives in a nation with a high standard of living. *
meet / reach a standard：达到某一标准、水平
You've to reach a certain standard or you won't get to the next level.
raise / lower a standard：提高 / 降低标准
We're not about to lower our standards just to meet your demands.
standard English：标准英语
RP：Received pronunciation 女王音

capital

1. n. 首都
2. n. 资金
3. n. 大写字母
   Beijing is the capital of China.
   资金（不可数）
   You'll need more capital if you're about to do your own business.
   capitalism：资本主义
   communism：共产主义
   大写字母 - capitalize：v. 把字母大写
   Don't forget to capitalize the first letter of the sentence.
   Capitol Hill：美国国会山 / the U.S. Congress

fantastic
adj. 极好的，巨大的
Fantastic!
太酷了！
You look fantastic!
你看上去美呆了酷毙了
awesome, great
a fantastic modern building：
一座巨大的摩登建筑
tedious：
adj.单调的，乏味的

design
v. 设计
*Suzhou Museum was designed by Bei Yuming. *
architect：建筑师

课文讲解

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

will be held：
will be done - 将来时的被动语态
in four years' time：four years later
in + 时间段：… 之后，用在将来时中

As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and new Olympic-standard swimming pool.

as：引导原因状语从句
will be visiting / will be building：将来进行时
将来某个时刻正在进行的事或说话人已经设想安排好的事

Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.

will have completed：will have done - 将来完成时
They haven't finished yet.They will finish it before the end of this year.
by the end of this year
by：完成时的标志，“截止到 … 为止，在 … 之前”

Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up.

everybody will be watching anxiously …：
人们都将密切关注 … / 急切地注视着 …
as：引导时间状语从句，“当 … 的时候”
go up：拔地而起，逐渐建成

We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

look forward to doing sth. / sth. (n.)
We are looking forward to the Olympic Games, for they have never been held before in this country.

句型演练

will
will be doing
will have done

what will happen：一般将来时
The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.
The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'.

what will be happening：将来进行时
As a great many people will be visiting the country …
... the government will be building new hotels …
They will also be building new roads and …
Everybody will be watching anxiously as …

What will have happened：将来完成时
Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
... they will have finished work on the new stadium.

Pierre De Coubertin
The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete. (with yourself)
triumph：v. / n. 成功，获胜

As the wage of the job was low,there were few applicants for it.
这里的as不能替换成for，for引导表示原因的状语从句语气较弱，且不能放在句首

Some area,due to their severe weather conditions,are hardly populated.
由于恶劣天气条件，一些地区几乎没有人。