迎接巴黎奧運為中華隊加油!學習世界運動賽事相關英文

2024巴黎奧運會於2024年7月26日至8月11日於法國巴黎舉行,本屆中華隊共派出60名運動員,參賽16種運動項目,也包括今年新加入的競技項目「霹靂舞」,讓我們一邊了解巴黎奧運及本屆中華隊的看點,一邊學習相關的英文單字片語吧!

英文對話練習

Lucy: I’ve heard that for the first time, the Paris 2024 Olympics will move the opening ceremony outside the stadium, on the Seine River, and athletes from all countries will enter the stadium by boat.
露西:我聽說2024巴黎奧運首次把開幕式搬到體育場外,在塞納河舉行,各國運動員將搭乘船進場。

Ben:That sounds really great! Do you know what to expect from the Chinese Taipei team in this Olympics?
班:聽起來好酷!對了,你們知道在中華隊在本屆奧運有哪些看點嗎?

Lucy: I do! This year’s Olympics include four new sports: breaking (breakdancing), skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Quake (Sun Zhen) will represent Chinese Taipei at the breaking competition.
露西:我知道!今年的奧運新增了霹靂舞、滑板、攀岩和衝浪4個運動項目,其中孫振代表中華隊參加霹靂舞比賽。

Kate:Taiwan’s tennis star Hsieh Su-wei, along with rising talent Tsao Chia-yi, will compete in the women’s doubles and are expected to win the first Olympic gold medal in women’s doubles tennis.
凱特:台灣網球一姐謝淑薇攜手小將曹佳宜參加網球女雙,有望贏得第一面奧運網球女雙金牌。

Lucy: Taiwan’s badminton queen Tai Tzu-ying has announced her retirement at the end of this year. She won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics and hopes to win gold this time.
露西:台灣羽球天后戴資穎宣布於今年底退役。她在東京奧運時取得銀牌,希望這次奧運能順利摘金。

Kate:Lee Yang, who won the men’s doubles gold medal in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics, will also retire at the end of this year after participating in this Olympics.
凱特:在東京奧運獲得羽球男雙金牌的李洋參加完本屆奧運後,也將在今年底退役。

Ben:Looking forward to seeing how the Chinese Taipei team performs at the Paris Olympics.
班:期待中華隊在巴黎奧運上的表現。

英文單字片語

英文 中文
Olympics 奧林匹克運動會
Olympian 奧運會選手
opening ceremony 開幕式
Breaking 霹靂舞
Skateboarding 滑板
Sport climbing 攀岩
Surfing 衝浪
Men’s / Women’s Singles 男子/女子單打
Men’s / Women’s Doubles 男子/女子雙打
Mixed Doubles 男女混雙
gold / silver / bronze medal 金/銀/銅牌
medalist 獎牌得主
judge 評審、評判員
referee (籃球、足球、拳擊等的)裁判
umpire (棒球、網球等的)裁判

多益模擬試題

All entries ____________ equally, so each has a fair chance of winning the award.

所有參賽作品 ____________ ,每個作品都有公平獲獎的機會。

  1. judgmental
  2. judge
  3. are judged
  4. have judged

 

多益解題

句意為「所有的參賽作品都會經由公正的評審,每件都有得獎的機會。」,主詞 All entries「所有的參賽作品」為「事物」,應使用被動語態,表示「被評判」,答案選(c) are judged。judge (v.) 評判;(n.) 評審。entry (n.) 參賽作品;equally (adv.) 平等地;fair chance 成功的可能、機會。

(a) judgmental (adj.) 動輒就品頭論足的,動不動就批評人的。