2022 Winter Olympic Games—Beijing

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难词探意

1.vision /΄vɪʒn/ n.想象；视野

2.landmark /΄lændmɑːk/ n.地标

3.embrace /ɪm΄breɪs/ v.拥抱

4.suburban /sə΄bзːbən/ adj.郊区的

5.destination /ˌdestɪ΄neɪ∫n/ n.目的地

6.previous /΄priːviəs/ adj.先前的；以往的

Having won the bid for the2022Winter Olympic Games on July31,2015,Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.

With avisionof “Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow (纯洁的冰雪，激情的约会)”,Beijing 2022 will build on the legacies of thelandmarkBeijing 2008 Olympic Games and expects to encourage millions of people across China toembracewinter sports.

The 109 events in seven Olympic winter sports will be held in the three competition zones of central Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

Three competition zones

Beijing will host all the ice events (curling, ice hockey and skating) and four snow events (snowboard big air and freestyle skiing big air, men's and women's), making full use of the legacy venues of Beijing 2008 in the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020.

Yanqing, asuburbandistrict of Beijing (80 kilometers to the northwest) and home to the famous Badaling and Juyongguan stretches of the Great Wall, is to host the alpine skiing (高山滑雪) and sliding events.

Zhangjiakou, further to the northwest in the neighbouring Hebei Province, will host all the other snow events in its Chongli district, a popular skiingdestination.

Seven new events

The addition of seven new events—women's monobob, freestyle skiing big air (men's and women's), and mixed team events in short track speed skating team relay, ski jumping, freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard cross—to Beijing 2022's sports programme will bring about the most genderbalanced Winter Olympic Games to date, with more female athletes (45.44 percent) and women's events than at anypreviousGames.

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in February 2022, coinciding (同时发生)with the Chinese New Year, the most important holiday in China.Local residents are looking forward to welcoming athletes from around the globe to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities, the majestic(壮观的) landscape and the rich cultures of central Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou, as they charm the world with the beauty of winter sports.

Reading Check

1.How many events will Beijing host?

2.What is special about Yanqing?

3.What do we know about the local people from the last paragraph?

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Having won the bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on July 31, 2015, Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.北京在2015年7月31日获得2022年冬季奥运会的申办权后，将成为世界上第一个举办过夏季和冬季奥运会的城市。

【信息提取】本句是一个简单句。“Having won...on July 31, 2015”是动词-ing形式的完成式，表示发生在谓语动词之前的动作，to have hosted...the Olympic Games是动词不定式的完成式作后置定语。

【句式仿写】中国是世界上第三个将宇航员送入太空的国家。

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ.热词积累

1.奥运会词语

Olympic Games 奥运会

Olympic Charter 奥林匹克宪章

Summer Olympics 夏季奥运会

Winter Olympics 冬季奥运会

Paralympic Games 残疾人奥林匹克运动会

Youth Olympic Games 青年奥林匹克运动会

Special Olympics 特殊奥林匹克运动会

Olympic Rings 奥林匹克五环

Olympic Anthem 《奥林匹克圣歌》

Faster, Higher, Stronger 更快、更高、更强

Olympic Oath 奥林匹克誓词

Olympic Flame 奥林匹克圣火

opening ceremony 开幕式

closing ceremony 闭幕式

Olympic village 奥运村

Olympic record 奥运会纪录

host city 主办城市

medal presentation 颁奖仪式

torch relay 火炬传递

mascot 吉祥物

the Olympic spirits 奥林匹克精神

the International Olympic Day 世界奥林匹克日

the Green Olympics 绿色奥运

2.比赛用语

athlete 运动员

stadium 体育场

referee 裁判

set a record 创造纪录

hold a record 保持纪录

break a record 打破纪录

gold medal 金牌

silver medal 银牌

bronze medal 铜牌

volunteer 志愿者

take part in 参加

compete with 与……比赛

3.2008奥运会十大场馆

National Stadium 国家体育场

National Aquatics Center 国家游泳中心

National Indoor Stadium 国家体育馆

Beijing Shooting Range Hall 北京射击馆

Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium 北京奥

林匹克篮球馆

Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court 北京奥林

匹克公园网球场

Olympic Sports Center Stadium 奥体中心体育场

Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 奥体中心体

育馆

Beijing Workers' Stadium 北京工人体育场

Capital Indoor Stadium 首都体育馆

4.比赛项目

sailing 帆船运动

swimming 游泳

diving 跳水

weightlifting 举重

baseball 棒球

archery 射箭

wrestling 摔跤

shooting 射击

boxing 拳击

football 足球

basketball 篮球

table tennis 乒乓球

triathlon 铁人三项

modern pentathlon 现代五项

volleyball 排球

beach volleyball 沙滩排球

badminton 羽毛球

athletics 田径

artistic gymnastics 艺术体操

Ⅱ.话题金句

1.The International Olympic Committee constituted itself on 23rd June, 1894.国际奥委会于1894年6月23日成立。

2.The official languages of the IOC are French and English.国际奥委会的官方语言是法语和英语。

3.The Olympic Flame is a symbol reminiscent of the ancient Olympic Games.奥运圣火是人们缅怀古代奥运会的象征。

4.The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to participate.奥林匹克运动会重在参与而不是取胜。

5.The Olympic Oath encourages athletes, coaches, and officials to observe the rules and to follow the spirit of sportsmanship.奥运会誓词鼓励运动员、教练员和裁判员遵守规则，发扬体育精神。

6.The Olympic Games help promote a better and more peaceful world.奥林匹克运动会有助于实现一个更美好、更安宁的世界。

7.The athletes must learn to respect and to cooperate with people from many nations during the Games.在比赛中，运动员必须学会尊重并与来自许多国家的人们合作。

8.The most important thing in the Games is not the triumph but the struggle.比赛中最重要的不是胜利，而是奋斗。

9.My victory owes to my coach's patient instructions and the support from my family and friends.我的胜利应归功于教练耐心的指导以及家人和朋友的支持。

10.The Olympic symbol, the five interlocking rings, represents the unity of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes of the world at the Olympic Games.奥林匹克的标志是五个相连的圆环，它代表着五大洲的团结和全世界运动员在奥运会上的相聚一堂。

11.The Olympic Games consist of the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.Both take place every four years.奥运会包括夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会，它们都是每四年举办一次。

Ⅲ.情境应用

假定你是李华，你想成为2022年北京冬奥会的志愿者。请给组委会写一封英文申请信：

1.写信目的；

2.个人情况。

注意：

1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir/Madam,

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua