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May: I see that there are Olympic mascotsin your car.
Taxi driver: Yes. I am very interested in the Olympic Games, and I’m especially excited about 2008 Beijing Olympics.
May: Me, too. I want to be a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Taxi driver: That’s cool. Care for a little quiz on that?
May: No problem. I’m an "Olympic expert".
Taxi driver: Wow, you’ve talked the talk. Now it’s time to walk the walk. Here we go. First, can you tell me something about the ancient Olympics?
May: The ancient Olympics originated in ancient Greece.
Taxi driver: Good. Why do people name it Olympics
May: They name it after the place where it was first held.
Taxi driver: Who started the modern Olympics?
May: This question is a piece of cake. A Frenchman named Baron de Coubertin.
Taxi driver: What did people call him?
May: Of course he was called "the father of the Olympics".
Taxi driver: What did he do for restoring the Olympics?
May: He once made a speech on the "Renaissance of the Olympics".
Taxi driver: Well, that’s for all. Excellent!
May: I’ve told you I’m an expert.
聽(tīng)看學(xué)
阿美：我看見(jiàn)您車(chē)?yán)镉性S多奧運(yùn)會(huì)的吉祥物。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：是的。我對(duì)奧運(yùn)會(huì)非常的感興趣，特別是對(duì)2008年的北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)。
阿美：我也是。而且我還想成為2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿者。
出租車(chē)：那很不錯(cuò)啊。介意做一個(gè)有關(guān)奧運(yùn)會(huì)的小測(cè)試嗎?
阿美：沒(méi)問(wèn)題啊。我是"奧運(yùn)專(zhuān)家"。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：哇，那你一定要說(shuō)到做到。開(kāi)始了啊。首先，你能告訴我一些關(guān)于古代奧運(yùn)會(huì)的事情嗎?
阿美：古代奧運(yùn)起源于希臘。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：不錯(cuò)。為什么人們叫它奧林匹克?
阿美：人們是以它第一次舉辦的地點(diǎn)來(lái)給它命名的。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：誰(shuí)發(fā)起了現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)?
阿美：這個(gè)問(wèn)題簡(jiǎn)直就是小菜一碟。是一個(gè)叫拜倫?顧拜旦的法國(guó)人。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：那人們都叫他什么?
阿美：人們當(dāng)然都叫他"奧林匹克之父"。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：那么他為奧運(yùn)會(huì)的恢復(fù)做出了什么樣的貢獻(xiàn)?
阿美：他曾經(jīng)發(fā)表過(guò)一個(gè)"復(fù)興奧林匹克"的演講。
出租車(chē)司機(jī)：測(cè)試完了。非常棒!
阿美：我說(shuō)過(guò)我是專(zhuān)家。
Recitation 經(jīng)典背誦
May: I’ve said I’m an “Olympic expert”. The quiz is a piece of cake for me. The ancient Olympics was originated in ancient Greece. People named it after the place where it was first held, and a Frenchman named Mr. Baron de Coubertin started the modern Olympics. I’ve mastered this knowledge when I was in junior middle school.
生詞小結(jié)
mascot n. 吉祥物
quiz n. 小測(cè)試
注釋
You’ve talked the talk. 你一定要說(shuō)到做到。
Baron de Coubertin 拜倫.顧拜旦，現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)的創(chuàng)始人。
情景練習(xí) Scene practice
仔細(xì)閱讀下面五個(gè)場(chǎng)景，兩人一組，使用表示提供幫助的句型，用一用，練一練。
1.If you were a taxi driver, you want to help your passenger to carry his luggage. What would you say to him?
2.If you were a salesperson, what would you say to your customer first?
3.If you were a waiter, how would you take your customer’s order?
4.After finishing the homework, Daniel wants to ask his mother for permission to watch TV. If you were Daniel, what would you say to your mother?
5.If you were Shirley, you want to offer your help to someone. What would you say?
