二0一0年冬季奧運Vancouver welcomes the world to this year's Winter Olympics Great athletes compete on snow and ice in Vancouver this month by Chip Ewald
For the second time in history, the Winter Olympics are being held in Canada. Beginning tomorrow, Vancouver, British Columbia, will host the 21st Winter Olympics for the next two weeks. Many of the world’s greatest athletes have gathered there to compete on snow and ice. These 2,500 athletes come from over 80 countries. In addition, over 350,000 fans will crowd into the Vancouver area to watch the competitions.
The venues
The city and the surrounding area have been busy preparing for the temporary increase in population. Figuring out where to put the thousands of visitors is not easy. Billions of dollars have been spent on constructing and improving housing, transportation, and event venues. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies – always amazing – will be held in BC Place in Vancouver. This gigantic stadium can seat 55,000 people under one roof. Typically, indoor venues can't hold a crowd that large. So this will be the first time in history that these special ceremonies will be indoors.
Most of the skiing events will be held in the Whistler area, 120 km north of Vancouver, Whistler's ski resort often ranks among the top ski resorts in North America. Its yearly average of 10m of snowfall makes it an ideal place for the snow events.
2010 Olympic logo
The host city is always responsible for creating its official Olympic logo. It should combine the city's soul with Olympic ideals. This year's symbol is based on an inukshuk-a stack of rocks used as a landmark. Native peoples in Canada have been constructing and using these in the Arctic for centuries. Building and using an inukshuk has always required people to work together. So these structures eventually came to represent teamwork, friendship and hope-perfectly fitting the Olympic spirit. The official Olympic Inukshuk stands on Whistler Mountain.
Since 1896, the Olympics have been bringing nations together through peaceful competition. This year, Vancouver is proud to carry on that tradition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Grammar
350,000 people will be in the Vancouver area to watch the competitions.
crowd into-"to be" into
all of Debbie's books are on her desk.
All of Debbie's books are piled up on her desk.
During lunch time, many students are in the hallway.
Students swarm in the hallway during lunch time.
mob, flock, press, squeeze..... to describe the situation make the sentence more interesting and give life into it.
Vocabulary
host-做主人,主人,主办provide a place and things for event.
*Rio, Brazil beat Chicago and will host the 2016 Olympics.
*Our company will host a charity campaign in April.
figure out-想出来,弄出来.
*We need to figure out how to fund and start a new branch office.
*He finally figured out how to install the software after several tries.
typically-what usually happen(most of time doing)通常，一般而言或典型的，一般地
type- 形态，典型
*Victor typically checks his e-mail before the start of his work day.
*Typically, tickets to the singer's concerts sell out the first day. 很典型的。
ideals-(n)完全的典型或典范.(adj.)(常用複数)理想的
The couple shares the same ideals and works together as partners.
*Daniel is Andrea's ideal of a perfect husband.
landmark-地标land-土地, mark-标志 landmark doesn't have to be a big building.
Taipei 101 has become Taipei City's most recognized landmark.
Central Park is one of New York City's famous landmarks.
teamwork- 团队精神,团队合作.
Increasing our sales requires a lot of teamwork and efficient strategies.
*His excellent teamwork skills make him a great coach.
Chat Room
one of the greatest books of all time.複數型代表着一群体.
one of ...其中的一个
some of ....
many of ....
one of the greatest books.
Many of the world's greatest athletes.一群世界顶级的运动员.
one of the prettiest girls I know.
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spirit-ghost 灵魂,幽灵.or refer to feeling of anticipation and excitement.
Olympic spirit, X'mas spirit.奥林匹克精神,圣诞心情
spirits-心情
in good spirits 好心情
in bad spirits-坏心情,
美国人迷信Friday, the 13th 是不祥的日子,仅量少出门,少出外活动.
down on your (his,their) luck -运气很差That's just his (their) luck-运气不好
in luck-好运当头,好运来了,运气好.
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