Asia Competes

亞洲競賽Guangzhou (廣州) hosts the 16th Asian Games 第十六屆亞運由廣州主辦 by Simon Stopps

From today until Nov.27, Guangzhou, China, will host the 16th Asian Games. With 45 teams competing in 42 sports, this will be the biggest Asian Games ever!

The Asian Games feature a mixture of many different kinds of sports. Twenty-eight of them are Olympic sports while others are uniquely Asian. Some sports, like karate, dragon boat racing and wushu are familiar to Asian sports fans. Others will be less well-known. These games will give fans the chance to watch sepak takraw, a Malaysian ball game. They can also see kabbadi, an exciting team sport from South Asia.

The city has worked hard to get ready for these games. An emblem and mascots based on goats have been chosen for the games. The energetic cartoon mascots are five goats competing in various sports. Moreover, 11 new and 32 rebuilt stadiums have been prepared to hold sports events.

Guangzhou doesn't just want these to be the biggest Asian Games ever. The city also wants them to be the best!

Grammar on the go:
Twenty-eight of them are Olympic sports, while others are uniquely Asian.
uniquely Asian-
Although Jenny thought every wedding dress in the store was pretty, she found one that was uniquely elegant.
If you're looking for some uniquely aboriginal artwork, you can try looking in the gift shop.

Vocabulary tips:
compete (v)-競爭,對抗,比賽, 與某對象用 "with" or "against".
*All graduates will go on to compete with each other in the job market.
*It's hard for small, family-owned grocery stores to compete against giant supermarkets.
feature-以某個對象或事物為特色.
*The charity concert features the most popular pop singers and bands.請來...對象..
*The movie features Tom Cruise as a secret agent. 領銜主演
mascot- 吉祥物, 或是扮演吉祥物的人
*Our football team's mascot is a ram.
*Bobby will try out to become the basketball team's mascot today.
emblem- a picture or an object that use to represent something else.

Chat Room:
a good sport-不是指一個好的運動
a good sport-指"有好的運動員風度的人,無論比賽輸贏,都很有風度.常用來形容"一個人有雅量,開得起玩笑的人."
a poor sport=a sore loser-是指"沒有雅量,輸不起的人"