立即；马上 in no time,

确定 make sure,

随便走走；传播；绕开get around,

有限 be limited to,

有一个好的视角 have a good view of,

得到座位get a seat,

在修建中 under construction,

单向旅行 one-way trip,

高峰期 rush hour,

 交通堵塞traffic jam,

被困住get stuck,

看起来像 seem to,

关掉 switch off,

打开 turn on,

因 而出名be famous for,

一列；一份  a list of,

更糟糕的是 what's more,

和 有联系be connected to,

在高峰时间避开公共交通是个好主意。it's a good idea to avoid public transport during the rush hour,

 是个好主意。to,后跟动词原型It's a good idea to do something,

但是，那也有夜班车服务，是由公交公司提供的，编号在200到300之间。However, there is also a night bus service, provided by buses with a number in the two hundreds,

如果你想看看北京的胡同，三轮车值得一用。Tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys of old Beijing,

 值得干某事be worth doing something,

你应该You should do,

你不应该You shouldn't do,

 保证Make sure you do,

是个好主意It's a good idea to do,

委婉的表示建议的句型,并带有与对方商量的意味, 你想要  吗?would you like something,

would you like to do something,

would you love something,

would you love to do something,

提建议或征求对方意见的, 我做， 好吗?Shall I do something?,

提建议或征求对方意见的, 我们做， 好吗?Shall we do something?,

  暗含有责备对方的意思, 为什么不?。Why not do something?,

作为国际奥委会的一名成员，我非常高兴应邀前来贵校，跟大家谈谈奥运会的历史和重要性。As a member of the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games,

 高兴的，愉快的delighted,

乐意做某事be delighted to do something,

对  感到高兴be delighted with something,

be delighted at something,

他很高兴听说最小的儿子被北京大学录取。He was delighted to hear that his youngest son got admission to Peking University,

她为儿子的成功感到高兴。She is delighted at her son's success,

作为国际奥委会的一名成员，我非常高兴应邀前来贵校，跟大家谈谈奥运会的历史和重要性。As a member of the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games,

 重要性significance,

二战期间，丘吉尔在伦敦发表的演讲具有重要意义。Churchill's speech in London during the Second World War was of great significance,

重要的，重大的，意义深远的significant,

无关紧要的事情a matter of little significance,

重大的演讲a speech of great significance,

无关紧要的be of no significance,

be of little significance,

古代奥运会根据传统运动员都是男性，而且他们必须裸体竞技。At the ancient Olympics, by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes,

传统；风俗tradition,

这个故事主要是根据传说来的。The story is based mainly on traditions,

在他们家，年轻的照顾年长的是一个传统。It is a tradition that the young look after the old in their family,

 传统的traditional,

根据古老的传说according to the old tradition,

照传统；据口传by tradition,

保持传统keep up the tradition,

他们尊重中国的传统。They value Chinese tradition,

指一个国家、一个民族、一个地区或一个社会的习惯、行为方式或风俗习惯；custom,

广义指世代相传的伦理、行为规范和生活方式；tradition,

针对个人习惯而言。habit,

庆祝圣诞节是一种风俗。The celebration of Christmas is a custom,

我的父母为了保持家庭的传统竭尽全力。My parents did their best to keep up the family tradition,

我没有抽烟的癖好。Smoking isn't a habit with me,

古代奥运会根据传统运动员都是男性，而且他们必须裸体竞技。At the ancient Olympics, by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes,

 参加比赛，竞争compete,

 竞争；竞赛  competition,

 竞赛者；对手competitor,

 在  方面竞争compete in,

为  而竞争，为夺取 比赛compete for,

 与 竞争compete with,

compete against,

五个孩子参加赛跑。Five children competed in the race,

现代社会求职的竞争十分激烈。In modem society the competition for jobs is very fierce,

他感觉紧张因为他的对手好像比他强。He feels nervous as it seems his competitor is stronger,

众佳丽上海竞秀。Beautiful girls compete for the beauty crown in shanghai,

1996年，他重返奥运会，在亚特兰大奥运会开幕式上点燃奥运圣火。He returned to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in nineteen ninety-six to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony,

 点燃，照亮；Light,

lit,

lit,

lighted,

lighted,

 你替我点上火好吗?Will you light the fire for me?,

当电影明星出现的时候，她脸上容光焕发。Her face lit up when the film star was present,

 发光的；淡色的；轻的light,

这是淡蓝色的天空。It is a light blue sky,

篮子很轻，我可以很容易地拿起来。The basket is very light, I can easily pick it up,

用作形容词，作定语构成复合词或过去分词；lighted,

用作过去式，常与up,连用，用作及物动词 “点燃，照亮”。lit,

新点起的火a newly lighted fire,

他点燃了烟。He lit up a cigarette,

他点燃了燃气。He lit up the gas,

他点燃了火。He lit up a fire,

他点燃了灯。He lit up a lamp,

中国运动员也为奥运会作出了重要贡献。Chinese athletes have also made important contributions to the Olympic Games,

 贡献；奉献；捐赠contribution,

对 作出贡献make contributions to,

打字机的发明是对印刷的一大贡献。The invention of the typewriter is a great contribution to printing,

中国人民对世界和平作出了巨大贡献。The Chinese people have made great contributions to the world peace,

有助于；对 起作用contribute,

饮酒促成了他的毁灭。Drink contributed to his ruin,

大量的新鲜空气有助于健康。Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health,

捐给，捐赠；贡献给contribute,

他向医院捐赠了一笔巨款。He contributed a large sum to the hospital,

给  投稿contribute,

这位教授经常给一个文学期刊投稿。The professor often contributes to a literary journal,

在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，中华人民共和国在阔别32年后重返奥运会。At the nineteen eighty-four Los Angeles Olympics，the People's Republic of China returned to the Games after thirty-two years' absence,

不在，缺乏absence,

他因心不在焉而考试不及格。He failed in the exam because of his absence of mind,

他们的老师不在，班上一片混乱。In the absence of their teacher, the class was in chaos,

混乱;   杂乱;   紊乱;  chaos,

 缺席的；不在的absent,

目前 ， 现在 ， 礼物 ， 礼品 ， 存在 ， 出现 ， 出席 present,

 缺席；不在be absent from,

出席be present at,

缺乏  时；当 不在时in the absence of,

精神不集中；心不在焉absence of mind,

在2004年雅典奥运会上，刘翔夺得了男子110米跨栏的金牌，作为夺得该项目冠军的第一位亚洲人，他让全亚洲的人都为之激动。At the two thousand four Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men's a hundred and ten-metre hurdles,

栏架，跨栏 ， 跨栏赛 ， 难关 ， 障碍 ， 跳越 ， 参加跨栏hurdle,

 使兴奋，使激动excite,

这则消息使每个人都感到兴奋。The news excited everybody,

动词，激发，激励，使引起。excite,

她的成功引起了他们的妒忌。Her Success excited envy in them,

 令人兴奋的  exciting,

 兴奋的excited,

 兴奋地  excitedly,

 兴奋，激动excitement,

“令人兴奋的”，常用来指物；exciting,

描述的对象常常是人，但有时也可以用来描述与人有关的事物，如：expression,(表情)等。excited,

这是一部令人激动的电影。This is an exciting film,

她兴奋地望着他。She looked at him with an excited expression,

这些是努力推进人类成就极限，给世界人民带来快乐的奥林匹克运动员中的一部分。These are some of the Olympians who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement,

 尝试，试图attempt,

 你至少尝试着微笑一下好吗?Will you at least make an attempt to smile?,

他企图离开，但是被阻止了。He attempted to leave but was stopped,

 尝试的，企图的attempted,

企图做某事attempt to do something,

打算；试图make all attempt to do,

运动在我们的生活中起着重要的作用。Sports play a very important role in our lives,

 在  中起 作用；在 中扮演  角色play a,  role in,

 play a role in,

他的发现对发展中的农业起着一个重要的作用。His discovery plays an important role in developing agriculture,

扮演  的角色play the part of,

直到公元394年，奥运会一直在希腊的奥林匹亚举行，每四年举行一次，这样持续了将近12个世纪。They were held at Olympia in Greece every four years, for almost twelve centuries, until three ninety-four AD,

every,或者every other, +时间  每，每隔。

every, 与数词连用，每 ；每隔 ，表示时间或空间的间隔。

every,+基数词+复数名词；

every,+序数词+单数名词

每年：every year,

每两年，每隔一年：every two years,

every second year,

每三年，每隔两年：every three years,

every third year,

“每隔”every other,

每隔一天。every other day,

每隔一年。every other year,

每隔一行。every other line,

表示“每隔几”需用every few,+复数名词。

每隔几米；every few metres,

每隔几千米。every few thousand metres,

every few,+复数名词结构中，few,前不能加a,。

为了纪念希腊主神宙斯的妻子希瑞，未婚女性则允许在另外一个节目参加她们自己的比赛。Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus,

参加take part in,

我们班全体同学都参加了学校每两年举行一次的运动会。All the students in our class took part in the sports meeting which was held in our school every other year,

参加活动或在活动中负有责任；take part in,

参加某项活动；join in,

连接在一起，联合起来join together,

加入，归附join oneself to,

表示加入到某人中一起做某事；join somebody,

join somebody in,

多指加入某组织，成为其中的一个成员；join,

仅仅表示“go to and be present,”，自己并不起积极作用。attend,

他们都去参加庆祝了。They all went to take part in the celebration,

 我可以参加比赛吗?May I join in the Game?,

 你和我一起去散步好吗?Will you join me in a walk?,

他是1983年入的党。He joined the Party in nineteen eighty-three,

上周我参加了朋友的婚礼。Last week I attended my friend's wedding,

为了纪念希腊主神宙斯的妻子希瑞，未婚女性则允许在另外一个节目参加她们自己的比赛。Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus,

向 表示敬意，为纪念in honour of,

为了表达对祖国的敬意，她给它命名为钋。In honour of her motherland, she named it polonium,

为纪念巴金，许多的展览品被展览。Many exhibits were displayed in honour of Ba Jin,

需要  in need of,

赞同  in favor of,

需要in want of,

赞扬  in praise of,

面临  in face of,

寻找in search of,

负责，管理  in charge of,

纪念in memory of,