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Terry: Olympics again! Been four years.
May: Yes, But there are also winter Olympics, two years after the summer Olympics.
Terry: I was a volunteer for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I came here just for the sentiment of it.
May: Oh? You are from Australia?
Terry: Yes. I am from Sydney.
May: The next Olympics is to be held in England. Are you gonna go there too?
Terry: Of course, I have plans to participate in the Marathon.
May: That’s great! In fact, I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games, too.
Terry: Really? Great! Do you know where the Olympics is originated from?
May: Of course! It’s from Greece.
Terry: You are clever! When I was a volunteer, I didn’t know that.
May: What did you say if people asked you that?
Terry: Just told them the truth.
May: Truth?
Terry: The truth is that I didn’t know.
聽看學(xué)
泰瑞：奧運(yùn)會(huì)又來了啊!4年了。
阿美：是啊。但是還有冬奧會(huì)啊，在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)兩年后。
泰瑞：我是2000年悉尼奧運(yùn)會(huì)的志愿者。我到這兒來是為了重溫當(dāng)年。
阿美：哦?你是從澳大利亞來的?
泰瑞：是啊。我來自悉尼。
阿美：下屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)在中國舉行。你也去嗎?
泰瑞：當(dāng)然啦，我還打算參加馬拉松呢?
阿美：太棒了!事實(shí)上，我也打算在北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)做一名志愿者。
泰瑞：真的嗎?太好了!你知道奧運(yùn)會(huì)的發(fā)源地在哪兒?jiǎn)?
阿美：當(dāng)然啦!它起源于希臘。
泰瑞：你真聰明。我是志愿者時(shí)，我還不知道呢。
阿美：那人們問你時(shí)你怎么說呢?
泰瑞：就告訴他們事實(shí)。
阿美：事實(shí)?
泰瑞：事實(shí)就是我不知道。
經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation
May: Olympic is held every four years. But winter Olympics is two years after each summer Olympics. The Olympics is originated in Greece. Marathon is originated in Greece too. I want to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games. So exciting!
生詞小結(jié)
Sydney n. 悉尼
sentiment n. 感情
Australia n. 澳大利亞
participate vi. 參加
Marathon n. 馬拉松
originate vi. 起源
Greece n. 希臘
Grammar 語法小結(jié)
動(dòng)詞不定式作定語、狀語、表語
1.動(dòng)詞不定式作定語。
不定式常可用于修飾人，也可以用來修飾物，或跟在不定式后作定語
May is the first student to arrive. 阿美是第一個(gè)到的學(xué)生。
I have a lot of things to do today. 今天我有很多事情要做。
Would you like something to drink? 你想喝點(diǎn)什么?
It’s time to go to bed. 該睡覺了。
2.動(dòng)詞不定式作狀語。
不定式作狀語的情況很多，主要有be+形容詞+不定式
She was eager to see her friends. 她急于見她的朋友們。
I am afraid to tell her. 我很怕告訴她。
I am not ready to go back. 我還不準(zhǔn)備回去。
3.動(dòng)詞不定式作表語。
不定式位于系動(dòng)詞如be之后用來說明主語的身份、特征、屬性或狀態(tài)
Her ambition was to be a star. 她的志向是當(dāng)明星。
My task is to take care of my little brother. 我的任務(wù)是照顧弟弟。
