里约奥运会开始啦，所以今天我们学奥运英语！
各种项目英语怎么说？开幕式? 金牌榜？还有，你知道，里约热内卢英语怎么念吗？
节目片头曲：The Girl from Ipanema, Joao Gilberto
片尾曲：Fly me to the moon, Astrud Gilberto
“里约热内卢”到底怎么念？
Rio de Janeiro /?ri o? de? ???n??r o?/: 里约热内卢
Rio: 里约
Most people say "Rio" for convenience sake: 大家平时图方便，都说Rio
Brazil /br?'zil/: 巴西
Host country: 主办国
Host city: 主办城市
Rio is hosting the 2016 Olympics: 里约主办2016年奥运会
Jenny and Spencer are podcast hosts: Jenny和Spencer是播客主播
I appreciate the athleticism that the athletes bring to the Olympics every 4 years: 我特别欣赏运动员每四年在奥运会上给我们贡献的体育精神
奥运会：记住这两种说法↓↓
There are two ways to say it: 1) The Olympics, 2) The Olympic games
有两种说法，关键要注意"s"的位置。不要说成The Olympic，也不能说The Olympics games。
再多分享几个奥运名词：
The Olympic spirit: 奥运精神
The Olympic torch: 奥运火炬
The Olympic mascot: 奥运吉祥物
The Olympic rings: 奥运五环
Is Rio ready? 里约准备好了吗？
There have been questions about whether Rio is ready for the Olympics? 里约准备好了吗？
Infrastructure: 基础设施
Venues: 场馆
Stadium: 体育场
The Olympic Village: 奥运村
The opening ceremony: 开幕式
BRIC countries: 金砖五国
Brazil puts the "B" in "BRIC" countries: 巴西代表金砖四国里的B
Brick: 砖头
Brazil used to be a shining beacon in developing economies: 巴西曾经是发展中经济体闪亮的灯塔
But it's in deep trouble now: 但是现在深陷困境
Let's focus on the positive: 我们还是正能量一点吧
Opening ceremony: 开幕式
The entire world has its eyes on the opening ceremony: 奥运开幕式万众瞩目
Brazilians sure know how to party: 巴西人最会派对
Party animals: 派对动物
They know how to get down: 他们很会玩
Carnival: 嘉年华
Samba: 桑巴舞
Doping controversy: 禁药风波
The Russian track and field team is banned from the Rio Olympics due to doping allegations: 俄罗斯田径队由于禁药丑闻被禁止赛加里约奥运会
Doping: 服用禁药
Dope: 毒品、禁药
Doper: 服禁药的运动员
Clean athlete: 干净的、不服药的运动员
Anti-doping: 反禁药
Events: 项目
Events: 项目
Highly competitive events: 竞争激烈的项目
What's your favorite event to watch? 你最爱看什么项目？
I love watching weightlifting: 我最爱看举重
I'm always in awe of athletes who are trying to lift three times their body weight: 我特别佩服那些运动员，可以举起自己体重三倍的重量
I find it a bit cruel to watch, but that's what makes the athletes so awesome: 我觉得看举重很残酷，但这也展示了运动员的伟大
The events China is good at: 中国的强项
The events America is good at: 美国的强项
Track and field: 田径
Diving: 跳水
Divers: 跳水运动员
Synchronised diving: 双人跳水
Synchronised swimming: 花样游泳
Synchronised: 调协、同步
To sync your phone: 同步手机
Gymnastics: 体操
I'm a Olympics junkie. I love watching everything: 我是奥运脑残粉，什么项目都爱看
Rich man's sports: 有钱人的运动
I prefer watching the old-school sports: 我更爱看传统项目
There are some sports which I don't think should be in the Olympics: 有些项目我觉得不该是奥运项目
For instance, indoor cycling: 比如室内自行车
My gripe with indoor cycling is that you need expensive apparatus and a venue to compete. It's a rich man's sport: 我对它的嘈点是需要很昂贵的设备设施，是有钱人的精英运动
Whereas some events like running, is all about body power and mental drive: 但是像跑步这样的项目，就是人类体能和意志力的体现
You can come from a very poor background and still be at the top of the game: 即使是贫穷国家的运动员，也有可能达到世界最高水平
Speaking of running, there's short distance, also known as sprint, and long distance, marathon being the ultimate long distance running: 说到跑步，有短距离，也叫sprint, 还有长距离, 例如马拉松这种终极长距离跑
Relay: 接力
Hurdle: 跨栏
China vs. US: who will come on top?
中美奖牌榜大战
The medal tally/medal table/medal count: 奖牌榜
Gold medal: 金牌
Silver medal: 银牌
Bronze medal: 铜牌
China and the US, who will come on top? 中国、美国，谁会奖牌榜第一？
Battle it out: 较量一番
大家享受奥运！Let's enjoy the Olympics!
Did you watch the opening ceremony? 大家看开幕式了吗？
What's your favourite event to watch? 你最爱看什么项目？
Tell us know! 留言告诉我们吧！
最后说说今天节目的音乐
昨天奥运开幕式巴西超模吉赛尔伴着优美的音乐走T台，那首歌就是今天节目片头的The Girl from Ipanema, 也是最有代表性的一首Bossa Nova歌曲。
很多人是通过小野丽莎知道并喜欢Bossa Nova的。
但Bossa Nova曲风的鼻祖是照片中这对夫妻：巴西音乐大师Goao Gilberto和太太Astrud Gilberto。
上世纪60年代，他们和美国爵士大师Stan Getz, 巴西音乐人AC Jobim一起，创造出了令人耳目一新的Bossa Nova曲风。希望他们的音乐给你带来好心情！
还要说说里约的地标，救世基督像↓↓
Landmark: 100 地标
Christ the Redeemer: 救世基督像
Christ the Redeemer was completed in 1931. It's located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain: 救世基督像落成于1931年，坐落于里约科科瓦多山顶
