里约奥运会开始啦，今天我们学奥运英语！各种项目英语怎么说？开幕式? 金牌榜？还有最基本的，里约热内卢英语怎么念？

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“里约热内卢”到底怎么念？
Rio de Janeiro /ˈri oʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛər oʊ/: 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 /brə'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: 金砖四国
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: 快找找中国的强项
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
＊夫妻档杜丽、庞伟参加的射击项目统称为shooting。 再细分为杜丽参加的air rifle（气步枪), 庞伟参加的air pistol (气手枪)。恭喜两位老将夺得银牌、铜牌！＊
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