你还记得上一界在雅典举行的奥运会吗?
A Will you be here for the Olympics?
A 你将在这里观看奥运会吗?
B Yes, I will. I can't wait!
B 是的,我会。我都迫不及待了!
A Do you remember the last Olympics in Athens?
A 你还记得上一界在雅典举行的奥运会吗?
B Certainly I do. And I can remember the panic beforehand.
B 我当然记得了。我还记得在奥运会召开前的紧张气氛。
A Yes, nothing was ready till the very last moment.
A 是的,直到最后一刻才一切准备就绪。
B But it won't be like that in Beijing. Everything will be ready on time.
B 但是北京不会那样。一切都将按时齐备。
Notes注释
1 You can ask someone about a previous event, e.g. the last Olympics, by saying: Do you remember the last Olympics in Athens? /Do you remember the last Olympics in Athens?
你可以这样询问某人关于以前的事件的情况,例如上一界奥运会的情况,Do you remember the last Olympics in Athens? /你还记得上一界在雅典举行的奥运会吗?
2 If something was finished very late, you can say: Nothing was ready till the very last moment / Nothing was ready till the very last moment.
如果某事很迟才完成,你可以说:Nothing was ready till the very last moment /直到最后一刻才一切准备就绪。
3 You can make predictions, e.g. about the Beijing Olympics, by saying: It won't be like that in Beijing / It won't be like that in Beijing.
你可以这样对北京奥运会等做出预测,It won't be like that in Beijing /北京不会那样的。
Key phrases and sentences
Will you be here for the Olympics?
Yes, I will. I can't wait!
Do you remember the last
Olympics in Athens?
Certainly I do. And I can remember
the panic beforehand.
Yes, nothing was ready till the very
last moment.
But it won't be like that in Beijing.
Everything will be ready on time. 你将在这里观看奥运会吗?
是的,我会。我都迫不及待了!
你还记得上一界在雅典举行的奥运会吗?
我当然记得了。我还记得在奥运会召开前的紧张气氛。
是的,直到最后一刻才一切准备就绪。
但是北京不会那样。
一切都将按时齐备。