二○二○東京奧運 夏季奧運 重點整理
Are you excited about this year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan? The world will be sending some of its best athletes to compete! And people everywhere will be following all the action. Here are some facts about this year's Olympics to help you get ready. Share them with your friends!
- This will be the 32nd Summer Olympics, also called the Games of the XXXII Summer Olympiad of the modern era.
- Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics for the second time. The first time was in 1964.
- The vision for this Olympics is: Achieving Personal Best, Unity in Diversity and Connceting to Tomorrow.
- In the spirit of Connecting to Tomorrow, the Olympics will be high-tech. There will be robots at the airport ready to assist people. Also, security at the Games will be aided by dozens of drones.
- One more feature looks toward a clean, environmentally friendly future. Every medal awarded to athletes is made from metal taken from items such as old cellphones.
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medal 跟 metal 的分別
Hi, everyone. And welcome to Info Cloud. Anne Marie, have you ever won a medal in a competition?
That's a great question. I once won a gold medal in a writing contest in high school.
Was it really made of gold?
I doubt it. But once upon a time, gold medals people won at places like the Olympics were really made of precious metals like gold.
I heard that the Nobel Peace Prize is a medal made of real gold.
That's right. As for the Olympic gold medal, today they are required to contain at least six grams of real gold but are actually mostly another metal: silver.
The word medal and metal sound pretty similar. But one has a D, and the other has a T. Medals are usually made of metal.
That's tricky. A medal is usually seen hanging around someone's neck.
And it is usually given for an achievement.
But in the military, it might be pinched to a uniform instead.
And in the military, someone might be awarded a Medal of Honor. It often looks like a star.
In sports, there are traditionally three medals: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third. These medals are made of different kinds of metal.
今天要跟大家討論一下 medal 跟 metal 的分別。這兩個字的美式發音是一樣，拼字的方法也很像，一個是 medal，另一個是metal。
我們先說 medal，這是獎牌的意思，像是金牌就是 gold medal、銀牌是silver medal、而銅牌是 bronze medal。
在軍隊裡的榮譽勳章就是 Medal of Honor，這些 medal 大部分都是用 metal 製作而成的。metal 就是金屬，這兩個字 medal 和 metal 在美式英文裡的發音都是/ˋmɛd!/，如果是英式英文就不一樣了，獎牌是 /ˋmɛd!/、金屬是/ˋmɛt!/ 比較好分辨。
Language Lab
action n. 動作; 作為
something that a person or group does
- All the child’s actions can be seen on the video.
影片裡可以看到小孩所有的動作。
- Although James says he loves his girlfriend, his actions don’t show it.
James 雖然嘴巴上說很愛他的女朋友，但是行為卻看不出來。
action n. 讓人興奮的大事
the action : the most exciting or interesting activities that are happening in a particular place
- Every year, the government chooses a town to host the fall festival celebration, and this year, the action is taking place in our town.
每一年政府會選一座城市來舉辦秋季慶典，而今年的慶典在我們的城市裡舉行。
- All the action at the birthday party made Timmy so excited.
生日會中所有好玩有趣的事讓Timmy感到非常興奮。
era n.年代、時代
/ˈerə/
a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.
- After the two nations signed an agreement, an era of peace began.
兩個國家簽了條約後，一個和平的時代就開始了。
- The professor looked at the old coin and guessed it was probably from the Roman era.
教授瞧了瞧這枚老舊的錢幣，然後猜它是古羅馬時代的錢幣。
- The golden era of that dynasty was during the reign of its third king.
那個朝代的黃金時代，是在第三位國王的統治下。
assist v. 幫助、協助
to give support or help : to make it easier for someone to do something or for something to happen : help
- If you need any help, please ring the bell and someone will assist you.
如果你需要幫忙，請按一下鈴，然後就會有人來協助你。
- During the presentation, the professor asked for two student volunteers to assist him in a little demonstration.
教授在發表時有做了一個小示範，並請了兩位自願的同學來協助他。
assistance n. 援助、幫助、協助
/əˈsɪstəns/
the act of helping or assisting someone : help or support
- Nate had a lot of trouble getting his work done, but none of his coworkers offered any assistance.
Nate 費了好一番功夫才把他的工作完成，而他的同事們都沒有提供他任何的協助。
- Matthew doesn’t have enough money, but he is unwilling to accept any financial assistance.
Matthew 的錢不夠，但是他又不肯接受任何經濟援助。
award v. 獎品、金錢的頒發或授予
to give (a reward or prize) to someone or something
- Hetty did so well in the competition, and was awarded first place.
Hetty 在比賽裡表現地非常好，所以獲得了第一名。
- Denise is a very good student, so the school is awarding her a scholarship.
Denise 是一位傑出的學生，學校因此頒發獎學金給她。
award v. 裁定
to officially decide that someone should get (something)
- The judge awarded the family one million dollars.
法官判定那一家人應該獲得一百萬元。
award n. 獎品、獎金
something (such as a prize) that is given to someone or something for being excellent or for doing something that is admired
- When Trent received the award for first place, his mother took a picture of him.
Trent 獲得第一名的獎項時，他的母親有替他拍照。
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