英语报刊选读Unit 8 Chinese Affairs知识讲稿.ppt

英语报刊选读;Unit 8 Chinese Affairs;Were talking the Summer Olympiad 2008,the games to which Beijing desperately,desperately wants to play host—although the International Olympic Committee will not choose a site for about another year. “Holding the Olympics in 2008 is the common wish of all Chinese,”said Beijings deputy mayor,Liu Jingmin,who is chief of the bid committee.“We are confident and full of hope that they will be held here.” Last week,the bid effort got a big push when the International Olympic Committee announced that Beijing was one of five finalists for 2008,along with Paris,Toronto,Istanbul and Osaka,Japan2. Mr.Liu,speaking at the space-age command center that has been constructed to mastermind the bid—an entire floor of a hotel—walks with determination past Olympic statues decked with Beijings newly designed Olympic logo and huge pictures of stadiums,real and yet to be built3. Teams of engineers pore over designs from international architects for a new Olympic village in northern Beijing.;1.finalist n. a player who takes part in the final of a competition参加决赛者 2.influx n. arrival of people or things, esp .suddenly and in large numbers of quantities人或物的涌入，汇集 3.desperately adv. to give little hope of success;to try when all else has failed 成功希望渺茫地，孤注一掷地 4.rewind v. to make a cassette tape or video go backwards in order to see or hear it again 倒回影片、录像带等 5.margin n. amount of space,time,votes,etc.by which sth.is won 胜方在时空、票数等方面的领先幅度 6.itch v. to feel a strong desire for sth. 渴望;Expressions;1.explode v. to increase suddenly or quickly 突然或迅速增加 2.erode v. to destroy or wear sth.away gradually 侵蚀，腐蚀 3.grotto n. cave 洞穴 4.scourge n. person or thing that causes suffering 造成灾难的人或事物 5.sentiment n. ( usu.derog )tender feelings of pity,nostalgis,etc.,which may be exaggerated or wrongly directed(contrasted esp. with reason)(怜悯、怀旧等)细腻情感,可为夸张的或滥施的,尤与理智相对) 6.mural n. ( usu. large)painting done on a wall(通常指大型的)壁画 7.sag v. to hang loosely or uneven