A：I see that there are Olympic mascots in your car.

我看见您车里有许多奥运会的吉祥物。

B：Yes. I am very interested in the Olympic Games, and I'm especially excited about 2008 Beijing Olympics.

是的。我对奥运会非常的感兴趣，特别是对2008年的北京奥运会。

A：Me, too. I want to be a volunteer for 2008 Beijing Olympics.

我也是。而且我还想成为2008年北京奥运会的志愿者。

B：That's cool. Care for a little quiz on that?

那很不错啊。介意做一个有关奥运会的小测试吗?

A：No problem. I'm an 'Olympic expert'.

没问题啊。我是“奥运专家”。

B：Wow, you've talked the talk. Now it's time to walk the walk. Here we go. First, can you tell me something about the ancient Olympics?

哇，那你一定要说到做到。开始了啊。首先，你能告诉我一些关于古代奥运会的事情吗?

A：The ancient Olympics originated in ancient Greece.

古代奥运起源于希腊。

B：Good. Why do people name it Olympics?

不错。为什么人们叫它奥林匹克?

A：They name it after the place where it was first held.

人们是以它第一次举办的地点来给它命名的。

B：Who started the modern Olympics?

谁发起了现代奥运会?

A：This question is a piece of cake. A Frenchman named Baron de Coubertin.

这个问题简直就是小菜一碟。是一个叫拜伦·顾拜旦的法国人。

B：What did people call him?

那人们都叫他什么?

A：Of course he was called 'the father of the Olympics'.

人们当然都叫他“奥林匹克之 父”。

B：What did he do for restoring the Olympics?

那么他为奥运会的恢复做出了什么样的贡 献?

A：He once made a speech on the ‘Renaissance of the Olympics'.

他曾经发表过一个“ 复兴奥林匹克”的演讲。

B：Well, that's for all. Excellent!

测试完了。非常棒!

A：I've told you I'm an expert.

我说过我是专家。