我喜欢游泳项目

　　I like the swimming events.

　　我喜欢游泳项目。

　　A Actually, when I think about it, I like the swimming events.

　　A 实际上，当我想到奥运会时，我喜欢游泳项目。

　　B You mean, you like the races?

　　B 你的意思是说，你喜欢比赛？

　　A Yes, and all the different swimming styles – backstroke, butterfly and so on. I love the relay races – they’re the most exciting.

　　A 是的，各种泳姿——仰泳、蝶泳等等。我喜欢接力比赛——这是最激烈的。

　　B Yes, the races are really exciting. What about the other swimming events?

　　B 是的，比赛确实非常激烈。其他游泳项目呢？

　　A I like them all! I especially love the diving competition.

　　A 所有项目我都喜欢！我尤其喜欢跳水比赛。

　　Notes注释

　　1 In the Olympics, the swimming races have different names according to their distances, eg the one hundred metres / the one hundred metres ; and their swimming style, eg backstroke / backstroke ; butterfly / butterfly; diving / diving

　　在奥运会上，游泳比赛按照距离的不同有不同的名称。例如：one hundred metres / 一百米游泳；而且有不同的泳姿。例如backstroke /仰泳；butterfly /蝶泳；diving /跳水。

　　2 Remember if you like something a lot, you can use the more emphatic verb I love . . . / I love . . . eg I love the diving competition / I love the diving competition.

　　记住如果你很喜欢某事，你可以用更加有强调意味的动词I love . . . / 我爱 . . .例如I love the diving competition / 我爱跳水比赛。

Key phrases and sentences   Actually, when I think about it, I like the swimming events. You mean, you like the races Yes, and all the different swimming styles – backstroke, butterfly and so on.  I love the relay races – they’re the most exciting. Yes, the races are really exciting.  What about the other swimming events? I like them all!  I especially love the diving competition.

重要的短语和句子   实际上，当我想到奥运会时，我喜欢游泳项目。 你的意思是说，你喜欢比赛？ 是的，各种游泳方式——仰泳、蝶泳等等。我喜欢接力比赛——这是最激烈的。     是的，比赛确实非常激烈。 其他游泳项目呢？   所有项目我都喜欢！ 我尤其喜欢跳水比赛。