一、知识点
1. the ancient Olympic Games 古代奥运会
2. compete in …compete with other countries for world market 与其它国家竞争国际市场
compete in a race 参加赛跑
compete with [against] sb. for sth. 与某人竞争而获得某物
Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.我们希腊各个城市之间曾经为了荣誉而彼此之间相互竞争。
3. take part in 参加
We all had to take part in the training run, with nobody excepted.
我们大家都得参加跑步训练, 无人例外.
4. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for? 奥运旗帜上的五环代表什么？
stand for 代表；表示；主张；支持；拥护；容忍；允许
What does "ESL" stand for? "ESL"代表什么?
I won't stand for his insults any longer. 我再不能容忍他的污辱了。
5. the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics 北京奥运会吉祥物
Fuwa，the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carry a message of friendship ,peace and good wishes from China to children all over the world.
福娃是北京2008年第29届奥运会吉祥物，它们向世界的孩子们传达友谊、和平和良好的祝福。
6. come on a magical journey 做梦幻之游come on (表劝说，鼓励等)来吧，走吧；开始
His French has come on a lot since he joined the conversation class.
他自从参加了会话班，法语取得了很大进步。
