Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.
在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 將有成千上萬的人來北京觀看奧運會。
B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 我知道。在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。到處都將很擁擠。
A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
A 我想是這樣。將有許許多多來自世界各地的游客。
B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
B 不僅奧運會場將很擁擠——到處都將很擁擠。商店、街道、旅館，還有餐館。
A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
A 我知道。我想交通可能非常擁擠。
B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
B 至少那將是一個非常激動人心的時刻！
Notes 注釋
1 You can talk about the size of crowds by using hundreds / hundreds or thousands / thousands (or even millions / millions) e.g.: There will be thousands watching the race / There will be thousands watching the race; Millions will watch it on TV / Millions will watch it on TV.
你可以用hundreds /數(shù)百或者thousands / 數(shù)千(或者甚至millions /上百萬)來談?wù)撊藬?shù)的多少。例如：There will be thousands watching the race / 將有數(shù)千人觀看賽跑； Millions will watch it on TV /數(shù)百萬人將通過電視觀看比賽。
2 There are various ways to describe somewhere full of people, e.g. busy / busy; crowded / crowded; Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded / Everywhere in Beijing will b e crowded.
有多種方法描述某處人很多。例如busy /熱鬧；crowded / 擁擠； Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded /北京到處都將很擁擠。
3 Remember also the way you can describe traffic, e.g. The traffic could be really heavy / The traffic could be really heavy.
記住你可以這樣描述交通狀況。例如：The traffic could be really heavy /交通可能非常擁擠。
Key phrases and sentences
There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.
Everywhere will be crowded.
I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
And it’s not only the Olympics gyms – everywhere will be crowded.
The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
將有成千上萬的人來北京觀看奧運會。
我知道。在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。
到處都將很擁擠。
我想是這樣。將有許許多多來自世界各地的游客。
不僅奧運會場將很擁擠——到處都將很擁擠。
商店、街道、旅館還有餐館。
我知道。我想交通可能非常擁擠。
至少那將是一個非常激動人心的時刻！
在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 將有成千上萬的人來北京觀看奧運會。
B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 我知道。在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。到處都將很擁擠。
A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
A 我想是這樣。將有許許多多來自世界各地的游客。
B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
B 不僅奧運會場將很擁擠——到處都將很擁擠。商店、街道、旅館，還有餐館。
A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
A 我知道。我想交通可能非常擁擠。
B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
B 至少那將是一個非常激動人心的時刻！
Notes 注釋
1 You can talk about the size of crowds by using hundreds / hundreds or thousands / thousands (or even millions / millions) e.g.: There will be thousands watching the race / There will be thousands watching the race; Millions will watch it on TV / Millions will watch it on TV.
你可以用hundreds /數(shù)百或者thousands / 數(shù)千(或者甚至millions /上百萬)來談?wù)撊藬?shù)的多少。例如：There will be thousands watching the race / 將有數(shù)千人觀看賽跑； Millions will watch it on TV /數(shù)百萬人將通過電視觀看比賽。
2 There are various ways to describe somewhere full of people, e.g. busy / busy; crowded / crowded; Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded / Everywhere in Beijing will b e crowded.
有多種方法描述某處人很多。例如busy /熱鬧；crowded / 擁擠； Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded /北京到處都將很擁擠。
3 Remember also the way you can describe traffic, e.g. The traffic could be really heavy / The traffic could be really heavy.
記住你可以這樣描述交通狀況。例如：The traffic could be really heavy /交通可能非常擁擠。
Key phrases and sentences
There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.
Everywhere will be crowded.
I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
And it’s not only the Olympics gyms – everywhere will be crowded.
The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
將有成千上萬的人來北京觀看奧運會。
我知道。在奧運會召開期間北京將非常熱鬧。
到處都將很擁擠。
我想是這樣。將有許許多多來自世界各地的游客。
不僅奧運會場將很擁擠——到處都將很擁擠。
商店、街道、旅館還有餐館。
我知道。我想交通可能非常擁擠。
至少那將是一個非常激動人心的時刻！