The Olympics will be good for business.

奥运会的召开对促进商业发展有好处。

A The Olympics will have an impact on everything in Beijing.

A 奥运会的召开对北京的方方面面将产生重大的影响。

B You’re right. It will affect every aspect of life in the city.

B 说得对。它将会影响到城市生活的各个方面。

A The Olympics will be good for tourism.

A 奥运会对旅游业有促进作用。

B Yes, and they'll be good for business, too. Especially for hotels and restaurants.

B 是的，而且对商业发展也大有好处。尤其是对旅馆业和餐饮业。

A There will be more tourists than ever before.

A 到时旅游者会比平时多很多。

Notes 注释

1 To predict that something will have a beneficial effect on something else, for example, the Olympics on tourism and business, you can say: The Olympics will be good for tourism. / The Olympics will be good for tourism.

eg: And they'll be good for business, too. / And they'll be good for business, too.

要预言某事将对另一件事情产生有利的影响，例如：奥运会对旅游业和商业的影响，你可以说：

The Olympics will be good for tourism. /奥运会将对旅游业有好处。

And they'll be good for business, too. /而且对商业发展也大有好处。

2 You can say that something will have an affect by saying:

The Olympics will have a huge impact on life in Beijing / The Olympics will have a huge impact on life in Beijing.

你可以这样说某事将会有影响作用：The Olympics will have a huge impact on life in Beijing /奥运会的召开对北京将有巨大的冲击作用。

Key phrases and sentences

The Olympics will have an impact on everything in Beijing.

You’re right. It will affect every

aspect of life in the city.

The Olympics will be good for

tourism.

Yes, and they'll be good for

business, too. Especially for hotels

and restaurants.There will be more

tourists than ever before

奥运会的召开对北京的方方面面将产生重大的影响。

说得对。它将会影响到城市生活的各个方面。

奥运会对旅游业有促进作用。

是的，而且对商业发展也大有好处。

尤其是对旅馆业和餐饮业。

到时旅游者会比平时多很多。