The Beijing Olympics will be on TV across the world.

世界各地都将通过电视收看奥运盛况。

A The Olympics will be on television everywhere, all across the world.

A 世界各地都将通过电视收看奥运会盛况。

B There’ll be millions and millions watching it on TV.

B 到时候将有亿万人通过电视收看比赛盛况。

A I know. The whole world will be watching. It’s a real global event.

A 我知道。全世界的人都将收看比赛实况。这是一个全球的盛事。

B It’s good for Beijing, and for China.

B 这对北京、对中国都很有好处。

A I know. It’ll be an exciting time for the city and the country.

A 我知道。这对于北京和中国都将是一个激动人心的时刻。

B The eyes of the world will be on Beijing.

B 全世界的眼睛都将关注北京。

Notes注释

1.Remember when you are talking about the future, use will / will , eg: The Olympics will be on television everywhere / The Olympics will be on television everywhere ; The whole world will be watching / The whole world will be watching.

记住，当你谈论将来的情况时用will / 将要 , 例如: The Olympics will be on television everywhere /各地都将通过电视收看奥运盛况。

2.When you describe something which involves the whole world, or most of the world, you can use It’s a global event.

当你描述与全世界有关或者与世界的大部分相关的事情时，你可以用global / 全球的, 例如 It’s a global event /这是一个全球的盛况。

Key phrases and sentences

The Olympics will be on television

everywhere, all across the world.

There’ll be millions and millions

watching it on TV.

I know. The whole world will be

watching. It’s a real global event.

It’s good for Beijing, and for China.

I know. It’ll be an exciting time for the

city and the country.

The eyes of the world will be on Beijing.

世界各地都将通过电视收看奥运会盛况。

到时候将有亿万人通过电视收看比赛盛况。

我知道。全世界的人都将收看比赛实况。

这是一个全球的盛事。

这对北京、对中国都很有好处。

我知道。这对于北京和中国都将是一个激动人心的时刻。

全世界的眼睛都将关注北京。