I think there’s a good chance of gold in the volleyball.

我想排球队赢得金牌的可能性很大。

A Most of all, I also like the team sports.

A 更重要的是，我也喜欢团体比赛。

B Me too. I love the team sports like volleyball and basketball.

B 我也是。我爱像排球、篮球这样的团体运动。

A Yes, and football too. The matches are always really exciting.

A 是的，还有足球。这些比赛总是相当紧张激烈。

B I think there’s a good chance of gold in the volleyball.

B 我想排球队赢得金牌的可能性很大。

A Especially the women’s volleyball.

A 尤其是女子排球队。

B I think China will do well in the team games. That would be great.

B 我想中国队在团体项目中将取得优异的成绩。那该多好啊。

Notes注释

1.You can describe sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, etc as team sports / team sports. Another way to describe other events which are not team sports is individual sports / individual sports.

你可以用team sports /团体项目来描述像足球、排球、篮球等这样的运动。描述不是团体项目的方法是individual sports /个人项目。

2.You can talk about the possibility of something happening by saying I think there’s a (good) chance . . . / I think there’s a (good) chance . . . eg: I think there’s a good chance China will win gold / I think there’s a good chance China will win gold; I think there’s a chance it might rain tomorrow / I think there’s a chance it might rain tomorrow.

你可以这样谈论某事发生的可能性：I think there’s a (good) chance . . . / 我想有(很大的)可能性 . . . 例如: I think there’s a good chance China will win gold /我想中国队获金牌的可能性很大。

Key phrases and sentences

Most of all, I also like the team sports.

Me too. I love the team sports like

volleyball and basketball.

Yes, and football too. The matches are

always really exciting.

I think there’s a good chance of gold in

the volleyball.

Especially the women’s volleyball.

I think China will do well in the team

games. That would be great.

更重要的是，我也喜欢团体比赛。

我也是。我爱像排球、篮球这样的团体运动。

是的，还有足球。这些比赛总是相当紧张激烈。

我想排球队赢得金牌的可能性很大。

尤其是女子排球队。

我想中国队在团体项目中将取得优异的成绩。那该多好啊。