The new stadium looks fantastic.

新体育场看起来棒极了。

A The new stadium looks fantastic!

A 新体育场看起来棒极了！

B Yes, it’s wonderful. It’s a really dramatic building.

B 是的，非常好。这真是一个壮观的建筑。

A I guess that whole area of north Beijing will change because of the Olympics.

A 我想奥林匹克运动会将给整个北京带来一个巨大的变化。

B Yes, it’s not just the stadium – it’s new roads, parks, other Olympic buildings too.

B 是的，不仅仅是体育场——还有崭新的道路、公园以及其他的奥运会场馆。

A Big changes everywhere! The Olympics are really changing the city.

A 到处都焕然一新！ 奥运会正改变着整个北京城。

Notes注释

1.You can also talk about directions by using north / north : south / south : east / east : west / west , eg: The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre / The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre.

你也可以用north / 北 : south / 南 : east / 东 : west /西来谈论方向。例如：The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre /奥林匹克运动场在北京市中心的北边。

2.You can use changes/changes, or the verb changing / changing to describe Beijing, eg Big changes everywhere / Big changes everywhere: The Olympics are really changing this city / The Olympics are really changing this city..

你可以用changes/变化，或者动词changing /正在改变来描述北京。例如：Big changes everywhere /北京到处都在变。The Olympics are really changing this city /奥运会正改变着整个北京城。

Key phrases and sentences

The new stadium looks fantastic!

Yes, it’s wonderful. It’s a really dramatic building.

I guess the whole area of north Beijing

will change because of the Olympics.

Yes, it’s not just the stadium – it’s new

roads, parks and other Olympic buildings too.

Big changes everywhere! The Olympics

are really changing this city.

新体育场看起来棒极了！

是的，非常好。这真是一个壮观的建筑。

我想奥林匹克运动会将给整个北京带来一个巨大的变化。

是的，不仅仅是体育场——还有崭新的道路、公园以及其他的奥运会场馆。

到处都焕然一新！ 奥运会正改变着整个北京城。