The whole world will be watching.

整个世界都将观看。

A The Olympics will be on television everywhere.

A 世界各地都将通过电视转播奥运会比赛盛况。

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

B 将有数百万人通过电视观看比赛。

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

A 我知道。整个世界都将观看比赛。它是全球的盛事。

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

B 这对北京和中国都有好处。

A I know. The eyes of the world will be on Beijing.

A 我知道。整个世界都将注视北京。

B For a few fantastic weeks, Beijing will be the centre of attention.

B 在几个激动人心的星期里，北京都将是世人瞩目的中心。

Notes 注释

1 Remember when you are talking about the future, use will / will , e.g.: 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事情时，用will /将要，例如：The Olympics will be on television everywhere /世界各地都将通过电视转播奥运会比赛盛况； The whole world will be watching /整个世界都将观看比赛。

2 You can use shorter versions of will / will, e.g.: There’ll be millions watching / There’ll be millions watching.

你可以用will /将要的缩写形式，例如There’ll be millions watching /将有数百万人观看比赛。

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

当你描述涉及全世界、或者世界的绝大部分的某件事情时，你可以用global /全球的。例如It’s a global event / 这是全球的盛事。

Key phrases and sentences

The Olympics will be on television everywhere.

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.

The eyes of the world will be on Beijing.

For a few fantastic weeks, Beijing will be the centre of attention.

世界各地都将通过电视转播奥运会比赛盛况。

将有数百万人通过电视观看比赛。

我知道。整个世界都将观看比赛。

奥运会是全球的盛事。

这对北京和中国都有好处。

我知道。整个世界都将注视北京。

在几个激动人心的星期里，北京都将是世人瞩目的中心。