Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.

在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。

A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.

A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。

B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.

B 我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。到处都将很拥挤。

A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.

A 我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。

B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.

B 不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆，还有餐馆。

A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.

A 我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。

B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!

B 至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！

Notes 注释

1 You can talk about the size of crowds by using hundreds / hundreds or thousands / thousands (or even millions / millions) e.g.: There will be thousands watching the race / There will be thousands watching the race; Millions will watch it on TV / Millions will watch it on TV.

你可以用hundreds /数百或者thousands / 数千(或者甚至millions /上百万)来谈论人数的多少。例如：There will be thousands watching the race / 将有数千人观看赛跑； Millions will watch it on TV /数百万人将通过电视观看比赛。

2 There are various ways to describe somewhere full of people, e.g. busy / busy; crowded / crowded; Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded / Everywhere in Beijing will b e crowded.

有多种方法描述某处人很多。例如busy /热闹；crowded / 拥挤； Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded /北京到处都将很拥挤。

3 Remember also the way you can describe traffic, e.g. The traffic could be really heavy / The traffic could be really heavy.

记住你可以这样描述交通状况。例如：The traffic could be really heavy /交通可能非常拥挤。

Key phrases and sentences

There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.

I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.

Everywhere will be crowded.

I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.

And it’s not only the Olympics gyms – everywhere will be crowded.

The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.

I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.

At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!

将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。

我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。

到处都将很拥挤。

我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。

不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。

商店、街道、旅馆还有餐馆。

我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。

至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！