A:你认为运动会中出现的兴奋剂、贿赂、误判等丑闻会给奥运会带来负面影响吗？
B:Yes, but the International Olympic Committee and all countries in the world have been fighting unremittingly against doping and any other immoral act in athletics. I believe the good will prevail over the evil, and the Olympic spirit will be greatly enhanced.
U
A:2008年北京奥运会举办得非常成功，对吧？
B:Of course. We are all very proud ofBeijingas the host city for the 2008 Olympiad. It not only stands for the international recognition of the vigorous development of our country’s sports, but also offers an opportunity for the world to see our growing overall national strength and for us to enhance our understanding, friendship, and cooperation with other countries.
A:Fantastic. This exhibition can be said to be very successful, even better than expected.
B:此外，在那里我们举办了产品展示会和新闻发布会，会上收到许多宝贵建议。
A:That’s a wise idea. The product demonstration meeting and the press conference held in the locality can help make our brands and company better known there.
A:开幕式上，一位东道国的运动员代表全体运动员宣誓。你知道奥林匹克誓言是哪一届开始的吗？其内容是什么？
B:The vow/oath was adopted at the 7thOlympiad inAntwerp,Belgiumin 1920. Itreads as follows:In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.
B:太好了。看来我们能从这次展会学到不少东西。
A:非常感谢，与您交谈真是增长见识、开拓思路。
U
A:Hi, Leabharlann ’m told you came back yesterday.
B:对，昨天晚上。
A:How was this exhibition?
B:挺不错。我们现场与四位新客户建立了业务关系，他们共订购了价值500万元的机床。我们还结识了400多顾客。
B:Didon, a Dominican priest and a friend ofPierre de Coubertin, put forth the motto.Coubertinthought that it embodied the great spirit of human incessant aspiration, and proposed to adopt it as the Olympic motto in 1894,when the International Olympic Committee was founded. The motto came into use in the 1924ParisOlympic Games.
A:那么奥运精神是指什么呢？
B:Olympic spirit refers to an Olympiad-related,oft-referred to but vaguely-defined concept. Some media equate it with “The important thing is not to win, but to take part” byCoubertin. In the Olympic Charter, Olympic spirit refers to mutual understanding, friendship, unity, and fair play.
A:班上同学们都称你为“奥运通”。问你几个有关奥运会的问题好吗？
B:I’m flattered. I only know a smattering of Olympics, but I’d like to try to answer your questions.
A:奥运会口号为拉丁语，意思是“更快、更高、更强”。你知道是谁何时提出的吗？
B:你说的对。一些记者刚给我打过电话，要采访我们公司，对公司的发展史进行报道。
A:It’s a good opportunity to make our products accessible to more consumers and to exert a stronger social impact of our company. Unexpectedly, this exhibition was such a success.
B:你知道发生的事情吗？会展后订单增至三倍，今天还收到了订单呢。这些订单大多来自会展期间结识的客户。
A:I hope these new clients will become our long-term business partners.
B:这也正是我所希望的。
A:By the way, the company plans to compile a product brochure, and to prepare some innovative ads for next exhibition. What do you think of it?