First, an early Happy Chinese New Year to all my listeners.
Chinese lunar year is the biggest holiday in our tradition, and I am sure everyone is ready to celebrate it with family and friends. Have a wonderful new year! A prosperous year of Tiger.
Also, in observation of the new year holiday, my regular program will be in a recess till early February.
Now let’s turn to our today’s Program. We are continuing on the topic of Winter Olympics.This is our second episode for Beijing Winter Olympics
第一部分:奥运会标语(0:13")
Let’s begin with Motto of the most recent games.
2006, Turin, Italy. Passion lives here. La passione vive qui.
2010, Vancouver, Canada. With Growing Hearts.
2014, Sochi, Russia. Hot, Cool, Yours..
2018, Pyeongchang, South Korea. Passion. Connected.
2022, Beijing, China. Together for a shared future. 一起向着未来.
第二部分:冬奥会趣事 (1:47")
Now let’s go over some fun stories of the Winter Olympics.
The original five Winter Olympic sports: bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, and skating.
The oldest winter olympic sport? Figure skating.
How many medals have we won? Chinese athletes have won medals in 6 out of 15 current Winter Olympics sports.
Who is the oldest athlete competing in Beijing? German speed skater Claudia Pechstein.
New event in Beijing games? Seven new events, such as freeski big air.
第三部分:冬奥会项目(4:42")
Bobsleigh: 雪橇
Figure skating: 花样滑冰
Short track speed skating: 短道速滑
Speed skater: 速滑滑冰
Freeski big air: 自由式滑雪大跳台
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