本期內(nèi)容介紹：

英國(guó)當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間7月27日(北京時(shí)間7月28日04時(shí))，2012倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)幕式在倫敦碗舉行，隨著奧運(yùn)會(huì)主火炬被點(diǎn)燃，第30屆奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)就此拉開(kāi)帷幕！讓我們一起跟隨Betty老師看看開(kāi)幕式上有什么看點(diǎn)吧！

The Industrial Revolution (工業(yè)革命) also produced terrifying (可怕的) weapons, and Boyle built in a moment of hush to honor those killed in war.

Bahrain (巴林) and Brunei (文萊) featured female flagbearers (旗手) in what has been called the Olympics' Year of the Woman. For the first time at the games, each national delegation includes women, and a record 45 percent of the athletes are women.

"This is a major boost for gender equality," said International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

"Character counts far more than medals. Reject doping. Respect your opponents. Remember that you are all role models. If you do that, you will inspire a generation," Rogge said.

重點(diǎn)詞匯講解：

Moment of hush/moment of silence

【釋義】沉默時(shí)刻（常用于哀悼某人）

【例句】There was a moment of silence to honor the 6-year-old boy killed at the Syrian border.

a record + (數(shù)據(jù))

【釋義】這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)時(shí)破紀(jì)錄

【例句】Beijing saw a record 1.7m of rain during the past storm.

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