a 我热切地期待着奥林匹克运动会的召开。这将是一大盛事。

　　b me too. i can’t wait for them to start. it’s so exciting.

　　b 我也是。我都等不及了。太激动人心了。

　　a there will be so many things to see.

　　a 到时候将有许多要看的东西。

　　b i know. what’s your favourite event in the olympics

　　b 我知道。你最喜欢的奥运项目是什么？

　　a my favourite event i don’t know ╟ i like so many different things!

　　a 我最喜欢的项目？我不知道——我喜欢的项目太多了！

　　b i suppose so. there are so many different sports and events.

　　b 我想也是。有这么多的运动项目。

　　notes 注释

　　1 remember how you can talk about your sense of anticipation about something in the future, e.g.: i’m looking forward to the olympics / i’m looking forward to the olympics; i’m looking forward to my holiday / i’m looking forward to my holiday. you can add emphasis by adding so / so, e.g.: i’m so looking forward to . . . / i’m so looking forward to . . .

　　记住怎样谈论你对将来发生的事情的期待。例如：i’m looking forward to the olympics / 我期待着奥运会的召开； i’m looking forward to my holiday / 我期待着假期的到来。你可以加上so / 如此、这么来表示强调, 例如: i’m so looking forward to . . . /我热切地期待着. . .

　　2 you can also talk about your sense of excitement or anticipation by saying i can’t wait . . . / i can’t wait . . . e.g.: i can’t wait for the olympics to start / i can’t wait for the olympics to start.

　　你还可以这样来谈论你期待或者激动的心情：i can’t wait . . . /我等不及 . . .例如：i can’t wait for the olympics to start /我等不及奥运会的召开。

　　3 you talk about the different events / events in the olympics, e.g. the athletics events / the athletics events; the swimming events / the swimming events.

　　你可以谈论奥运会的不同events /项目，例如the athletics events / 田径项目；the swimming events /游泳项目