Situation: Lin Zhi has gone to a sports bar to meet her friend Simon. The pair find themselves watching replays of the highlights of the Olympic Games.

Simon: Well， that's that over with.

Lin Zhi: Yes… it was a fun three weeks， but it was really tiring. All the excitement， all the action... my head was in a spin for the entire duration.

Simon: Yeah， I know what you mean. I had to juggle my job with going to the events and the parties， as well as looking after guests from out of town. I'm exhausted now.

Lin Zhi: Three weeks of heroes and heartbreak. The finest athletes in the world competing to see who's the best. Can you get any more noble than that?

Simon: You really bought in to the Olympic ideal， didn't you?

Lin Zhi: The whole country did. We're very proud to have hosted the Olympics.

Simon: So what was your favourite moment?

Lin Zhi: Oh， there were so many. Michael Phelps and all his gold medals， Usain Bolt's world record， the Chinese team coming top of the golds， the closing ceremony…. It was all wonderful.

Simon: I agree， particularly about Phelps. The man was absolutely incredible. Eight golds， seven world records…. Epic. It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time， he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's possibly the greatest swimmer who ever walked the planet.

Lin Zhi: Do I detect a hint of hero-worship there?

Simon: From me? Heck no. I'm no swimmer， but I know a good athlete when I see one. Like Bolt for instance， a great showman， a brilliant runner. The guy's like a whippet. He deserved every gold medal he earned.

Lin Zhi: It's a shame the guy from Netherlands Antilles got his silver taken away， though.

Simon: Man， that made me really angry. All Olympics the US team complained about bad calls and bad judging. But when this little guy from a country barely anyone ever knew existed one their first ever Olympic medal， what does America do? Get him disqualified along with one of their own racers， just so they can get TWO medals instead of one. It was disgusting…. Totally against the Olympic spirit.

Lin Zhi: I agree… but don't let it spoil your enjoyment of the tournament. So， will you go to London in 2012?

Simon: Hopefully I'll be living in England then， so I certainly hope so. We'll see if China can beat this year's medal tally!

Lin Zhi: If you're there， I'm going to come visit.

情景：林芝去運動酒吧見朋友西蒙。兩個人一起在那里觀看奧運比賽精彩回放。

西蒙：嗯，就這么結束了。

林芝：是啊，這實在是充滿樂趣的三個星期，當然，也是疲憊的三個星期。所有的激情、活動……整個過程讓我目眩神迷。

西蒙：沒錯，我明白你的意思。我必須要跟著奧運盛事還有活動的進程來安排工作，還要照顧外地來的客人。我現(xiàn)在筋疲力盡。

林芝：關于英雄和心碎淚水的三周。世界上最優(yōu)秀的運動健兒們齊聚在此決勝出誰是最中之最。你能想到比這更高貴偉大的事嗎？

西蒙：你還真是個奧運主義者，不是嗎？

林芝：整個國家都是如此。我們?yōu)榕e辦奧運會感到驕傲自豪。

西蒙：那么你最喜歡哪一刻？

林芝：噢，太多了。邁克爾#8226;菲爾普斯和他的所有金牌。烏塞恩#8226;博爾特的世界記錄，中國隊金牌榜奪魁、閉幕式……一切都太棒了。

西蒙：我同意，尤其是菲爾普斯。這家伙簡直讓人難以置信。八枚金牌，七項世界紀錄……都是驚世之舉。這說明菲爾普斯不僅僅是有史以來最杰出的游泳健兒和奧運選手，他有可能是史上最偉大的運動員。他也許是這個星球上最偉大的游泳健將。

林芝：我怎么嗅到了一股英雄崇拜的味道呢？

西蒙：我嗎？當然沒有。我不是游泳運動員，但我看見的時候我就知道他是名優(yōu)秀的運動員。以博爾特為例，一個偉大的表演者和杰出的短跑運動員。這家伙跑起來就像一只小惠比特犬。他的每一塊金牌都受之無愧。

林芝：但是來自荷屬安的列斯的運動員被剝奪了銀牌太可惜了。

西蒙：伙計，那令我非常生氣。每屆奧運會美國隊都投訴抱怨不公的判決和評審。但是當一個來自幾乎沒人知道其存在的小地方的運動員獲得他們的第一塊奧運會獎牌時，美國會怎么做么？取消他和另一名美國選手的比賽成績，這樣美國就能夠拿到兩枚獎牌而不是一枚。太惡心了。這完全違背了奧運精神。

林芝：我完全同意……但別讓它破壞你享受比賽的心情。那么，2012年你會去倫敦嗎？

西蒙：希望那時候我能住在英國，但愿如此。不知道中國隊會不會再刷新金牌記錄，我們將試目以待。

林芝：如果那時候你在倫敦，我就去看你。

Notes

1. out of town

本意指“不在城里，在鄉(xiāng)下”。在英國，也指“不在倫敦”。文中指的是不在北京。

例句：They are rebuilding all road out of town.

他們正在重建所有的出城道路。

2. Epic

作名詞意為“驚人之舉、驚世之舉”。作形容詞意為“宏大的、偉大的”。

例句：Human spaceflight program was an epic achievement.

載人航天工程是一項壯舉。

3. complain about

意為“投訴、抱怨?！奔磳δ橙嘶蚰澄锊粷M。

例句：He complained about hard work.

他抱怨工作太辛苦。