Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.
在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。
B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。到处都将很拥挤。
A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
A 我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。
B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
B 不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆，还有餐馆。
A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
A 我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。
B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
B 至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
Notes 注释
1 You can talk about the size of crowds by using hundreds / hundreds or thousands / thousands (or even millions / millions) e.g.: There will be thousands watching the race / There will be thousands watching the race; Millions will watch it on TV / Millions will watch it on TV.
你可以用hundreds /数百或者thousands / 数千(或者甚至millions /上百万)来谈论人数的多少。例如：There will be thousands watching the race / 将有数千人观看赛跑； Millions will watch it on TV /数百万人将通过电视观看比赛。
2 There are various ways to describe somewhere full of people, e.g. busy / busy; crowded / crowded; Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded / Everywhere in Beijing will b e crowded.
有多种方法描述某处人很多。例如busy /热闹；crowded / 拥挤； Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded /北京到处都将很拥挤。
3 Remember also the way you can describe traffic, e.g. The traffic could be really heavy / The traffic could be really heavy.
记住你可以这样描述交通状况。例如：The traffic could be really heavy /交通可能非常拥挤。
Key phrases and sentences
There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics.
Everywhere will be crowded.
I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
And it’s not only the Olympics gyms – everywhere will be crowded.
The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。
我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。
到处都将很拥挤。
我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。
不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。
商店、街道、旅馆还有餐馆。
我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。
至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
