情景对话：

A: Do you hear that beijing will be the place to hold the olympic games in 2008?

你知道北京将举办2008年的奥运会吗？

B: Yes, it's exciting.

听说了，真让人激动不已。

A: So there will be a lot of opportumities for young people up to that time. the people from the four corners of the world will meet together in beijing.

到那时年轻人会有很多机会的，世界各地的人们都将相聚北京。

B: Do you want to have a job there?

你想到北京找工作吗？

A: I think I should have a try after graduation.

我毕业后想去试试。

一， 词海拾贝

the four corners of the world：世界各地

e.g. People came from the four corners of the world to attend the grand meeting.

人们从世界各个角落前来参加这次盛会。

e.g. People from the four corners of the world attended the festival.

来自世界各地的人们参加了这个纪念活动。

e.g. I have traveled to the four corners of the world to recieve the medallion, and I'm not going to stop now.

为了得到这个大奖章，我走遍了世界各个角落，我现在不会停止。

A foreign correspondent makes his friends in all four corners of the world.

外国记者在世界各地都有朋友。

二， 语汇积累

1. hold a game：举办一场比赛

e.g. Rain or shine, the game will be held as scheduled.

不论下不下雨，比赛照常举行。

e.g. It is said that the Universiade will be held in Beijing, which will be the first time for Beijing to hold such a world-wide game.

杰夫：听说本届世界大学生运动会将在北京举行，这可是北京首次举行世界规模的运动会。

2. have a try：试一试，尝试一下

e.g. I may be no good, but at least let me have a try.

我也许不行，但至少得让我去试试。

e.g. I know a Chinese restaurant is newly open near my home. Why not go there and have a try?

我知道我家附近新开了一家中国餐馆，我们去那里尝尝吧。

3. up to that time：直到那个时候

e.g. He came to China in 1965, up to that time he had lived in London.

他1965年来到中国，来中国以前一直住在伦敦。

e.g. He have stayed with his mother up to that time.

直到那个时候，他才和他的妈妈呆在一起。