Asia Competes
Guangzhou (廣州) hosts the 16th Asian Games
From today until Nov.27, Guangzhou, China, will host the 16th Asian Games. With 45 teams competing in 42 sports, this will be the biggest Asian Games ever!
The Asian Games feature a mixture of many different kinds of sports. Twenty-eight of them are Olympic sports while others are uniquely Asian. Some sports, like karate, dragon boat racing and wushu are familiar to Asian sports fans. Others will be less well-known. These games will give fans the chance to watch sepak takraw, a Malaysian ball game. They can also see kabbadi, an exciting team sport from South Asia.
The city has worked hard to get ready for these games. An emblem and mascots based on goats have been chosen for the games. The energetic cartoon mascots are five goats competing in various sports. Moreover, 11 new and 32 rebuilt stadiums have been prepared to hold sports events.
Guangzhou doesn't just want these to be the biggest Asian Games ever. The city also wants them to be the best!
compete v. 競爭/對抗
compete with/against someone
=> try to be better than another person in success
eg: All graduates will go on to compete with each other in the job market.
=> 所有的畢業生都要在就業市場中一較長短
eg: It's hard for small, family-owned grocery stores to compete against giant supermarkets.
=> 家庭式的小雜貨店要和大型超市是非常困難的
feature v. 以某個對象或事物為特色
=> include someone or something as a very important part
eg: The charity concert features the most popular pop singers and bands.
=> 這場慈善演唱會以最受歡迎的流行樂手及樂團為號召
eg: The movie features Tom Cruise as a secret agent.
=> Tom Cruise在這一部電影領銜主演飾演一位特務員
eg: The movie features the famous actor as a politician.
mascot n. 吉祥物
=> a person animal which is used to represent something else
eg: Our football team's mascot is a ram.
=> 我們球隊的吉祥物是一隻公牛
mascot n. 扮演吉祥物的人
eg: Bobby will try out to become the basketball team's mascot today.
=> Bobby今天會去徵事擔任籃球隊的吉祥物
karate n. 空手道(一種徒手武術)
wushu n. 武術
=> martial art
fan n. 狂熱愛好者/迷
emblem n. 徽章/符號/紋章圖案
=> a picture or an object that is used to represent something else
arena (indoor) 室內運動場
stadium (open-air) 大型戶外體育場
=> a place where a sport event is played and where people come to watch that sport event
field n. 大型的戶外球場
ballpark n. 棒球場
diamond n. 內野的球場
=> 一壘到本壘形成的形狀像是diamond
court n. 有網子的室內球場
basketball court 籃球場
tennis court 網球場
volleyball court 排球場
rink(在溜冰場比賽，用rink)
hockey rink 曲棍球場
bowling alley 保齡球館
lane 保齡球館的球道
//== Chat Room ==//
a good sport
=> 不是指一個好的運動
=> 而是指有好的運動家風度的人，無論比賽輸贏都堅持到底，
=> 也可以用來用來形一個人有雅量，開得起玩笑的人
a poor sport
= a sore loser
=> 是指"沒有雅量，輸不起的人"
//== Grammar on the go ==//
Twenty-eight of them are Olympic sports, while others are uniquely Asian.
uniquely Asian
=> uniquely adject
eg: Although Jenny thought every wedding dress in the store was pretty, she found one that was uniquely elegant.
eg: If you're looking for some uniquely aboriginal artwork, you can try looking in the gift shop.
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