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Beijing Olympics to recruit overseas Chinese-speaking volunteers

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) will recruit Chinese-speaking volunteers from all over the world, an official said here on Wednesday.    The Committee will launch the international recruitment later this month, while Chinese embassies in foreign countries will help receive the applications, said BOCOG Executive Vice President Li Binghua.
    It was learnt that […]

Chinese sports English vocabulary and terminology

Athletics 竞技
Individual Sports 体育项目
Games and Competitions 球类运动
Water Sports 水上运动
Bicycles and Motorcycles 自行车和摩托
Riding and Horse Races 赛马
Tennis 网球
Swimming 游泳
Football 足球
Baseball & Softball 棒球和垒球
Wrestling 搏击类竞技
Basketball 篮球
Boxing 拳击
manager 经纪人
  instructor 教练,技术指导
  guide 领队
  trainer 助理教练
  referee, umpire (网球.棒球)裁判
  linesman, touch judge (橄榄球)裁判
  contestant, competitor, player 运动员
  professional 职业运动员
  amateur 业余运动员,爱好者
  enthusiast, fan 迷,爱好者
  favourite 可望取胜者 (美作:favorite)
  outsider 无取胜希望者
  championship 冠军赛,锦标赛
  champion 冠军
  record 纪录
  record holder 纪录创造者
  ace 网球赛中的一分
  Olympic Games, Olympics 奥林匹克运动会
  Winter Olympics 冬季奥林匹克运动会
  stadium […]

Chinese Olympic Aerobic Exercise terminology

Vertical Bench Press(坐式推胸)  Seated Mid Row(坐式拉背)
  Shoulder Press(肩膊推举)
  Lat Pulldown(高拉力)
  Pectoral Fly(蝴蝶式扩胸)
  Rear Deltoid Fly(三角肌后拉)
  Upright Row(斜方肌拉力)
  Seated Triceps Extension(三头肌屈接)
  Standing Biceps Curl(站立式二头肌屈接)
  Triceps Pushdown(三头肌下推)
  Leg Extension(前腿肌伸展)
  Seated Leg Curl(坐式后腿肌屈接)
  Squat(深蹲)
  Toe Raise(小腿伸展)
  Inner Thigh Kick(腿内侧拉力)
  Outer Thigh Kick(腿外侧拉力)
  Leg Press(大小腿伸展)
  Biceps Curl(二头肌屈接)
  Ab Crunch(腹肌练习)
  Seated Knee Raise(坐式提膝收腹)
  Glute Kick(腿后肌后蹬)
  Incline Press(斜式推胸)
  Low Row(低拉力)
  Shoulder Shrug(站立式肩背肌拉力)
  夹胸器(Cable Crossover Machine)
  胸肌练习(Pec Crossover)
  臂部练习(Arm Curl)
  背肌练习(Standing Row)
  仰体向上(up & down)
  二头肌提拉练习(Biceps Pullover)
  坐姿划船练习(Seated Row)
  腿部内外侧训练(Inner/Outer Thigh)
  奥林匹克举重椅
  (Olympic Press Bench)
  水平推举练习 (Flat Press)
  斜推练习(Incline Press)
  角度推练习(Decline Press)
  腿部曲伸练习(Leg Extension)
  仰卧起坐(Sit up)
  Arm Curl(臂部弯曲)
  One Arm Curl(单臂弯曲)
  Squat(深蹲)
  Shoulder Press(肩膊推举)
  Flat […]

Olympic competitors, officials to get translation service in 55 languages

Athletes, coaches and officials from 205 nations and regions who visit China during the Olympic Games will be served in 55 languages, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) said on Tuesday.
Foreign-language hotlines would be open around the clock.
“Language services […]

sexual harassment

China’s legislature Sunday passed amendments to the law on women’s rights protection, which “prohibits sexual harassment of women” and empowers women to “lodge complaints” to relevant organizations.   ”This is the first time the issue of sexual harassment has been written into Chinese law,” said Wu Changzhen, professor at the China University of Political Science and […]

International Olympic Committee to use what is the official language

International Olympic Committee is the official language of French and English, asked the International Olympic Committee members must be able to speak English or French. In recent years, increased Spanish, Russian and German,
5 kind of language is the common language at the meeting unanimously。 The documents include the International Olympic Committee Olympic Charter, the Constitution […]

Learning Chinese

祝您好胃口。
英:Enjoy your meal.
法:Bon appétit !
明天有雨,记得带上伞。
英:It’ll rain tomorrow, remember to bring an umbrella.
法:Il pleut demain, n’oublie pas de prendre un parapluie !
今天天气不错。
英:The weather is nice today.
法:Il faut beau aujourd’hui.
不用找了,这是小费。
英:Keep the change.
法:Inutile de me rendre la monnaie. Ce sera votre pourboire.
服务员,结账。    一共是125元。
英:Excuse me, the check, please.    The total comes to 125 yuan.
法:L’addition s’il vous plaît.    Cela fait 125 yuans.
这个菜是用什么做的?
英:What’s in […]