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An Athlete's Strengths and Weaknesses

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ID: 1999 Upper Intermediate
Being a true fan of any sport requires you to have a slightly deeper knowledge of participating athletes than "he runs really fast" or "she jumps really high." Learn how to participate in such discussions about endurance, strength, and slightly more complex strategy in today's upper-intermediate lesson.
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
决赛 juésài final match
奥运会 Aòyùnhuì Olympic Games
高手 gāoshǒu expert
看好 kànhǎo to favor, to regard well
决赛开始了吗
juésài 决赛kāishǐ 开始le 了ma 吗
Has the final race started yet?
快了快了你怎么这么紧张
kuài 快le 了kuài 快le 了nǐ 你zěnme 怎么zhème 这么jǐnzhāng 紧张
Almost. Why are you so nervous?
这可是四年一次的奥运会能进入决赛的都是高手中的高手嘀快看开始了
zhè 这kěshì 可是sì nián 四年yīcì 一次de 的Àoyùnhuì 奥运会néng 能jìnrù 进入juésài 决赛de 的dōu 都shì 是gāoshǒu 高手zhōng 中de 的gāoshǒu 高手dī 嘀kuài 快kàn 看kāishǐ 开始le 了
The Olympics only happen once every four years; those who make it to the finals are the best of the best. (Beep) Look, it's started.
你比较看好谁
nǐ 你bǐjiào 比较kànhǎo 看好shéi 谁
Who's your favorite to win?
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