奥运会的开幕日期？

What's the start date of the Olympics

　　奥运会的开幕日期是几月几日？

　　A Will you be here for the Olympics

　　A 你会来观看奥运会比赛吗？

　　B Yes, I will, I'm glad to say.

　　B 是的，我会的。我很高兴这样说。

　　A Me, too. I'll be here with my wife.

　　A 我也是。我将和我的妻子一起来这里。

　　B Luckily, I'll be at a conference here the week before.

　　B 幸运的是，在奥运会召开前一周我将来这里开一个会议。

　　A What's the start date of the Olympics

　　A 奥运会几月几日开幕？

　　B The eighth of August. The eighth day of the eighth month, 2008. Eight is a very lucky number in China.

　　B 8月8日。2008年的8月8日。在中国8是一个幸运数字。



　　Notes 注释

　　1 To ask when a major event like the Olympics starts, you can say: What's the start date / What's the start date : What's the start date of the Olympics / What's the start date of the Olympics

　　要问关于某个主要事件，比如像奥运会的情况，你可以说：What's the start date /开幕日期是什么时候？What's the start date of the Olympics /奥运会几月几日开幕？

　　2 Notice how to give dates: The eighth of August. / The eighth of August. The eighth day of the eighth month. / The eighth day of the eighth month. / 2008: Two thousand and eight. / Two thousand and eight.

　　注意如何给出日期：The eighth of August. /8月8日。The eighth day of the eighth month. /8月的第八天。2008: Two thousand and eight. /2008年。

　　3 To explain why these dates are important, for example, because of the lucky number, you can say: Eight is a very lucky number in China. / Eight is a very lucky number in China.

　　要解释为什么某些日期很重要，例如，因为它们是幸运数字的关系，你可以说：Eight is a very lucky number in China. /在中国8是一个幸运数字。

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开幕日
open day  or  start day  ?。。。。。。。。。。。。