本期内容介绍：

英国当地时间7月27日(北京时间7月28日04时)，2012伦敦奥运会开幕式在伦敦碗举行，随着奥运会主火炬被点燃，第30届奥林匹克运动会就此拉开帷幕！让我们一起跟随Betty老师看看开幕式上有什么看点吧！

The Industrial Revolution (工业革命) also produced terrifying (可怕的) weapons, and Boyle built in a moment of hush to honor those killed in war.

Bahrain (巴林) and Brunei (文莱) featured female flagbearers (旗手) in what has been called the Olympics' Year of the Woman. For the first time at the games, each national delegation includes women, and a record 45 percent of the athletes are women.

"This is a major boost for gender equality," said International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

"Character counts far more than medals. Reject doping. Respect your opponents. Remember that you are all role models. If you do that, you will inspire a generation," Rogge said.

重点词汇讲解：

Moment of hush/moment of silence

【释义】沉默时刻（常用于哀悼某人）

【例句】There was a moment of silence to honor the 6-year-old boy killed at the Syrian border.

a record + (数据)

【释义】这个数据时破纪录

【例句】Beijing saw a record 1.7m of rain during the past storm.