Title: LEA 127 Olympics in Athens

Q: Élénk emlékeim vannak az olimpiáról.
A: I have vivid recollections of the Olympics.

Q: az ókorban
A: in antiquity

Q: (Teljesen) elbűvölt / elvarázsolt / lenyűgözött a nyitóünnepség.
A: I was spellbound by the opening ceremony.
spell - bűvölet, varázslat
bind / bound / bound - meg- / beköt

Q: látványos tüzijáték
A: spectacular fireworks

Q: görög mitológiai alakok felvonulása / szemléje
A: a parade of characters from Greek mythology
/pəˈreɪd/

Q: ősi szobrok
A: ancient statues
/ˈeɪnʃənt/

Q: "fülbemászó" zenére keresztülsiklik a stadionon
A: glide through the stadium to evocative music
evocative    /ɪˈvɒkətɪv/   =  vmit felidéző
making you think of or remember a strong image or feeling, in a pleasant way
evocative smells/sounds/music
evocative of something:
Her new book is wonderfully evocative of village life.

Q: Nagy izgalommal néztük a sporteseményeket.
A: We watched the sporting events with great excitement.

Q: Ian Thorpe, becenevén Thorpedó...
- torpedó
A: Ian Thorpe, nicknamed the Thorpedo
- torpedo    /tɔːˈpiːdəʊ/

Q: felállít egy új olimpiai rekordot
1. alapít, létrehoz (vállalatot, üzletet), lefektet (szabályokat) 2. kialakít, kiépít (kapcsolatot) 3. (szakmai) elismerést / hírnevet szerez (vmiként) 4.
A: establish a new Olympic record
establish
1. to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
The committee was established in 1912.
The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
Let’s establish some ground rules.
2. to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
3. establish somebody/something/yourself (in something) (as something) to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
By then she was established as a star.
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
4. to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc. It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation.
Traditions get established over time.
5. to discover or prove the facts of a situation
Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
It has since been established that the horse was drugged.

Q: 400 méter vegyes
1. (zenei) egyveleg 2. keverék (stílusé, ízeké) 3. vegyes (úszásnemű verseny)
A: 400 metre medley  /ˈmedli/
1. a piece of music consisting of several songs or tunes played or sung one after the other
a medley of Beatles
2. a mixture of people or things of different kinds
a medley of flavours/smells
The building was a medley of styles from different periods.
3. a swimming race in which each member of a team uses a different stroke
the 4 × 100 metres medley

Q: dobogó
A: podium

Q: "Meggyőződésem", hogy a sporteseményeknek elényére / hasznára válik / jót tesz az elegáns, ötletes környezet.
hasznára válik, jól jár vele, profitál belőle, élvezi az előnyét
A: I still believe that sporting events could benefit from an elegant, imaginative setting.
benefit
1. to be useful to somebody or improve their life in some way
We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.
2. to be in a better position because of something
Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes?
Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences.