比赛开始了！2012年奥运会今天开始。你最喜爱哪项运动？

想想在接下来的两周里，在观看奥运会时你可以怎样使用这周的美式英语成语？

A. low blow (或者: hit below the belt)

B. heavyweight (或者: heavy hitter)

C. throw in the towel

D. blow-by-blow

问一下自己：

- 哪个成语与放弃有关？

- 哪个成语有关不公平的事情？

- 哪个成语描述了在某些领域中非常重要的人？

- 哪个成语与详细描述有关？

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Let the games begin!  The 2012 Olympics start today.  Which Olympic event is your favorite?  

Think about how you can use this week’s American English idioms as you watch the Olympics over the next two weeks: 

A. low blow (also: hit below the belt)

B. heavyweight (also: heavy hitter)

C. throw in the towel

D. blow-by-blow

Ask yourself: 

- Which idiom relates to quitting?

- Which idiom involves something unfair? 

- Which idiom describes someone that is very important in their field?

- Which idiom relates to a detailed description?

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