What's the start date of the Olympics¹?/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 wife².

A: 我也是。我将和我的妻子一起来这里。

B: Luckily, I'll be at a conference³ 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 eighth⁴ of August.  The eighth day of the eighth month, 2008. Eight is a very lucky⁵ 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 major⁶ event⁷ 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. Notice⁸ 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 explain⁹ why these dates are important¹⁰, 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。