The Soccer Stadium
足球場(chǎng)
Kathy and Evan take a look at Amsterdam's soccer stadium.
凱西和艾凡參觀一下阿姆斯特丹的足球場(chǎng)。
K:Man, this place is big!
凱西:天啊,這地方真大!
E:It has to be. Soccer is the number one sport throughout Europe. In the States we have the Big Three: baseball, football, and basketball, but there's only the Big One here in Europe: soccer.
艾凡:它一定得這么大。足球是歐洲最受歡迎的一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。在美國(guó),我們有三大運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目:棒球、美式足球和籃球,但是在歐洲只有一大運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目:足球。
K:Can you play soccer, Evan?
凱西:艾凡,你會(huì)踢足球嗎?
E:I never have. I think my high school had a team, but I went out for baseball. Did you join any sports teams in school, Kathy?
艾凡:我從來沒踢過。我想我念的高中有一支足球校隊(duì),但是我加入了棒球隊(duì)。凱西,你有沒有參加學(xué)校的任何運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)伍呢?
K:In high school I went out for track. The 400- and 800-meter runs.
凱西:高中時(shí)我加入了田徑隊(duì)──四百公尺和八百公尺賽跑。
E:Wow! Those are tough races.
艾凡:哇!那些都是蠻艱辛的速度競(jìng)賽。
K:Yeah. That's probably why I didn't do very well at them.
凱西:沒錯(cuò)。那可能是我沒辦法在這兩項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)中表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異的原因。
E:It's more important to enjoy the game and get stronger from sports than to perform well in them.
艾凡:享受運(yùn)動(dòng)的樂趣和藉此強(qiáng)身比在運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目上表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異更為重要。
K:Were you a good baseball player?
凱西:你棒球打得很好嗎?
E:I was so-so. Anyway, let's exercise a little. Last one to the goal post there is a rotten egg!
艾凡:我打得普普通通。不管怎樣,咱們來運(yùn)動(dòng)一下吧。最后一個(gè)跑到終點(diǎn)的人是王八蛋!
單詞短語精講:
1. soccer 足球
2. stadium (通常指露天)運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)
3. go out for+運(yùn)動(dòng)名詞/運(yùn)動(dòng)社團(tuán)參加……運(yùn)動(dòng)(社團(tuán))
= my out for+運(yùn)動(dòng)名詞/運(yùn)動(dòng)社團(tuán)
例:In junior hi沙school I joined the school band and in senior high school I went out for track.
(我初中時(shí)參加學(xué)校樂隊(duì)而高中則加人徑賽隊(duì)。)
4. track 徑賽
track event
徑賽項(xiàng)目(以時(shí)間快慢取決的速度競(jìng)賽運(yùn)動(dòng),如:長(zhǎng)短距離賽跑等)
field event
田賽項(xiàng)目(取決于距離遠(yuǎn)近的運(yùn)動(dòng),如:跳高、跳遠(yuǎn)、擲錯(cuò)球等)
5. do well+at運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目/+on考試?yán)?+in方面
在···…運(yùn)動(dòng)中/考試科目/方面中表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異
例:My friend Otto does so well at football that he made the school team
(我朋友奧托美式足球踢得很好,所以他人選校隊(duì)。)
6. Are you kidding?你在開玩笑嗎?
7. so-so 馬馬虎虎的,差強(qiáng)人意的
8. goal post 球門柱(= goalpost )