【大家说英语 第100期:冬季运动(2)

 January 20 1月20日

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Rob¹ likes to play hockey in cold weather. 罗柏喜欢在冷天打曲棍球，

He plays with a group of guys². 他都和一群男生打。

Players³ skate really fast, and the puck goes really fast, too! 球员们溜冰溜得很快，冰球也滑行得非常快！

Alex wants to play. 亚力克斯也想打，

He will watch Rob and his friends first. 他会先看罗柏和他的朋友打，

He may want more practice⁴ skating before he plays. 他打球之前可能要多练习一下溜冰。

When he does play, he can borrow⁵ some hockey gear⁶ from Rob. 他真正上场打的时候，可以向罗柏借一些曲棍球装备。

Conversation⁷ A 会话A

The weather doesn't look very good, Rob. 罗柏，天气看起来不太好。

Is it going⁸ to snow more? 会下更多雪吗？

It's going to snow all week! 会下一整个星期！

Do you like snow, Alex? 亚力克斯，你喜欢雪吗？

No. It's too cold. 不喜欢，下雪太冷了。

It never snowed in Taipei. 台北从来不下雪。

Well, it snows here. 嗯，这里会下雪，

It will snow until⁹ April. 而且会一直下到四月。

Oh, no! 不会吧！

But I like cold weather. 可是我喜欢冷天气，

Cold weather means¹⁰ hockey season! 冷天气就代表打曲棍球的季节！

Conversation B 会话B

Do you play hockey? 你打曲棍球吗？

I do. I play with a group of friends on Thursday nights. 打呀， 我都在星期四晚上和一群朋友一起打。

Is it fun? 好玩吗？

Sure. But players can get hurt. 当然好玩，可是球员可能会受伤。

I know. I watch it on TV sometimes. 我知道，我有时候会看电视上的曲棍球比赛，

The players skate really fast! 球员都溜冰溜得很快！

And the puck goes really fast, too! 而且冰球也滑行得非常快！

You must skate very well. 你溜冰一定溜得很好。

I'm OK. 我溜得还好，

Some of the other guys can skate better. 其他有些男生溜得更好。

Conversation C 会话C

I like to ice-skate. 我喜欢溜冰，

I skated a lot in Taipei. 我在台北经常溜冰。

Skating is fun. 溜冰很好玩。

Could¹¹ I try playing hockey? 我可以试着打曲棍球吗？

Maybe. 也许可以，

Why don't you come and watch us play this week? 你这星期何不来看我们打球？

I'd like to. 我很想去。

You may want more practice skating before you play. 你上场打球之前也许会想要多练习一下溜冰。

And I'll need a hockey stick¹². 我也需要一根曲棍球棒。

You can borrow one of mine. 你可以借我的用，

And some other gear, too. 还有其他装备也可以借你。

Thanks, Rob! 罗柏，谢了！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

4 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

5 borrow   

vt.借，借入，借用；vi.借

参考例句：

• Can I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗？
• You can borrow this dictionary from the library.你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。

6 gear   

n.齿轮，传动装置，设备，衣服；vt.使适应

参考例句：

• We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
• The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。

7 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

10 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

11 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

12 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。