【大家说英语】 第418期:全新棒球队(1)

 　　Ben, do you play baseball? 本，你打棒球吗？

　　I did. In school they called me "the king of the field." But I don't play now. 我过去打。在学校他们叫我“球场之王”。但是我现在不打了。

　　OK. So you're a good player. Do you want to play baseball again? 好吧。所以你是一个好的球手。你想再打一次棒球吗？

　　Sure! I love baseball! 当然了！我热爱棒球！

　　Maybe we can form a baseball team. 也许我们可以组建一支棒球队。

　　That's a great idea! I can't wait. 这个主意不错！我都等不及了。

　　Hello, Ben. 你好，本。

　　Hey, Rob¹. Can you play baseball? 嗨，罗布。你会打棒球吗？

　　Yes. I was a pitcher² in university. 我会。我大学时是一名投手。

　　Great! Alex and I are forming a baseball team. Will you play with us? 太棒了！阿莱克斯和我正在组建一支棒球队。你要和我们一起打吗？

　　Sure. Put me on the pitcher's mound³. Then all the batters⁴ will be scared! 当然。把我放在投球区。然后所有的击球手都会害怕的。

　　Excellent. We'll have a good team. 很好。我们会拥有一支出色的球队的。

　　Yes. And being confident will help. 是的。充满自信是大有帮助的。

　　Hi, Alex. Our new team will be great! 嗨，阿莱克斯。我们的新球队会很出色的！

　　Yeah! I plan to hit many homeruns. 是啊！我要打很多个本垒打。

　　You'll have to run fast around the bases. 那你必须跑垒跑得很快。

　　I will! Although, I'll also be careful. It's easy to get out. 我会的！尽管如此，我也要小心些。很容易出局的。

　　That's true. When is our first practice? 确实。我们第一次训练在什么时候？

　　Saturday. But we still need more players. 周六。但是我们还需要更多的球员。

　　OK. I'll ask some of my friends. 好的。我会问问我的朋友们。

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 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

3 mound   

n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
• The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。

4 batters   

n.面糊（煎料）( batter的名词复数 )；面糊（用于做糕饼）；（ 棒球） 正在击球的球员；击球员v.连续猛击( batter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pitcher has beaned as many as three batters in this game. 在这？热？投手投球竟打中了三个击手的头。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• A storm batters the ship. 一场风暴袭击了这条船。 来自辞典例句