大家说英语 第529期:排球时间(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: This is the last rally¹ of the match.

苏西：这是这场比赛的最后一球了。

Alex: Yes... Wow! That's it! The match is over.

阿莱克斯：是的...哇！就这样！比赛结束了。

Susie: Are you sure? The player hit the ball.

苏西：你确定吗？那个球员回击了球。

Alex: I think the ball touched the ground first.

阿莱克斯：我认为球先落了地了。

Susie: No, before the ball reached the ground, the player hit it.

苏西：不，在球落地之前，那名球员打到了。

Alex: You could be right... Yes, you are. The referee² says they will keep playing!

阿莱克斯：可能你是对的...是的，你是对的。裁判表示要继续比赛！

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: Hey, Alex! Did you enjoy watching volleyball with Susie?

罗布：嗨，阿莱克斯！你和苏西一起看排球看得开心吗？

Alex: Oh, yes. The matches were good, and the crowds were a lot of fun.

阿莱克斯：哦，喜欢。比赛很精彩，观众也很热情。

Rob: Were the players skillful?

罗布：球员水平都很高？

Alex: Yes, we saw some excellent serves, some amazing returns and lots of strong blocks.

阿莱克斯：是啊，我们看到了一些很精彩的发球、回球还有很多强势的拦网。

Rob: Great. So Susie should have a good news story.

罗布：太棒了。那苏西的报道应该很精彩。

Alex: Oh, yes. We'll make the report very interesting.

阿莱克斯：哦，是的。我们会让报道非常有趣的。

1 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

2 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。