大家说英语 第555期:骑马(1)

Conversation¹ A

对话A

Taylor: Do you like horses, Linda?

泰勒：你喜欢马吗，琳达？

Linda: Yes, I do. I love horses! I rode² a lot when I was³ younger⁵. But I don't ride much now.

琳达：是的。我超爱马！我年纪小一点的时候总骑马。但是现在骑得少了。

Taylor: Me, too! I took⁶ riding lessons as⁴ a kid⁷. I wanted a horse of my own⁸.

泰勒：我也是！我儿时上过骑马课。那时候我想拥有一匹属于自己的马。

Linda: So did⁹ I. But my parents wouldn't buy me one because keeping a horse is expensive.

琳达：我也是。但是我的父母不给我买，因为养一只马是很昂贵的。

Taylor: I know. They eat a lot!

泰勒：没错。他们吃得太多了！

Conversation B

对话B

Susie: Well, Alex. We're here at the horse jumping competition¹⁰. It'll start soon.

苏西：阿莱克斯，我们来到马术比赛的现场了。比赛马上就要开始了。

Alex: It will be a fun report¹¹ to do. But I don't know much about horse jumping.

阿莱克斯：这个报道制作起来一定很有意思。但是我不太了解马术。

Susie: I can help you. Look. You can see the course¹² of jumps here.

苏西：我可以帮助你。听着。你可以看到这里的跳栏场地。

Alex: Yes. Do the horses and riders¹³ jump over them?

阿莱克斯：是的。骑手和马要从这上面跳过去吗？

Susie: Right. But horses and riders must go over the jumps in a certain¹⁴ order¹⁵.

苏西：对。但是骑手和马必须按照特定的顺序跳过去。

1 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。

2 rode   

v.动词ride的过去式

参考例句：

• He rode a motorcycle to the station.他骑摩托车去车站。
• Today I rode across the city.今天我骑自行车穿越了整个城市。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

6 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

7 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

8 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 competition   

n.竞赛，比赛；竞争

参考例句：

• It's a friendly competition.这是一场友谊赛。
• I shall enter for the singing competition.我将报名参加歌咏比赛。

11 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

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。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

12 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

13 riders   

骑（马、自行车等）的人( rider的名词复数 )； 乘客； 附文； 附加条款

参考例句：

• a group of riders strung out along the beach 沿海滩散开的一队骑手
• The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。

14 certain   

adj.一定的；pron.某几个，某些；肯定的，无疑的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• She is certain to come.她一定会来的。
• It's not at all certain whether I'll come tomorrow.我明天还不定来不来呢。

15 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。