2015年ESL之餐饮娱乐 05 Sports Tryouts

Sports Tryouts 

Marcela: All right, you’re ready for these tryouts. You’ve passed your physical. You’ve trained for months. You’re going to make that team. 

Kenji: It’s okay. I don’t need a pep talk. I’m just going to do the best I can. 

Marcela: Yes, but you want to have your head in the right place. You’re going to dominate the field. You’re going to intimidate¹ the other players. 

Kenji: No, I only want to impress the coach. I’m going to play hard and hold nothing back. 

Marcela: Yes, that’s fine, but you want to send a message to the other players that you’re a force to be reckoned with. 

Kenji: I’m going to have faith in my abilities, and hope for the best. 

Marcela: At least try to look tough. Try scowling³ at the other players like you can’t wait to get them on the field so you can crush them. 

Kenji: [sigh] I tell you what, why don’t you scowl² for me? I think you’re much scarier than any player who’s ever played this game. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

2 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

3 scowling   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里，穿着灰色的衣服，漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）