【英语趣味课堂】大学远动员-The Jock

 Todd: OK, Conrad.

Conrad: Yeah.

 

Todd: You're quite the jock!

 

Conrad: Thanks Todd.

 

Todd: Yeah. So, we're gonna talk about sports.

 

Conrad: All right.

 

Todd: What sports do you like?

 

Conrad: Well, I like a lot of sports but basketball is my favorite. Definitely¹.

 

Todd: Oh, really?

 

Conrad: Yeah!

 

Todd: OK. How long have you been playing basketball?

 

Conrad: Let's see.. Probably about thirty years. I'm thirty seven now and I think I was in elementary school when I started to play at first.

 

Todd: Wow, at what age were you your best?

 

Conrad: Let's see.. Probably around 20 maybe. Sometime² when I was in college. Yeah.

 

Todd: What position did you play when you played basketball?

 

Conrad: Guard. A little bit of forward, depending on what kind of team I was playing on.

 

Todd: Yeah, were you mainly an offensive³ or defensive⁴ player?

 

Conrad: Defensive. Yeah.

 

Todd: OK. Do you still watch a lot of basketball on TV?

 

Conrad: Well, now living in Japan I don't get many chances to watch the NBA but I do follow it on the internet.

 

Todd: OK. Do you still play basketball?

 

Conrad: Yeah. I play about once a week with my-- at the university I work at with the club team there.

 

Todd: OK. Great. Alright. Thanks a lot Conrad.

 

Conrad: Sure. No problem Todd. 

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

jock

 

You're quite the jock.

A 'jock' is a person who is really involved in sports and fitness⁵.  Notice the following:

 

He hangs out with all the jocks at school.

She was a big jock when she was younger.

offensive / defensive

What position did you play? Were you mainly an offensive or defensive player?

An 'offensive player' tries to score in the other team's goal while a 'defensive player' protects their team's goal.  Notice the following:

 

Our team just couldn't get past their defensive players.

I'm an offensive player on the team.

get a chance

Living in Japan, I don't get many chances to watch the NBA.

If you 'get a chance' to something you have the opportunity to try it.  Notice the following:

 

Have you ever gotten the chance to meet a celebrity⁶?

Did you get a chance to go to a live game last year?

follow

 

I don't watch it on TV, but I do follow it on the internet.

If you 'follow' a team or a sport you check for updates and new information about the team and how they have performed in games.  "Follow" can also refer to things like news or topics of interest.  Notice the following:

 

Have you been following the election⁷ speeches?

I don't really follow any team in particular.

no problem

 [Thanks.] Sure, no problem.

We say 'no problem' when something is not a big deal or request.  Notice the following:

 

It's no problem at all for me to help you.

She said it was no problem if we were late.

 

 

 

1 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

2 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。

3 offensive   

adj.令人不快的，侮辱的，攻击用的；n.进攻

参考例句：

• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。
• If all else fails,I will take the offensive.如果其他方法不行，我将采取攻势。

4 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

5 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 election   

n.选举，选择权；当选

参考例句：

• There is no doubt but that he will win the election.毫无疑问，他将在竞选中获胜。
• The government will probably fall at the coming election.在即将到来的大选中，该政府很可能要垮台。