【英语趣味课堂】曲棍球-Hockey

 Todd: OK, Chris, Friday the 13th is coming up. So, first of all, are you superstitious¹?

 

Chris: Yes. When I play sports I'm superstitious. I have a lucky shirt and stuff² like that.

 

Todd: Oh, really!

 

Chris: Yeah.

 

Todd: So what's your lucky shirt?

 

Chris: It's a bungy jumping shirt that I got about 10 years ago. It's all falling apart but it's still my lucky shirt.

 

Todd: OK, So you don't wash it or anything?

 

Chris: If I have a good game I don't wash it until I have a bad game and then I wash the badness out.

 

Todd: OK. What sport are we talking about?

 

Chris: I play ice hockey.

 

Todd: Oh, really.

 

Chris: Yeah.

 

Todd: Oh, so your a hockey player! Your a pretty solid³ guy.

 

Chris: Yeah, I'm a goalie. Being a goalie it's a lot to being comfortable in the position, so if you have a good game you don't touch anything. You do the same routine⁴. Goalies are known⁵ to be a little strange.

 

Todd: Wow. So that's cool. Are you still playing in Japan?

 

Chris: I've played a few times but it's just too much trouble to drag my equipment on three trains and a taxi and about a 800 meter walk. It's just not worth it right now. If I had a car I'd try for sure.

 

Todd: Oh, that's too bad. Alright, well, good luck and...so right now is your shirt dirty of clean? Your unlucky shirt?

 

Chris: It's just been washed. Yeah, it needed a good washing this time.

 

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Friday the 13th or coming up

 

Friday the 13th is coming up.

 

When the 13th day of any month is on a Friday we call this 'Friday the 13th.'  Some people have the idea that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day and bad things will happen on that day. In general, 13 is an unlucky number.  If an event will happen in the near future we say it is 'coming up.'  Notice the following:

 

She always stays in her house on Friday the 13th.

Your birthday is coming up next week.

superstitious

 

When I play sports, I'm superstitious.

 

People who are 'superstitious' believe in unlucky signs or rituals⁶ that they have to do to keep their luck.  Some examples would be a black cat or a broken mirror, which can both cause bad luck.  Notice the following:

 

We can't get a black cat because I'm superstitious.

He is superstitious and never flies on the 13th.

lucky shirt

 

My lucky shirt is a shirt I got ten years ago.

 

A 'lucky' item⁷ is something that we believe brings us good luck.  Notice the following:

 

Did you wear your lucky shorts?

This is my lucky hat and I wear it to all the games.

wash out

 

After a bad game, I wash the badness out.

 

In this case, 'wash out' just means⁸ to clean the shirt and remove the bad luck.  Notice the following:

 

Please wash out those glasses.

You have to wash the shampoo out of your hair.

solid

 

You're a pretty solid guy.

 

The term 'solid' is used to describe someone who is honest, reliable⁹ and generally a good person.  It can also mean sturdy¹⁰, strong or of good quality when referring to something.  Notice the following:

 

We have a pretty solid team this year.

He is a very solid employee¹¹.

 

1 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 solid   

adj.固体的，结实的，可靠的，实心的；n.固体，实心；adv. 一致地

参考例句：

• Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
• I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。

4 routine   

n.例行公事，惯例；adj.例行的，常规的

参考例句：

• It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
• She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。

5 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

6 rituals   

（宗教等的）仪式( ritual的名词复数 )； 例行公事，老规矩

参考例句：

• A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals. 临睡之前喝点儿干邑是我们每天晚上的小习惯之一。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills. 这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。

7 item   

n.项目；条款；（消息，情报等的）一条

参考例句：

• We should go on to the next item for time is short.时间不多了，我们应该谈下一项内容。
• Put this item on our daily work schedule.把这项工作提到议事日程上来。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 reliable   

adj.可信赖的；可靠的

参考例句：

• I'm afraid the information is not reliable.恐怕消息不可靠。
• Do you think she's reliable?你看她这个人可靠吗？

10 sturdy   

adj.强壮的，结实的，坚固的，坚定(强)的

参考例句：

• We need several sturdy men to push this car.我们需要几个强壮的人来推车。
• Children need sturdy shoes.孩子们需要结实的鞋子。

11 employee   

n.职员，员工，受雇人员

参考例句：

• Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
• They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。