柯灵思英语-英语听力高手11

Football

One of the most surprising things about football in England to a stranger¹ is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most if the important teams. He has photographs of them and knows the results of a large number off matches. He will tell you, with a great air of authority², who he expects will win such and such a match, and his opinion is usually as valuable³ as that of men three or four times his age.

 

 In England, it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in a classroom; education also means⁴ character training; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games, where the boy has to learn to work with others for his team, instead of working selfishly⁵ for himself alone. Football is a good team game, it is good exercise for the body, it needs skill and a quick brain⁶, it is popular and it is cheap. As a result, it is the school's favorite game in the winter.

1 stranger   

n.陌生人；外地人，异乡人

参考例句：

• A stranger walked up to me and asked me the time.一个陌生人走到我跟前，问我时间。
• It's hard for a stranger to make friends in this town.外地人在这个城里很难交朋友。

2 authority   

n.当局，官方；权力，权威，威信；当权者

参考例句：

• He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.国际上承认他是这方面的一个权威。
• Professor White is looked upon as an authority on mathematics.怀特教授被看成数学权威。

3 valuable   

adj.有价值的，贵重的，宝贵的，可估价的

参考例句：

• This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。
• He has a valuable collection of stamps.他收藏了很有价值的邮票。

4 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。

5 selfishly   

adv.自私地，任性地

参考例句：

• I have never known him behave other than selfishly. 我知道他一向自私自利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I have never known him to behave any other than selfishly. 我就没见过他不自私的时候。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 brain   

n.头脑，电脑，智慧

参考例句：

• The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.大脑需要不断供给血液。
• Her brain has no room for math.她没有数学头脑。