留学生在中国 第33期 Team Sport 集体运动

 　　Chapter¹ 33 Volleyball -- A Team Sport第33章 一项集体运动——排球David：What is your favorite sport?

　　你最喜欢的运动是什么？

　　You：My favorite sport is playing volleyball.

　　我最喜欢打排球。

　　David：How long have you played volleyball?

　　你打多久了？

　　You：10 years on and off. Actually volleyball is a team sport and sometimes we can’t get enough people who also love to play volleyball, to make up a team and pay the fare². If you’re by yourself, then it’s not so much fun. It’s only practice … exercise.

　　断断续续有10年了。排球是一项集体运动，有时候都凑不够人一起打球、分摊费用；但一个人打又没意思，就成了一种练习了。

　　David：Maybe too individual³?

　　太孤单了吧？

　　You：Well, it’s different from playing with other people. Too boring. I like volleyball because it is a team sport. I can play and communicate with others and we can all enjoy playing the game together.

　　对啊，自己打不如找人一块儿打，自己打太闷了。我爱打排球就是因为它是集体运动，可以和别人交流，一起享受运动的乐趣。

　　David：By the way, I heard that the Chinese national volleyball team is one of the best in the world. Is it true?

　　顺便说一下，我听说中国国家排球队是世界上最棒的，是吗？

　　You：Yes. Women’s volleyball in particular⁴. There was a time they played so well that they won the championship for five times in a row. Lang Ping was the most famous player back then. She was the team captain. She later coached the national team.

　　中国女排是这样的。有一段时间女排表现极佳，获得五连冠。郎平以前是女排中最出色的队员，也是以前女排的队长。退役后执教中国女排。

　　David：How about men’s volleyball?

　　男排怎样呢？

　　You：Men's volleyball pales when compared with the achievements of the women's. But men are better known⁵ for their achievements in basketball, like Yao Ming.

　　没有女排成绩好。男篮很不错，姚明就是一名很出色的队员。

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 fare   

n.费用，食物；v.进展，进步，经营

参考例句：

• How much is the fare to the airport?到机场的车费是多少？
• How do you like the school fare?你认为学校伙食怎么样？

3 individual   

adj.个人的，个体的，单独的；独特的；n.个人，个体；人

参考例句：

• She has her own individual style of doing things.她有自己独特的行事风格。
• Each individual house has its own yard.每栋房子都有各自的庭院。

4 particular   

adj.个别的，各个的；独有的，特殊的，特别的

参考例句：

• We each have our own particular tastes,haven't we?我们各有所好，不是吗？
• She likes fruit and apples in particular.她喜欢水果尤其是苹果。

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。