英语访谈对话 16 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: Alright.

　　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: 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. 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, um, get many chances to watch the NBA but I do follow it on the internet.

　　Todd: OK. Do you still play basketball?

　　Conrad: Yeah. 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.

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。