英语访谈对话 42 Tough Guy

 　　Ann: Hey, Nobu! I heard that you practice martial¹ arts! Can you tell me about K1?

　　Nobu: Yes. Well, actually, what I practice is a type of martial arts called mixed martial arts. No holds barred! Mixed martial arts is a mixture of everything, kick boxing, kick boxing, boxing wrestling, submission² fighting, so on and so on.

　　Ann: What are you best at? What do you like practicing?

　　Nobu: I am very good at grappling. Grappling is the type of sports that you kill your opponent's joint³ and choke him out, or anything like that.

　　Ann: Do you use your hands or your feet a lot?

　　Nobu: Hands, feet, legs, every part of your body.

　　Ann: Biting?

　　Nobu: No biting. No biting, no fish-hooking, no groin striking.

　　Ann: What is the fish-hook?

　　Nobu: The fish-hook is a kind of illegal movement that you use two fingers. Point finger and middle finger hooking your nose or eyes. Like that!

　　Ann: Sounds dangerous.

　　Nobu: Yes!

　　Ann: Do you ever compete?

　　Nobu: Yes, I compete a lot. Actually, I was, I was a champion back in the states.

　　Ann: In the states!

　　Nobu: Yes.

　　Ann: What kind of champion were you?

　　Nobu: Grappling champion.

　　Ann: Grappling champion! What did you win?

　　Nobu: Well, I entered this grappling tournament called Western Grappling Tournament. I won first place in 185 division, 185 pound division.

　　Ann: All right, that's great! Thanks a lot for that.

　　Nobu: Thank you.

1 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

2 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。