英语访谈对话 114 Bowling

 　　Todd: So, Joel, how was¹ the bowling³ match?

　　Joel: Not bad, I won⁴ the first one but I lost the second one.

　　Todd: Yeah. How's your arm feeling⁵?

　　Joel: Not bad. My hands are a little tired but my arms fine.

　　Todd: OK, so, are you going⁶ to go home and put some ice on it or?

　　Joel: No, I don't think so. I think I need to get a beer.

　　Todd: A beer. OK, actually⁷ as² soon as we finish this I'll be right with you. Why is bowling so popular⁸ do you think?

　　Joel: It's cheap and you can spend as much time here as you want. That's what I like about it. I noticed⁹ like, we can sit there and talk and we're not under a time limit¹⁰ or anything. We can just take our time. And you don't need any special skills¹¹ to play it. Anybody¹² can do it.

　　Todd: Yeah. How long have you been bowling?

　　Joel: Not long. Maybe I've only been ten or fifteen times in my whole¹³ life¹⁴.

　　Todd: Oh, really. (Yeah) Well you look pretty good for only ten or fifteen times.

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

4 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

5 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

6 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

7 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

8 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。

9 noticed   

v.介绍( notice的过去式和过去分词 )；关注；关照；说到

参考例句：

• I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice. 我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。
• She cast a sidelong glance at Eric to see if he had noticed her blunder. 她偷偷斜扫了埃里克一眼，看他有没有留意到她的错误。

10 limit   

vt.限制；限定；n.界限；限度

参考例句：

• We must limit our spending.我们必须限制我们的开支。
• The speed limit is 120 kilometers per hour.速度限定是120公里每小时。

11 skills   

技能( skill的名词复数 )； 熟练； 巧妙； 擅长

参考例句：

• They were inducted into the skills of magic. 他们被传授魔术。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

12 anybody   

n.重要人物；pron.任何人

参考例句：

• They do not see anybody.他们没看见任何人。
• You couldn't tell anybody.你不能告诉任何人。

13 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

14 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。