Advanced Listening Lesson 26

A: "So Mark. What is your favorite hobby?"

B: "Probably sports."

A: "Anything specific¹? Or just sports in general."

B: "Most sports. I like basketball, football, baseball, golf², tennis, so I guess most sports."

A: "I like tennis. Did you play for your high school team?"

B: "Yeah. I played on the varsity team starting from my sophomore³ year. How about you?"

A: "I played my junior⁴ and senior⁵ year."

B: "What other sports did you play?"

A: "I played volleyball. I would have to say volleyball is my favorite."

B: "What position did you play?"

A: "I was the outside hitter."

B: "That's so cool. I didn't know you were athletic⁶."

A: "I don't know if I would consider myself athletic, but I have fun playing."

B: "I play on a co-ed volleyball team every Tuesdays. We're always looking for more girls to play on our team. Would you be interested?"

A: "Yeah. It sounds fun. Just call me anytime you need a player."

B: "That's great. Since we are on the topic of sports, what sport do you like to watch on television?"

A: "I never got into watching sports on TV. So I really don't know."

B: "Not even the Super bowl?"

A: "Only when the group of people I'm with is watching it. I just never had interest in TV that much."

B: "Well, I like following the Mariners⁷. They're pretty good."

A: "I like to go watch them play. It's fun when you are actually there."

B: "A bunch⁸ of us are going to watch them play this June. Do you want to join us?"

A: "Yeah. I'll go. I like the new stadium⁹. It's pretty cool."

B: "Ok. I'll make sure to get you a ticket as well."

 

1 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

2 golf   

n.高尔夫球；v.打高尔夫球

参考例句：

• They played a round of golf.他们打了一场高尔夫球。
• Many people go in for golf.许多人喜欢打高尔夫球。

3 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

4 junior   

adj.年少的，较年幼的；资历较浅的；三年级的；n.年少者；等级较低者；三年级学生

参考例句：

• Mary,a junior,will graduate next year.玛丽，一名三年级的中学生，明年将毕业。
• We could give the job to somebody junior.我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。

5 senior   

adj.年长的；资格较老的，地位较高的；n.年长者，前辈；大学高年级学生

参考例句：

• My brother is senior to me by two years.我哥哥比我年长两岁。
• They are senior students.他们是高年级学生。

6 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

7 mariners   

海员，水手（mariner的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
• The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海员漂洋过海。

8 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

• A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

9 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。