英语PK台 第191期:看招!中国功夫!

 Dialogue 1

Xiao Gao: Hey, Jingjing. Geez, are you gonna sit there and watch TV all day? You're becoming a real couch potato.

小高：嗨，京晶，天哪，你就打算一直坐在那儿看一整天电视吗？你都快变成不折不扣的懒骨头了。

Jingjing: Hey, lay off buddy¹! I just got back from Kung Fu practice and I wanna relax.

京晶：老兄，你能不能不损我呀，我刚刚练完功夫回来，我想要放松一下。

Xiao Gao: Kung Fu practice? Wow, that's a shocker.

小高：你练功夫？太让我人吃惊了。

Jingjing: What? You didn't know girls practiced martial² arts too?

京晶：难道你不知道女孩子也有练功夫的吗？

Xiao Gao: No I guess not, especially you.

小高：我还真不知道，尤其不知道你会练功夫。

Jingjing: Do you study any martial arts? I bet you'd really get a kick out of it, no pun intended.

京晶：你学过什么武术吗？我敢说你肯定会喜欢的。真的，没有要损你的意思啊。

Xiao Gao: I don't see the point.If someone wants to scrap³ with me, I'll just run away.

小高：我觉得没有必要，如果有人想打我的话，我跑不就得了。

Jingjing: Self-defense isn't the only reason why people practice martial arts. I like it because it teaches me self-discipline,helps me relax, and gives me a great work out.

京晶：自我防御并不是人们学习武术的唯一理由，我喜欢武术是因为它能教我怎么自律，帮我放松精神，并且强身健体。

Xiao Gao: Really? Well, maybe I better starts tudying martial arts too.

小高：真的吗？那看来我也该开始学学武术了。

Jingjing: Why not? It can't hurt!

京晶：为什么不呢？又没有坏处。

习语短语

1. couch potato =

2. lay off =

3. shocker =

4. get a kick out of something =

5. no pun intended =

6. scrap =

1 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

2 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。

3 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。