American Sports English:boxing

P:Hey Yang Chen, Let's go bowling.

Y:我不會打保齡球。

P:Well don't worry, you are in good hands. I'll teach you how to bowl.

Y:那你可要耐心點兒。Be very patient with me.

P:No problem. First you need to learn how to hold the bowling ball.

Well, first hold the ball in your left hand.

Y:Whoa, 好重啊，差點閃了我的腰。

P:It's not that heavy. Well, now put the first and second fingers of your right had in the top two holes and your thumb in the bottom hole.

Y:OK, Patrick, I'm ready! Now what do I do?

P:Walk up to the line at the top of the bowling lane with the ball and center yourself in the lane.

Y:Okay, 站到bowling lane保齡球道中間。

P:Now, hold the ball with your right hand only. Swing it behind you, and then swing it forward and let it go.

Y:Here it goes! (Thud of ball on the lane sound of going in the gutter).

P:Oh No, Yang Chen. Your ball went into the gutter.

Y:A gutter?

P:Yep, those long troughs on both sides of the bowling lane are gutters G-U-T-T-E-R-S. And when your ball goes in the gutter it is called a gutter ball.

Y:保齡球掉到旁邊的溝里，就叫gutter ball溝球。

P:And since you didn't hit anything, you don't get any points, but you do get another chance.

Y:Okay, let me try again. 我再來一次。(Sound of ball hitting lane and going in the gutter) Rats! I got another gutterball.

P:It is pretty common to get gutterballs when you first start bowling. You just need practice.

Y:Okay, then let me try again. (Sound of ball hitting lane and going into gutter). Aiya! 又一個gutter ball!

P:Practice makes perfect!

A：原來，在拳擊比賽中扔毛巾就是認輸。Throw the towel 就指放棄，承認失敗。

B:Let me teach you another expression that comes from boxing, to throw one's hat in the ring! It means to announce that you intend to compete for something.

A：哦，to throw one's hat in the ring, 把帽子扔進賽場里，就表示要參與競爭。

B:沒錯。For example, I threw my hat in the ring and became a candidate for the Student Council President.

A:你競選學生會主席，我支持你！

B:哈哈，thanks, but I'm not really running for that position. I'm not interested in politics.

A：對啊，你是二月生的，要當藝術家才對啊！

B:Exactly! That's my true calling!

A:好了，今天節目時間差不多了，這次節目的撰稿人是曉北，編輯是蔚然，同學們，咱們下次的美語訓練班節目再見！

B:Bye!