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Athletics: Intermediate
大家好！今天我們?yōu)槟コ觥懊勒Z(yǔ)三級(jí)跳”節(jié)目“體育運(yùn)動(dòng)”單元的中級(jí)課程。
Ryan 跟自己的好朋友Alice學(xué)習(xí)打籃球。今天，Alice帶Ryan去看球賽，好讓他學(xué)學(xué)比賽規(guī)則。
Professor: That's right, Winnie. Alice is taking Ryan to watch a basketball game, but it's not a professional game like you might think.
不是職業(yè)賽？那是什么比賽呢？
Ryan: Alice, I can't believe you brought me to a children's basketball game! How can I learn how to play basketball watching children?
Alice: Well, Ryan, you're a beginner, and they are beginners too. That will make it easier for you to understand the rules.
Ryan: Ugh ... I guess so. But watching kids is so boring. The professional basketball league is much better.
Alice: OK Ryan, stop complaining and watch what's happening on the court.啊？原來Alice帶 Ryan去看兒童籃球賽啦!
Professor: I know it sounds silly, but why does Alice say she brought him there?
Alice 說，Ryan是 beginner——初學(xué)者，所以，看和他水平差不多的人打球，能更好地了解比賽規(guī)則。對(duì)了，professor, Ryan 說 professional basketball league，是指職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)盟么？
Professor: Right, and in baseball, you might hear about the major leagues and minor leagues.
對(duì)，在棒球中， major league 就是“大聯(lián)盟”，而minor league 是“小聯(lián)盟”。讓我們來聽聽，在basketball court——籃球場(chǎng)上，比賽進(jìn)行地如何吧!
Ryan: Alright Alice, let's watch the game. Which team are we rooting for?
Alice: We are rooting for the home team because my nephew is playing for them.
Ryan: Oh, cool! Does he really like to play basketball with the other kids?
Alice: Oh yeah, these team sports really build their confidence. This is a big game, because they are playing their rivals.
原來，Alice的侄子就在球場(chǎng)上! 他是home team——“主場(chǎng)球隊(duì)”的一員，Professor, 和“主場(chǎng)”相對(duì)的是“客場(chǎng)”，這要怎么說呢？
Professor: The opposite of the home team is the visiting team. Most people at the game root for the home team.
沒錯(cuò)！比賽時(shí)，主場(chǎng)隊(duì)總是人氣更旺! 大部分觀眾都root for it——給主場(chǎng)球隊(duì)加油助威。那么，root for除了表示在賽場(chǎng)上支持某只球隊(duì)外，還有別的用法么？
Professor: Sure! For example, I am really rooting for the new law to pass, because it would lower my taxes.
哦，root for 表示“支持”，所以我們可以說，root for the new law ——支持這條新的法律。Professor, Alice還提到，這兩只隊(duì)伍是rivals——這是“勁敵，對(duì)頭”的意思么？
Professor: That's right!
Ryan: Wow, these kids are really good! I can't believe how athletic they are.
Alice: Yeah, my nephew practices a lot. He's the captain of the team.
Ryan: He's the captain? He must be the best player on the team. When I was his age, the only sports I played were sports video game.
Alice: Hmm ... well I'm sure playing all those sports video games really gave your fingers a good workout.
怪不得Ryan籃球打得這么臭，他小時(shí)候從不運(yùn)動(dòng)，唯一的愛好就是play sports video games——在游戲機(jī)上玩兒運(yùn)動(dòng)游戲!
Professor: Right. And what about Alice's nephew? Is he more athletic than Ryan was?
當(dāng)然了! Alice的侄子是籃球隊(duì)的captain——隊(duì)長(zhǎng)，他特別 athletic——愛運(yùn)動(dòng)!
Ryan: My gosh, Alice, these kids are half my age, and they are so much better at basketball than me!
Alice: Don't get discouraged; with lots of practice, you will be as good as them one day.
Ryan: I don't have that much dedication. Man, getting in shape is so much work!
Alice: Well, you don't have to play basketball. There are lots of other ways to get in shape. Do you have any other ideas?
Ryan: Mmm ... Actually, I have a great idea!
MC: 著小孩子籃球打得比自己強(qiáng)那么多，Ryan有點(diǎn)覺得discouraged——泄氣了。他不想打籃球了，想用另外一種方法來鍛練身體，保持體形。不知道他有什么好主意？
Professor: Well, listen next time to find out!
A: 我可不愛打籃球，太不淑女了! 不如做做Yoga，多優(yōu)雅!
B: Ha. You? Lady-like? If you want to become a lady, you need to work on becoming cultured. You should start going to museums with me!
A: 我啊……那就先從聽聽藝術(shù)開始吧! 今天的business etiquette咱們就繼續(xù)去挑選藝術(shù)品，趕快一起來聽聽吧!
