今天的《詞匯大師》討論的是關(guān)于棒球的英文詞匯,關(guān)于World Serices世界職業(yè)棒球大賽。
與以往不同,今天,我門將通過Bud Abbott和Lou Costello的喜劇“Whos's on First? 誰在一壘”來學(xué)習(xí)。
這段精彩對白來自1945年的經(jīng)典電影Naughty Nineties,讓我們來仔細(xì)聽聽吧。
Broadcast on "Coast to Coast": October 17, 2002
Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: October 20, 2002
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster — some baseball word play in honor of the World Series.
RS: We've got a classic skit about baseball. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform a linguistically challenging bit of comedy called "Who's on First?" You'll find out — but these two old-time comedians talk pretty quickly, so listen closely.
[TAPE — texts of "Who's on First?" can be found on the Internet]
RS: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with "Who's on First?" from the 1945 movie "Naughty Nineties." And that's Wordmaster for this week.
AA: With Rosanne Skirble, I'm Avi Arditti.