大家说英语 第528期:排球时间(1)

Conversation¹ A

对话A

Taylor: Hey, Susie. What are you doing?

泰勒：嗨，苏西。你在做什么？

Susie: I am covering² a news³ story.

苏西：我在报道一则新闻故事。

Taylor: Oh, right. There is a volleyball tournament⁴ at the high school.

泰勒：哦，好吧。高中现在有一场排球锦标赛。

Susie: Yes. I'm excited⁵. And Alex is coming to help. We can watch the teams play, too.

苏西：是的。我很兴奋。阿莱克斯要过来帮忙。我们也会去看球队的比赛。

Taylor: Excellent⁶. How many volleyball teams are in the tournament?

泰勒：太好了。这项锦标赛中总共有多少支排球队？

Susie: There are 16 teams in the competition⁷.

苏西：总共有16支球队参加。

Taylor: Great. Have fun!

泰勒：太棒了。祝你们开心！

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Wow, Susie. This is exciting!

阿莱克斯：哇，苏西。太刺激了！

Susie: There are some excellent volleyball players⁸ here today.

苏西：今天这里有些很棒的排球运动员。

Alex: Yes. The players have great skills⁹! They move fast, too.

阿莱克斯：是啊。运动员技术很好！移动速度也很快。

Susie: And they hit the ball hard.

苏西：而且他们击球的力道也很大。

Alex: Don't they hurt their hands?

阿莱克斯：他们的手不会受伤吗？

Susie: I guess not. Well, these two teams are both good.

苏西：我想不会。嗯，这两支球队都很出色。

Alex: True¹⁰. But I hope¹¹ the red team wins!

阿莱克斯：没错。但是我希望红队获胜！

1 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

2 covering   

n.掩蔽物，遮盖物v.覆盖( cover的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a thick covering of snow on the ground 地上厚厚的一层积雪
• We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing. 我们用火掩护他冲过空地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

4 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

5 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

6 excellent   

adj.极好的；优秀的

参考例句：

• She is an excellent teacher.她是个优秀的教师。
• I'm sure you can make an excellent job next time. 我相信你下次会干得更好。

7 competition   

n.竞赛，比赛；竞争

参考例句：

• It's a friendly competition.这是一场友谊赛。
• I shall enter for the singing competition.我将报名参加歌咏比赛。

8 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

9 skills   

技能( skill的名词复数 )； 熟练； 巧妙； 擅长

参考例句：

• They were inducted into the skills of magic. 他们被传授魔术。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

10 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

11 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。