Eztalk美语【121】root for the school team 为校队加油

Yi-jun: So people can go and root for their old school team?
Taylor: Yep. And relive those good old high school days.
Yi-jun: You don't sound too excited about going to your reunion.
Taylor: I'm not. I get a stomachache just thinking about it.
Yi-jun: Are you nervous about meeting up with your ex, Femi?
Taylor: Ouch, that hurts—did you have to mention her name?

relive (v.) （在想象中）重新体验，重温
A: Please tell us again what happened to you, miss.
小姐，请重述一遍发生在你身上的事。
B: I don't want to relive the experience again!
我不想再回想起这个经验了！

root for... （美俚）为…加油
Will you root for me? I need all the encouragement I can get.
你要为我加油吗？我需要好好打气加油。

good old days 往日的美好时光
I miss the good old days when the economy¹ was booming².
我怀念那些景气大好的美好旧时光。

stomachache (n.) 肚子痛，胃痛
That spicy³ soup gave me a terrible stomachache.
那个酸辣汤害我肚子好痛。

meet up with... 与（某人）巧遇
I can meet up with you later if you can't get off work now.
如果你现在不能下班的话，我可以晚点再跟你碰面。

怡君：所以大家可以去为母校的校队加油？
泰勒：对。还可以重温往昔的高中美好时光。
怡君：听起来你不是很想去参加同学会的样子。
泰勒：没错。我一想到就胃痛。
怡君：你是在紧张会碰到前任女友费咪吗？
泰勒：哎哟，那真伤人——你一定要提起她的名字吗？

1 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。

2 booming   

adj.急速发展的v.激增( boom的现在分词 )；猛涨；发出隆隆声；以低沉有力的声音说话

参考例句：

• The opera singer has a deep, booming, masculine voice. 这位歌剧演唱家有一副深沉而又浑厚有力的嗓音。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He is booming as a teacher. 作为一位教师，他日趋成功。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。