Eztalk美语【216】It's lots of fun这超好玩

Yi-jun:That's good to know. We'll watch for crazy drivers.
Holly¹: [Walking over] Hey, guys. Ready for a pick-up game of touch football?
Yi-jun:Football? Sounds dangerous. Maybe I'll just be a cheerleader.
Holly: C'mon, Yi-jun. It's lots of fun. You've seen football played on TV.
Yi-jun:Uh, yeah. And I've seen guys in pads tackled. We have no pads. I don't want to be tackled.
Holly: There's barely any contact in touch football. People just tag you to stop the play.
Yi-jun:OK, but they better tag lightly!

pick-up game
（康乐性质的）球类游戏
Let's get a pick-up game going!
我们来玩个接球游戏吧！

touch football
触身式美式足球。这是美式足球的变种，规则是用手触及持球人身体的动作，来取代擒抱或摔倒动作
I played touch football all the time when I was a kid.
我小时候总是在玩触身式美式足球。

cheerleader (n.)
拉拉队员
My daughter thinks she can be a cheerleader her whole life.
我女儿以为她一辈子都会当拉拉队员。

pad (n.)
（运动员穿戴的）护具
Get your pads on before you go skateboarding.
玩滑板前先戴上护具。

tackle (v.)
美式足球）擒抱并摔倒对方球员
Don't tackle me too hard.
别太凶猛地拦截我。

barely (adv.)
几乎没有
A: Are you old enough to be in the bar?
你年纪够大到进入酒吧吗？
B: Barely. I just turned 19 today!
差一点就不行。我在今天变成十九岁！

contact (n.)
触碰
Do you think mankind has made contact with aliens?
你觉得人类有和异形接触过吗？

tag (v.)
（抓人游戏中的）用手触碰对方导致对方失败
Even adults can enjoy playing tag.
就算是大人也可以玩抓鬼游戏。

怡君：多亏你提醒。我们会当心疯狂驾驶的。
荷莉：（走过来）你们好啊。想要玩触身式美式足球游戏吗？
怡君：美式足球？听来很危险。或许我当个拉拉队就好了。
荷莉：拜托，怡君。这超好玩。你都看过电视播的美式足球了。
怡君：嗯，是啦。而且我也看到穿护具的男生被扑倒。我们没有护具。我不想被扑倒。
荷莉：在触身式美式足球赛当中，很少会有身体碰触。大家只会用手碰你，来阻止进攻。
怡君：好吧，但是他们最好碰轻一点

1 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。