【英语趣味课堂】打板球-Cricket

Todd: So, Selvam, you said you like cricket¹ very much.

 

Selvam: Yes, sure.

 

Todd:and who is the best player in the world? Cricket player?

 

Selvam: According to my view, Mr. Sachin Tendulkar is the best player.

 

Todd: Oh, and he's from India?

 

Selvam: Yeah, he's from India.

 

Todd: OK, is he from the south of India or?

 

Selvam: He's north India.

 

Todd: He's from north India. And he's a very good batter²?

 

Selvam: Yeah, batsman.

 

Selvam: Batsman

 

Selvam: Batsman.

 

Todd: OK, so in cricket how many times do you bat in one day?

 

Selvam: How many times you bat?

 

Todd: How many times do you get to try to hit the ball?

 

Selvam: Until you are out you can bat. Until you are out you can bat.

 

Todd: Oh, really but you only get one time. Like in baseball you bat and another person bats

 

Selvam: No, it's not like that. Until you get out you can play.

 

Todd: Oh, really,

 

Selvam: Yeah.

 

Todd: Oh, OK

 

Selvam: It's like that.

 

Todd: Wow and do you play cricket with your friends?

 

Selvam: Yes, yes, I used to play cricket with my friends.

 

Todd: You said this guys name, what's it, I'm sorry?

 

Selvam: Sachin Tendulkar.

 

Todd: Wow! I don't know him. See I like baseball. Do you know who Barry Bonds³ is?

 

Selvam: Yeah, sorry, I don't know anything about baseball.

 

Todd: Well, that's OK. You teach me about cricket and I'll teach you about baseball.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

my view

 

According to my view.

 

The phrase "my view" can have a view different meanings.  It is either what you can literally⁴ see or what you believe, your opinion.  Notice the following:

 

I think my view on the subject is a little different than yours.

Your view of the game is better than mine.

player

 

Sachin Tendulkar is the best player.

 

A "player" is an athlete that plays sports.  Notice the following:

 

Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time.

Do you have a favorite football player?

how many times

 

How many times do you get to try to hit the ball?

 

"How many times" something happens is the number of occasions⁵ it repeats.  In the example, it is asking how many opportunities you have to hit the ball.  Use this phrase in questions.  Notice the following:

 

How many times has she been married?

How many times have you been to Europe?

you are out

 

Until you are out you can play.

 

When "you are out" of a game you have lost.  This can be in cards, sports and board games.  Notice the following:

 

If you can't play a card then you are out.

If the ball hits you then you are out.

teach me

 

You can teach me about cricket.

 

To "teach someone" about something is to tell them the rules, methods, history, etc. of the topic.  Notice the following:

 

She is teaching⁶ me about the history of her country.

Can you teach me how to play the guitar?

1 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。

2 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

3 bonds   

镣铐，监禁； [常作复数]结合（力）( bond的名词复数 )； 结合物； 联系； 连接

参考例句：

• He paid the pill by cashing in some bonds. 他把一些证券兑换成现金付账。
• They are eager to buy their government bonds. 他们热心购买公债。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 occasions   

n.机会( occasion的名词复数 )；时刻；原因；需要

参考例句：

• The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
• He has been late on numerous occasions. 他已经迟到过无数次了。

6 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。