实战口语情景对话 第41期:硬汉 Tough Guy

 Ann: Hey, Nobu! I heard that you practice martial¹ arts! Can you tell me about K1? 嗨，Nobu！我听说练习武术！你能给我们谈谈搏击吗？

Nobu: Yes. Well, actually, what I practice is a type of martial arts called mixed martial arts. No holds barred! Mixed martial arts is a mixture of everything, kick boxing, kick boxing, boxing, wrestling, submission² fighting, so on and so on. 是的。好的，实际上，我练习的是一种叫做综合格斗的武术。没有技巧限制！综合格斗是所有武术的综合体，搏击，拳击，摔跤，散打等等。

Ann: What are you best at? What do you like practicing? 你最擅长哪种？你喜欢练习哪一种？

Nobu: I am very good at grappling. Grappling is the type of sports that you kill your opponent's joint³ and choke him out, or anything like that. 我擅长擒拿。擒拿是一种制约对手关节并最终使敌人窒息的武术。

Ann: Do you use your hands or your feet a lot? 你经常要用到你的手和脚吗？

Nobu: Hands, feet, legs, every part of your body. 手，脚，腿，还有身体的每一个部位。

Ann: Biting? 可以用牙咬吗？

Nobu: No biting. No biting, no fish-hooking, no groin striking. 不可以咬。不能咬，不能用鱼钩手，不能攻击下体。

Ann: What is the fish-hook? 什么是鱼钩手？

Nobu: The fish-hook is a kind of illegal movement that you use two fingers. Point finger and middle finger hooking your nose or eyes. Like that! 鱼钩手是一种违反规则的动作。鱼钩手就是两只手指——食指和中指去勾抓对方的鼻子或眼睛。就像这样！

Ann: Sounds dangerous. 听起来很危险。

Nobu: Yes! 是的！

Ann: Do you ever compete? 你参加过比赛吗？

Nobu: Yes, I compete a lot. Actually, I was, I was a champion back in the states. 是的，我经常参加比赛。事实上，我曾是州冠军。

Ann: In the states! 州冠军？

Nobu: Yes. 是的。

Ann: What kind of champion were you? 你是哪个项目的冠军？

Nobu: Grappling champion. 擒拿冠军。

Ann: Grappling champion! What did you win? 擒拿冠军！你怎么赢的？

Nobu: Well, I entered this grappling tournament called Western Grappling Tournament. I won first place in 185 division, 185 pound division. 我参加了名叫西部擒拿锦标赛的擒拿锦标赛。我战胜了185个赛区的选手，赢得了冠军。

Ann: All right, that's great! Thanks a lot for that. 好的，真棒！谢谢你。

Nobu: Thank you. 谢谢。

1 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

2 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。