实战口语情景对话 第195期:橄榄球 Rugby

 Todd: OK, Leonard, you're from New Zealand. 

托德：嗯，伦纳德，你来自新西兰。

Leo: Yes. Yes. 

伦纳德：对，没错。

Todd: So we're going to talk about your country's national pastime¹. 

托德：我们要谈谈你们国家的国球。

Leo: Oh, that would be Rugby². 

伦纳德：哦，那应该是橄榄球。

Todd: OK. 

托德：好的。

Leo: Uh, the All Blacks is well known³ around the world, especially here in Japan. 

伦纳德：嗯，新西兰全黑队闻名全世界，尤其是在日本非常知名。

Todd: Uh-huh. 

托德：喔。

Leo: Especially if you talk to nearly any Japanese, they'll know the word All Black. 

伦纳德：特别是，如果你和日本人说起，几乎所有的日本人都知道全黑队。

Todd: Yeah. 

托德：是的。

Leo: It's actually the World Cup, uh, this year, in October. 

伦纳德：实际上今年有橄榄球世界杯，在10月份举行。

Todd: Really, where, where is the World Cup? 

托德：真的吗？橄榄球世界杯在哪里举办？

Leo: It's actually held in Australia. 

伦纳德：实际上是在澳大利亚举办。

Todd: Oh, really! 

托德：哦，是吗！

Leo: And around, around, mainly⁴ around Sydney. 

伦纳德：主要是在悉尼附近。

Todd: OK. 

托德：好的。

Leo: And right now is the rugby Tri-Nation Cup, which is a match between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. 

伦纳德：现在正在进行橄榄球三国赛，比赛在新西兰、澳大利亚和南非之间展开。

Todd: OK. Do you play rugby? 

托德：嗯。你打橄榄球吗？

Leo: I don't play rugby. I played rugby in school, but I actually play soccer. 

伦纳德：我不打橄榄球。我在学校打过橄榄球，但是现在我踢足球。

Todd: Oh, really! OK. So you're kind of a, an anomaly? 

托德：哦，真的呀！好的。你有点另类啊？

Leo: Yes, yes, yes! I do support the team, and I like to watch all the games. 

伦纳德：对，是，没错！我非常支持全黑队，我会看所有的比赛。

Todd: Uh-huh! 

托德：嗯！

Leo: And I have a lot of friends here in Japan, and we get together just to watch the game. There's actually a game this Saturday. New Zealand against Australia, which is a big one. 

伦纳德：我在日本有许多朋友，我们会聚在一起看比赛。实际上这周六就有场比赛。新西兰对阵澳大利亚，这可是焦点战啊。

Todd: Are you going to watch he game? 

托德：你打算看比赛吗？

Leo: Oh, Yes! Definitely⁵! 

伦纳德：当然了，一定要看！

Todd: All right! Well, go, go All Blacks. 

托德：好的！嗯，加油，加油，全黑队！

Leo: That's right. 

伦纳德：没错。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Leonard. 

托德：很好。非常感谢你，伦纳德。 

1 pastime   

n.消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
• Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

2 rugby   

n.橄榄球，橄榄球赛

参考例句：

• At school I boxed and played rugby.在学校时我既打拳击又玩橄榄球。
• We won the rugby game by 12 points to 3.我们以十二比三赢得了那场橄榄球赛。

3 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

4 mainly   

adv.主要地，大抵，大概

参考例句：

• The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.海水主要由水和盐组成。
• It is mainly because of my fault.这主要是由于我的过错。

5 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。