实战口语情景对话 第244期:Beckham 贝克汉姆

 Todd: Lois, I noticed that you have a poster of David Beckham by your desk. 

托德：洛伊斯，我发现你桌子上有一张贝克汉姆的海报。

Lois: I do. I think that David Beckham is quite a handsome man. I also think that he is a very, very talented footballer, although his recent performance in Euro 2004 was maybe not quite what it should have been, he did miss two penalties¹ but, I think in the past he has been a very good role model for people in England and a very good footballer. 

洛伊斯：是啊。我觉得贝克汉姆真的特别帅。当然他也是一个非常有天赋的足球运动员，不过他最近在2004欧洲杯上的表现不太理想，他的确射失了两个点球，不过我认为过去他对英国人来说一直是一个非常棒的榜样，同样也是一名优秀的足球运动员。

Todd: So what is it about David Beckham that everyone thinks is handsome? 

托德：为什么所有人都觉得大卫·贝克汉姆帅呢？

Lois: Everything about him is perfect. He's got a lovely body, great hair, when he has hair, and then when he doesn't have hair, he has a great shaped head. The only thing I don't really like about his body is his tattoos³. He's just had a new tattoo² on the back of his neck, and I think it is a cross with some Angels⁴ wings on it, and I don't think that is very nice, but apart from that I would say that he is perfect. 

洛伊斯：他所有的一切都非常完美。他身材很棒，发型很酷，他留头发和秃头造型都非常酷，他的头型很棒。我唯一不喜欢的就是他身上的纹身。他刚刚在后颈部纹了一个新纹身，我想可能是带天使翅膀的十字架，我认为那并不好，不过除了那个，我觉得他非常完美。

Todd: Uh-huh! Well, what color are his eyes? 

托德：啊哈！嗯，他的眼睛是什么蓝色的？

Lois: I have not idea what color his eyes are! Um, no! I'm guessing brown but, I don't know. 

洛伊斯：我不知道他的眼睛是什么颜色的！哦，不！我想也许是棕色吧，我不知道。

Todd: OK, and how tall is he? 

托德：嗯，他有多高？

Lois: How tall is he? Taller than me, but I don't know how tall he is either. No details, details. 

洛伊斯：他多高？比我高，不过我也不清楚他具体的身高。具体的。

Todd: So do you think David Beckham is a better football player or a better model? 

托德：你认为大卫·贝克汉姆是优秀的足球运动员和榜样吗？

Lois: Whoa! Tricky⁵! Um, possibly at the moment a better model, and maybe he should spend less time concentrating⁶ on that and more time on his football. 

洛伊斯：哇！这很难说！嗯，目前来看他是个不错的榜样，也许他应该在那方面少花些时间，多花些时间在足球上。

Todd: Mm! Well, how old is he now? 

托德：嗯！他现在多大年纪了？

Lois: I think he's about 29. Yeah, because his wife just turned 30 a couple of months ago, and he's one year younger, so he's 29. 

洛伊斯：我想他现在29岁。对，因为他妻子几个月前刚满30岁，他比妻子小一岁，所以他是29岁。

Todd: Does he have any children? 

托德：他有孩子吗？

Lois: He has two children. I don't know how old they are. One is called Brooklyn and the other one is called Romeo, not really sure where they got their names from, but yeah, two young children. 

洛伊斯：他有两个孩子。我不知道他的孩子多大了。一个叫布鲁克林，另一个叫罗密欧，我并不清楚他们的名字是怎么取的，嗯，他有两个小孩。 

1 penalties   

n.惩罚( penalty的名词复数 )；刑罚；害处；足球点球

参考例句：

• There are penalties for non-compliance with the fire regulations. 不遵守消防规章的行为要受到处罚。
• Penalties are laid down in the statute . 法规中有关于惩罚措施的规定。

2 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

3 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 angels   

n.天使( angel的名词复数 )；可爱的人；品行高洁的人；大好人（感激某人时所说）（非正式）

参考例句：

• Angels are usually shown in pictures dressed in white. 图画中的天使通常身穿白衣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Angels are celestial beings. 天使是天上的神灵。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

6 concentrating   

v.专心于( concentrate的现在分词 )；注意；集中；聚集

参考例句：

• Many firms are concentrating on increasing their markets overseas. 许多公司正在集中精力开拓它们的海外市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The audience is all concentrating with rapt attention on taking notes. 人们都在全神贯注地记笔记。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》