英文原版对话1000个:1186 Match Day

 　　Valeria: So how about in tournament¹ time?

 

　　Daniel: How?

 

　　Valeria: How do you live that?

 

　　Daniel: Well if it's an important tournament, like World Cup or Copa America, we would watch the matches like normally² watch and...

 

　　Valeria: What do you mean normally watch?

 

　　Daniel: Normally watch means³ even if you have classes, even if you are working, if there's a match in between you're going to watch it.

 

　　Valeria: So wait a second. If you are working, suppose you are working in your office and the matches are three pm meaning like working hours or the match is at ten am like it's school hours you still watch the match?

 

　　Daniel: Yeah, yeah. You get a TV at the office or your classroom and you watch the game.

 

　　Valeria: Really?

 

　　Daniel: Yeah, we stop working because otherwise you wouldn't do anything anyway.

 

　　Valeria: So you stop working, you stop studying?

 

　　Daniel: Yes.

 

　　Valeria: You stop everything that you are doing for watching the match?

 

　　Daniel: Yeah.

 

　　Valeria: It's kind of the same in Argentina.

 

　　Daniel: You see because it's really important, like football is really important for us so if you're supporting your team, if it's your national team everyone gets involved.

 

　　Valeria: In my country the rating⁴ of the matches is like more than thirty each time.

 

　　Daniel: Yeah, yeah, it's the same in Chile. It's really successful when you broadcast the match.

1 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 rating   

n.级别，等级，额定值，责骂，收视率

参考例句：

• It is a ship with a rating of 500,000 tons.这是一艘五十万吨级的船。
• The opinion polls gave the president a high rating.民意测验显示人民对总统的支持率很高。