英语PK台 第192期:看招!中国功夫!(2)

 Dialogue 2

Jingjing: So, Xiao Gao, have you started any martial¹ arts classes yet?

京晶：小高，你已经开始学武术了吗？

Xiao Gao: Yeah, I've been studying Tae Kwon Do for about a month now. In fact, I just finished my class an hour ago, I'm all tuckered out.

小高：是呀，我学跆拳道都已经快一个月了。其实，我一个小时前才刚刚上完一节课，现在要累残了。

Jingjing: See, all that hard work makes you really tired.

京晶：是吧？练武术真的非常消耗体力。

Xiao Gao: Hey, how about we spar with each other just for fun? I want to show you my new moves.

小高：嘿，不如咱俩比画比画，找找乐子吧。我想给你展示一下我新学的动作。

Jingjing: Okay, but I'm warning you: I can really lay the smack² down. Don't get mad at me if I win!

京晶：行啊，但是我得警告你，我真的能把人打得落花流水。如果我赢了你可不要怪我呀！

Xiao Gao: Ha! In your dreams! Okay, let's get our protective padding on so we don't actually hurt each other.

小高：哈哈，想赢我？做梦吧。来，咱们先穿上保护垫，这样就不会伤到彼此了。

Jingjing: Alright, I'm ready, let's fight!

京晶：好的，我准备好了，开始吧！

(Jingjing and Xiao Gao begin sparring)（京晶和小高开始比武）

Xiao Gao: Ahh! Okay, I give up! You win! Wow! I wasn't expecting you to be so good!

小高：哦，天哪，好吧，我认输，你赢了。哇哦，我不知道你竟然这么厉害！

Jingjing: I've been studying for a long time. You know what they say: practice makes perfect!

京晶：我已经学武术学了很长一段时间了，你知道，就像人们说的，熟能生巧嘛。

Xiao Gao: I guess so… Well, now I know I shouldn't mess with you ever again.

小高：我想是吧，现在我知道我不能再招惹你了。

Jingjing: I'm glad we got the chance to spar. It was a blast³! We'll have to do it again sometime!

京晶：我很高兴咱们有机会比试，太有意思了！下回有空咱们再比吧。

Xiao Gao: Or maybe not!

小高：还是不要了吧……

习语短语

1. tuckered out = 由于辛苦地做某事而非常劳累

2. spar = 比武，不是真的打架，通常指武术训练中的切磋技巧。

3. Just for fun. = 只是为了找点儿乐子，而不是要正规比赛或者严格计分。

4. lay the smack down = 打败某人，修理某人

5. In your dreams! = 这绝对不可能发生，你做梦呢！

6. Practice makes perfect. = 熟能生巧。

7. mess with someone = 招惹得罪某人

8. a blast = 非常愉快的时光

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 smack   

vt.拍，打，掴；咂嘴；vi.含有…意味；n.拍

参考例句：

• She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。
• I gave the fly a smack with the magazine.我用杂志拍了一下苍蝇。

3 blast   

v.炸毁，摧毁；n.爆炸，爆破，一阵，汽笛声

参考例句：

• A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心。
• Not until last week was the project in full blast.工程直到上星期才全部开工。