【对话类英语听力】17

A: "Hey Sarah. Why are you limping¹?"

B: "Oh. Hi Matt. I went snowboarding yesterday and my whole body aches²."

A: "Was it your first time?"

B: "Yeah. And I never want to go again."

A: "I remember the first time I went. My back was sore, I couldn't sit down because it hurt my butt³, and my legs would cramp⁴ if I walked too fast."

B: "That's exactly how I feel now."

A: "It's only like that the first couple of times."

B: "Ha. There won't be a next time."

A: "You gotta give it a chance. It's fun after awhile."

B: "I'll think about it after I start feeling better. Right now, I don't even want to hear the word snowboarding."

1 limping   

一瘸一拐地走( limp的现在分词 )； 困难地航行； 磕磕绊绊； 跛行

参考例句：

• We were off before sunrise, Sandy riding and I limping along behind. 还没出太阳，我们就动身了，桑弟骑马，我一瘸一点的在后边跟着。
• The young surgeon lifted up the limping General, and offered to conduct him to his home. 青年外科医生把瘫软无力的将军扶起来，要送他回家。

2 aches   

n.疼痛( ache的名词复数 )v.渴望( ache的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Eucalyptus oil is good for easing muscular aches and pains. 桉树油可以很好地缓解肌肉的疼痛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She asked after the aches and pains of all the old people. 她询问了所有老人的各种病痛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

4 cramp   

n.痉挛；[pl.](腹)绞痛；vt.限制，束缚

参考例句：

• Winston stopped writing,partly because he was suffering from cramp.温斯顿驻了笔，手指也写麻了。
• The swimmer was seized with a cramp and had to be helped out of the water.那个在游泳的人突然抽起筋来，让别人帮着上了岸。