纯正地道美语 第119期(外教讲解):The Weekend-Boxing

A: Welcome back, boxing fans!  My name is Rick Fields, and here with me is the man with an iron jaw¹, Bob Copeland.

B: Thank you, Rick! We are coming to you live from Las Vegas!  We’re in the beautiful MGM Grand Hotel and Casino where the world heavyweight championship is about to get under way!

A:That’s right, Bob!  We are about to witness the legendary² Italian Stallion himself, Rocky Balboa, square off against his lifetime rival, Apollo Creed³! This will be a gruesome match for sure.

B:Both fighters are in the ring, and we are about to begin.

C:In the blue corner, weighing in at two hundred and twenty  pounds,  the  former  heavyweight  champion of the world, ”The Master of Disaster”, the one and only, Apollo Creed!  In the red corner, weighing two hundred and eighteen pounds and with a record of forty-seven wins and thirty-seven knockouts,  the undefeated,  undisputed,  heavy-weight champion of the world, the  ”Italian Stallion”, Rocky Balboa!

A:There  is  the  bell  and  this  fight  is  underway! Apollo quickly attacks Rocky with quick strong jabs!  Rocky dodges⁴ successfully and counterattacks with a strong right hook!

B:Apollo is cut!  Rocky landed a strong blow to his right eyebrow⁵ and cut him!

A:This is his chance!  Rocky quickly throws a left, right, another left! Apollo is getting pounded!

B:Apollo recovers with a powerful haymaker and catches Rocky off guard! He’s down! The ref starts the count!

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fans n.迷

live  a. 实况转播的

championship n. 锦标赛；冠军赛

witness  vt. 亲眼看见，目睹
He witnessed the accident.
他亲眼看见那个意外事故。

square off  (打斗等时)摆好(架势)

gruesome  a. 可怕的

undistinguished   a. 平凡的，不出色的

underway a. 正在进行中的

dodge  vt.闪避；躲闪
例如：He dodged⁶ the book that I threw at him.
他躲开了我扔给他的书。

counterattack v. 反击, 反攻
例如：The air force counterattacked and repelled⁷ the invasion.
空军进行反击并击退了入侵。

land v 打
例如：to land a person a blow in the eye在某人眼上打一拳

pound  v. (连续)猛击
例如：He pounded the table angrily.  
他生气地猛拍桌子。

ref  n.  裁判员
 

1 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

2 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

3 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

4 dodges   

n.闪躲( dodge的名词复数 )；躲避；伎俩；妙计v.闪躲( dodge的第三人称单数 )；回避

参考例句：

• He tried all sorts of dodges to avoid being called up. 他挖空心思，耍弄各种花招以逃避被征召入伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those were the dodges he used to escape taxation. 那些是他用以逃税的诡计。 来自辞典例句

5 eyebrow   

n.眉毛，眉

参考例句：

• Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
• With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬，似乎既感到吃惊，又觉有趣。

6 dodged   

v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 repelled   

v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字