Advanced Listening Lesson 19

A: "What are you watching?"

B: "A football game. Packers are playing the Chiefs¹."

A: "I never understood this game."

B: "It's not that hard. If you watch a couple of games, you'll start to understand it."

A: "Do you watch a lot of football?"

B: "I like the Packers, so I watch all their games."

A: "Did you play football before?"

B: "Only in high school. I was too small to play for college."

A: "What position did you play?"

B: "I was the corner back."

A: "Is that the main guy in offense²?"

B: "No. That's the quarterback. The corner back is a defensive³ player covering passing plays and outside running plays."

A: "I see. Do you think it is more fun than baseball?"

B: "It's hard to compare the two because they're so different. I like both baseball and football. How about you? You like baseball a lot?"

A: "Yeah. I'm a big baseball fan⁴."

B: "Baseball is fun, but you should also learn football. I'll explain as we watch."

A: "Cool."

1 chiefs   

n.族长( chief的名词复数 )；酋长；首领；（公司或机构的）首领

参考例句：

• Experienced specialty chiefs also receive good salaries in luxury restaurants. 在豪华餐厅中，经验丰富的专门厨师的薪金也颇丰厚。 来自辞典例句
• Inside the room there are three editor in chiefs. 房间里有三位总编辑。 来自辞典例句

2 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

3 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

4 fan   

n.风扇，迷，狂热者；v.煽，煽动，刺激

参考例句：

• Are you a football fan?你是足球迷吗？
• Jack is a baseball fan.杰克是个棒球迷。