Intermediate Listening Lesson 18

你最喜欢什么运动？棒球。我也是

 

A: "What sport do you like the most?"

B: "I like baseball the best."

A: "Me too. Did you play when you were a kid?"

B: "Yeah. I played until I graduated from high school."

A: "What position did you play?"

B: "I think I tried every position, but the last few years, I played third."

A: "I hate third base. It's scary¹ when the ball is coming at you so fast."

B: "It was scary at first, but after awhile, I got used to it. If you have fast reflexes, then it's not really a problem. What position did you play?"

A: "I played outfield. I hated the infield because I never figured out all the bounces²."

B: "I wish I could play again, but there isn't much opportunities around here."

A: "I'm on a softball³ league. It's not fast pitch⁴, but it's still fun. You wanna join our group?"

B: "When do you guys play?"

A: "We play either Tuesdays or Thursdays."

B: "Sounds pretty fun. I'll come out and join you next time."

1 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

2 bounces   

v.弹回( bounce的第三人称单数 )；（电子邮件）被退回；拒付；（朝某个方向）颠簸行进

参考例句：

• Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly. 卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子，但他恢复得很快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A rubber ball bounces well. 橡皮球弹力好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 softball   

n.垒球(与棒球相似，但球场较小，球大而软)

参考例句：

• The softball is solid.垒球是实心的。
• I love sports like volleyball and softball.我喜欢体育运动比如排球和垒球。

4 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。