【英语趣味课堂】纽约的运动-New York Sports

Warren: So, thanks for telling me about the ballet and all that kind of stuff¹, but I’m really more into sports and things like that. Do you know of any other things you can do in New York?

 

Antoinette: Oh, absolutely. There are a lot of events for a sports enthusiast² in New York. We’ve got basketball. The Knicks play. They’re an NBA team. We’ve got baseball. The Yankees and the Mets play, and there’s a feud³. Yankees fans hate Mets fans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans.

 

Warren: Right. They have two baseball teams.

 

Antoinette: That’s right.

 

Warren: Wow.

 

Antoinette: Exciting. We even have a Subway Series. Well, it used to be a Subway Series because the teams would play different stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth⁴ from one stadium to the other. But I think they recently built one stadium for both teams.

 

Warren: Oh. Do you think one team is more popular than the other?

 

Antoinette: I think probably the Yankees, unfortunately.

 

Warren: The Yankees.

 

Antoinette: Yeah. My family was a Mets fan and don’t tell anyone else in my family that I said that.

 

Warren: Oh, so I guess, they don’t get along with each other?

 

Antoinette: Oh, not at all.

 

Warren: Oh well. Well, I’m from Canada. I really like hockey. I know that you guys have the Rangers⁵.

 

Antoinette: Yeah. We do have the Rangers. They play at Madison Square Garden, so you could easily find, like, buy tickets to see a game there. That’s the same place where the Knicks play.

 

Warren: Oh, they both play at the same place?

 

Antoinette: Yes, they do.

 

Warren: Maybe, I could go to a basketball and a hockey game.

 

Antoinette: You probably could if you stayed long enough. I think they have different seasons, right?

 

Warren: Oh, do they?

 

Antoinette: Yeah. Madison Square Garden is pretty big though, so maybe there’s more than one arena⁶. I’m not sure. I’ve only been there two or three times in my life.

 

Warren: Oh, okay.

 

Antoinette: Well, we also have the US Open, if you like tennis.

 

Warren: Right.

 

Antoinette: Yeah. That’s held in Queens, not on Manhattan.

 

Warren: Oh, okay. What about the US Tennis Open but there’s also the US Gold Open. Is that in New York as well?

 

Antoinette: In New York? I don’t think the – is it?

 

Warren: I’m not sure.

 

Antoinette: I don’t think that the US Open for golf is in New York. I think – no, I don’t think that’s New York. Yeah. No.

 

Warren: Okay. Have you seen tennis before?

 

Antoinette: Yes, I have. I saw Serena Williams play.

 

Warren: Oh, she’s great.

 

Antoinette: She is. Yeah. Powerful woman.

 

Warren: Yeah. I’d like to see her play.

 

Antoinette: Yeah.

 

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重点词汇：

 

Learn vocabulary from the lesson below.

 

all that kind of stuff

 

She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff.

 

Here, the phrase 'all that kind of stuff' refers to things that are similar to each other. Notice the following:

 

He is into history and all that kind of stuff.

I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff.

absolutely

 

Oh, absolutely.

 

We use 'absolutely' to mean 'yes' but with a lot of emphasis⁷. Notice the following:

 

Are you coming to the wedding?

Absolutely.

fued

 

There’s a feud.

 

A fued is a rivalry⁸ or arguement that goes on for a period of time. Notice the following:

 

They are having a family fued.

The two towns have a fued with each other.

switch back and forth

 

Fans would just switch back and forth.

 

When you 'switch back and forth' you alternate⁹ between two things. Notice the following:

 

He kept switching back and forth between two TV channels.

Sometimes I eat inside, sometimes outside. I switch back and forth.

get along with

 

They don’t get along with each other?

 

When people get along well with each other, they enjoy each others company. Notice the following:

 

My sisters do not always get along well.

He gets along well with his boss.

held

 

That’s held in Queens.

 

Here 'is held' means 'happens in' and refers to when or where something takes place. Notice the following:

 

The festival is held in March.

The game will be held on Sunday at the park.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

3 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

6 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

7 emphasis   

n.强调，重点，重要性

参考例句：

• The emphasis has shifted markedly in recent years.最近几年重点已经明显改变了。
• Particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training.将会特别强调口语训练。

8 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

9 alternate   

adj.交替的，间隔的；v.（使）轮流　　

参考例句：

• He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
• That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。