英语访谈对话 149 Soccer

 　　Todd: Simon, what is you hobby?

　　Simon: Playing soccer.

　　Todd: OK. Wow, you play soccer?

　　Simon: Of course!

　　Todd: How often do you play?

　　Simon: Now I don't play, but before I played about three or four times a week.

　　Todd: Wow, that's quite a bit. -- How come you don't play now?

　　Simon: I've retired¹.

　　Todd: You've retired.

　　Simon: Yeah, I came to Japan. I had a soccer team, but now that I work in Japan I can't play for my soccer team at home.

　　Todd: OK. Do you watch soccer on TV?

　　Simon: These days? No! No time. Always working at Seitoku.

　　Todd: OK. Yeah, we, we all have to work I guess. Um..who is the best soccer player in the world?

　　Simon: That's hard to say. Right now, there's a kid named Ronaldino for Brazil. Maybe he will be the best.

　　Todd: OK. Nice. An..and what is you favorite soccer team?

　　Simon: Deep Cove² Royals³. That's my soccer team.

　　Todd: OK. Great. All right. Thanks a lot.

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 cove   

n.小海湾，小峡谷

参考例句：

• The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
• I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

3 royals   

n.王室成员( royal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Did you watch the Angels-Royals game on TV yesterday? 昨天电视上天使队和皇家队的比赛你看了吗？ 来自轻松英语会话---联想4000词(下)
• Who put the British royals at the table with the German Ambassador? 谁把英国皇室和德国大使安排在一起的？ 来自电影对白