【大家说英语】 第125期:投篮得分

 Lesson 2 Mystery² 第二课 悬疑事件

March 4 3月4日

Mr. E¹ Shoots³ and Scores⁵ 投篮得分

My partner⁶, Mr. F, played basketball with some other policemen today. 我的伙伴F先生今天和其他几个警员打了篮球，

His team was⁷ really good. 他的队伍很厉害。

The teams made⁸ a deal⁹. 比赛的两个球队打了个赌，

The team that lost would¹⁰ buy the other team dinner. 输球的队伍必须请赢球的队伍吃晚餐。

He wasn't happy when he came¹¹ back to his desk. 但他回到他的办公桌之时，心情并不好。

"You lost?" I asked. 你们输球啦？我问。

"Yes. Mr. J's team won¹². 是啊，J先生的球队赢了。

But they cheated¹³. I'm sure of it," said¹⁴ Mr. F. 可是我很确定他们作弊，F先生说，

"Can you help me prove¹⁵ it, Mr. E?" E先生，你可以帮我证明这一点吗？

Mr. F told me about the game. F先生向我说明了球赛经过。

His team didn't score⁴ until¹⁶ the end of the first half. 他的队伍直到上半场即将结束之际才总算得了分。

They were shooting¹⁷ well, but the ball wouldn't go through the net¹⁸. 他们射篮射得很准，但球却都进不了篮网。

It was very strange¹⁹. 这件事实在很奇怪，

He couldn't see anything over the net. 他看不出篮框上有任何东西。

"But we finally²¹ scored²². 可是我们总算得分了，

Then the second half was fine," Mr. F ended. 后来下半场就没有问题了。F先生最后这么说。

"We need to take a look at the court²³," I said. 我们必须去球场看看，我说。

Nothing seemed²⁴ strange about the court. 球场看起来没有任何古怪之处。

Then we found²⁵ a small piece of clear²⁶, thin plastic²⁷ under a net. 接着，我们在一个篮网底下发现了一小片透明的塑料薄膜。

"They put plastic over your net," I said. 他们在你们的篮框上贴了保鲜膜，

"The ball tore²⁸ it the first time you scored." 我说， 你们第一次得分，就是因为球压破了保鲜膜。

But how could²⁰ we prove it? 可是我们要如何证明呢？

Then I saw²⁹ a trash³⁰ can near the court. 接着，我看到球场边有一个垃圾桶，

A big piece of plastic was inside³¹. 里面有一大片保鲜膜。

"Mr. F," I said, "take this to Mr. J." F先生，我说：把这个拿去给J先生吧。

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 mystery   

n.神秘，奥秘，秘密，玄妙，不可思议的事

参考例句：

• He often tells stories full of mystery.他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。
• The mystery was never solved.这个奥秘始终未得到解释。

3 shoots   

n. 嫩枝 名词shoot的复数形式

参考例句：

• Spring is coming; all the trees are pushing out new shoots. 春天到了，所有树木都绽出了新芽。
• He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。

4 score   

n.(比赛中)得分，分数；(测验中)成绩

参考例句：

• The score is four to three.比分是四比三。
• Her score on the test was 95.她的考试成绩是95分。

5 scores   

n.大量，众多；二十( score的名词复数 )；（游戏或比赛中的）得分；大量；百分数

参考例句：

• We have fought scores of battles in order to win victory. 为赢得胜利，我们进行了数十次战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her five-year-old daughter likes to act up before scores of visitors. 她那五岁的小女儿喜欢在很多的客人面前逞能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

9 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

12 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

13 cheated   

欺骗，哄骗( cheat的过去式和过去分词 )； （尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中）欺诈； 作弊； 已婚或有固定性伙伴的人与他人有秘密性关系

参考例句：

• They were full of righteous indignation at the thought of being cheated. 一想到受骗了他们就义愤填膺。
• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated. 那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。

14 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

15 prove   

v.证明，证实，表现出，结果是

参考例句：

• This will prove to the world that we are right.这将向全世界证明我们是对的。
• How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢？

16 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

17 shooting   

n.射击，发射；猎场，狩猎场

参考例句：

• The soldiers began shooting away at the enemy positions.战士们开始朝敌人的阵地不断地射击。
• I was in the act of shooting him when I suddenly recognized him.我正要向他开枪时，突然认出了他。

18 net   

n.网，网状物，罗网，净利，实价；adj.净余的，纯粹的；vt.用网捕，撒网；净赚

参考例句：

• There is a net behind the goal in football. 足球的球门后面有一个网子。
• The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网中。

19 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

20 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

21 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

22 scored   

adj.有伤纹的，刮伤的

参考例句：

• Owen and Goddard scored a goal apiece. 欧文和戈达德各进一球。
• He scored a bullseye. 他命中了靶心。

23 court   

n.法院，庭院，奉承，球场；v.献殷勤，追求，招致危险

参考例句：

• The court is very dirty.这个院子非常脏。
• Can you prove that to the court?你能向法庭证实这一点吗？

24 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

25 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

26 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？

27 plastic   

n.塑料；adj.塑料的

参考例句：

• This ruler is made of plastic.尺子是塑料做的。
• Where is the plastic cup?塑料杯放哪儿了？

28 tore   

v.撕( tear的过去式 )；（使）分裂；撕碎；扯破

参考例句：

• I tore my jeans on the fence. 我的牛仔裤被篱笆挂破了。
• She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. 她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。

29 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

30 trash   

n.(美)垃圾，废物；碎屑

参考例句：

• Put out the trash.把垃圾拿出去。
• Don't forget to throw away your trash.不要忘记把垃圾丢掉。

31 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。