【大家说英语】 第160期:打乒乓球(2)

 April 23 4月23日

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Alex is excited¹ about playing table tennis. 亚力克斯想到要打桌球就很兴奋。

He even² has some fancy⁴ moves. 他甚至还会一些高难度的动作。

Taylor played table tennis in college⁵. 泰乐在大学打过桌球，

She played in many matches then. 她当时参加过许多比赛，

Now she doesn't play much. But she can play doubles⁶ with Jim. 现在她不太打了， 可是她可以和吉姆搭配打双打。

Alex and Rob⁷ can play against⁸ them. 亚力克斯和罗柏可以和他们对打，

Others⁹ can play singles¹⁰. 其他人可以打单打。

Conversation¹¹ A 会话A

I'm so excited about playing table tennis, Rob. 罗柏，想到要打桌球我就觉得好兴奋喔。

Good! We will have fun. 很好！我们会玩得很开心的。

Are you excited? 你兴奋吗？

No. I'm not a very good player¹². 不会。我打得不太好，

I need more practice¹³. 还需要多练习。

Maybe you and I can play doubles. We can work as³ a team. 说不定你和我可以搭配打双打， 我们可以一起合作。

Oh! That's a good idea. 哦！这主意很好。

Some people can play doubles, others can play singles. 有些人可以打双打，其他人可以打单打。

Some people can play both! 有些人两种都可以打！

Conversation B 会话B

Hi, Taylor. Do you play table tennis? 嗨，泰乐，妳会打桌球吗？

Yes. I played in college. 会啊，我在大学打过。

I played in a lot of matches then. But I don't play much now. 我当时打过许多比赛， 可是我现在不太打了。

I'm sure you're better than me. 我相信妳一定打得比我好。

When we play table tennis, do you want to be partners¹⁴? 我们打桌球的时候，妳要当我的搭档吗？

Sure! We can play doubles. 好啊！我们可以打双打。

Can you play after work tomorrow? 妳明天下班后可以打吗？

OK. Let's meet at 5 p. m. 好，我们下午五点见。

Great! 太棒了！

Conversation C 会话C

Playing table tennis with everyone was¹⁵ really fun, Susie. 苏希，和大家打桌球真是好玩。

Yes, it was. I had¹⁶ a good time. 没错，的确如此。我玩得很开心。

Everyone really enjoyed it. 大家都乐在其中，

It was fun to play against everyone. 和大家对打真的很好玩。

Taylor was really good. She and Jim made¹⁷ a great team. 泰乐打得非常好， 她和吉姆搭配得很棒。

You and Rob did¹⁸ really well, too. 你和罗柏也打得很好。

You had some really fancy moves, Alex. 亚力克斯，你还有一些高难度的动作呢。

Yes. So we beat¹⁹ everyone! 没错，所以我们击败了所有人！

Haha. Thanks, guys²⁰. Table tennis is a fun game. 哈哈。谢了，各位。桌球是很好玩的运动，

Let's play again soon. 我们尽快再找个时间一起打球吧。

1 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

2 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

5 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

6 doubles   

两倍( double的名词复数 )； 一杯双份的烈酒； 极为相似的人； （电影中的）替身演员

参考例句：

• She paired off with Alice in a tennis doubles match. 她在网球双打比赛中与阿莉斯结成一对。
• Li Ying paired off with Liu Hua in a tennis doubles match. 李英在网球双打中与刘华搭档。

7 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

8 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

9 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

10 singles   

n.单程票( single的名词复数 )；（旅馆等的）单人房间；[复数]（高尔夫球一对一的）二人对抗赛；[常用复数][美国、加拿大英语]未婚（或单身）男子（或女子）v.挑选( single的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Her latest CD is a compilation of all her best singles. 她最新的激光唱片收录了她的所有最佳单曲。
• He's through to the semi-final of the men's singles. 他已进入男子单打半决赛。

11 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

12 player   

n.运动员，做游戏的人，选手，队员，比赛者；演员，演奏者，自动演奏装置，戏子

参考例句：

• She is our best player.她是我们最好的运动员。
• He is quite a good player.他是一个满不错的选手。

13 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

14 partners   

n.舞伴( partner的名词复数 )；同伴；配偶

参考例句：

• We can trust that company; the partners are in ballast all right. 我们可以信任那家公司，其合伙人都很可靠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We interchanged partners;he danced with mine, and I danced with his. 我们交换了舞伴，他和我的舞伴跳，我和他的舞伴跳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 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。

16 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

17 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。

18 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

19 beat   

n.打，敲打声，拍子；v.打，打败

参考例句：

• You can fight him,but can you beat him?你可以打他，但是你能击败他吗？
• The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out.干草着火了，但我们将它扑灭了。

20 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》