【大家说英语】 第213期:来打网球吧!

 Lesson 9 Sports 第九课 运动

July 20 7月20日

Let's Play Tennis! 来打网球吧！

Read it! 读读看！

Tony Tennis is a professional¹ athlete². 东尼．网球先生是一位职业运动员。

He is a tennis coach³ and player⁴. 他是网球教练，也是球员。

He is really good at his job. 他非常擅长自己的工作。

Tony practices⁶ tennis every day. 东尼每天都会练球。

How does he practice⁵? 他如何练习呢？

He hits balls many times. 他会击球许多次，

And he swings his racket⁷ in different ways. 还会以不同方式挥拍。

Athletes⁸ work hard. But they like their work! 运动员都很辛苦且努力， 但他们很喜欢自己的工作！

Conversation⁹ A 会话A

We have a very special person¹⁰ with us today. 我们今天有个很特别的来宾。

Welcome to the show, Tony Tennis! 东尼．网球先生，欢迎来到节目上！

Thank you, Rob¹¹. 罗柏，谢谢你。

Tony, what is your job? 东尼，你从事什么工作？

Well, I'm a tennis coach. 这个嘛，我是网球教练，

I'm also a professional tennis player. 也是职业网球手。

Do you practice tennis every day? 你每天都会练球吗？

Yes, I do. Sometimes I practice twice¹² a day. 会， 有时候我一天会练两次。

Conversation B 会话B

Do you take tennis lessons? 你会上网球课吗？

No, not anymore¹³. But I watch other professional players¹⁴ on TV. 现在不会了， 可是我会在电视上看其他职业球员打球，

They play so well! 他们打得非常好！

So how can people learn tennis? 一般人要怎么学打网球？

They can practice every day. 他们可以每天练习。

Tennis isn't easy. So they need to practice a lot. 网球不容易打， 所以需要很多的练习。

Right. People can hit balls with their rackets¹⁵. 没错。大家可以用球拍击球练习，

They can swing their rackets in many different ways. 可以用许多不同方式挥拍。

Conversation C 会话C

Do you love your job? 你热爱你的工作吗？

Yes, I do! Practice is hard work. 是啊！练球很辛苦，

But tennis matches are so much fun. 可是网球比赛非常好玩。

And you teach other people about tennis, too! 你也教别人打网球！

That's right. Athletes work hard. 没错。运动员都非常辛苦而且很努力，

But we have fun jobs! 可是我们的工作很有趣！

Thanks for coming, Tony. 东尼，谢谢你来到我们节目。

Well, that's it for now. See you next time! 今天节目就到这里了， 下次再见！

1 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

2 athlete   

n.运动员；运动选手

参考例句：

• He looks like an athlete when he puts on that coat.他穿上那套衣服俨然像个运动员。
• Tompson was a great athlete.汤普森是位著名的运动员。

3 coach   

n.大巴，教练；(火车)客车车厢，四轮马车，经济舱；vt.训练，指导；vi.训练，指导

参考例句：

• The coach is full of elderly ladies.客车上坐满了老太太。
• The coach plays better than players.教练比运动员打得好。

4 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。

5 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。

6 practices   

n.练习( practice的名词复数 )；实践；（医生或律师的）业务；惯例

参考例句：

• agricultural and pastoral practices 农牧业活动
• These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church. 这种做法与教规是相悖的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 racket   

n.（网球 ，羽毛球的）球拍；n.喧闹，吵闹，狂欢；考验，辛酸经历；行业，职业，骗局

参考例句：

• I bought her a new tennis racket.我给她买了一只新的网球拍。
• What a racket over there.那儿多么吵闹呀！

8 athletes   

n.运动员( athlete的名词复数 )；体育家；擅长运动的人；健儿

参考例句：

• a competition for physically challenged athletes 残疾运动员的比赛
• These athletes work out at the gym for two hours every day. 这些运动员每天都要在体育馆锻炼两个小时。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

11 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。

12 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。

13 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

14 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

15 rackets   

n.（网球等）球拍( racket的名词复数 )；敲诈；墙网球；吵闹声

参考例句：

• He was put into prison because of rackets. 他因敲诈被捕入狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Tennis rackets and balls are provided. 提供网球拍及网球。 来自辞典例句