大家说英语 第494期:冰球时间(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Susie: What are you doing this weekend, Alex?

苏西：阿莱克斯，你这周末打算做什么？

Alex: Nothing much. Why?

阿莱克斯：没什么。怎么了？

Susie: Well, there's a youth hockey tournament¹ here this weekend. Can you help me report on it?

苏西：恩，这周末有一场青少年冰球锦标赛。你能帮我报道一下吗？

Alex: I guess so. But I don't know anything about hockey.

阿莱克斯：应该可以。但是我对冰球根本不了解。

Susie: That's OK. You can learn about the sport this week. You have until Saturday.

苏西：没问题。你可以这周了解一下这项运动。到星期六前都可以。

Alex: Is hockey a fun sport?

阿莱克斯：冰球是一项有趣的运动吗？

Susie: Yes! It's very exciting!

苏西：是的！非常刺激！

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Hey, Rob². Do you know anything about hockey?

阿莱克斯：嗨，罗布。你对冰球有所了解吗？

Rob: Do you mean ice hockey? Sure. It's a fun sport to watch. But it's dangerous to play.

罗布：你是说冰上曲棍球吗？当然了。对于观看而言这是一项很有趣的运动。但是打起来就很危险了。

Alex: Why is it dangerous?

阿莱克斯：为什么会危险呢？

Rob: The players hit a puck with sticks. The puck goes over 90 miles an hour.

罗布：运动员是用棍子来打冰球。冰球的时速可以超过90英里。

Alex: So if the puck hits you, it hurts.

阿莱克斯：所以如果冰球砸到你，就会受伤。

Rob: Yes. And the players hit each other, too. Hockey is a rough³ sport.

罗布：是的。而且运动员也会相互击打。冰球是一项粗野的运动。

1 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

2 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。

3 rough   

adj.粗糙的；粗略的，大致的；粗野的，粗暴的

参考例句：

• It's just a very rough translation.这只是一篇非常粗糙的译稿。
• His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。