英语播客EnglishPod 358

 A:    Welcome  back, boxing  fans! My  name  is  Rick
        Fields, and here with me is the man with an iron
       jaw¹, Bob Copeland.

 B:    Thank you, Rick!  We are coming to you live from
        Las  Vegas! We’re  in  the  beautiful  MGM  Grand
        Hotel  and  Casino  where  the  world  heavyweight
       championship is about to get under way!

 A:    That’s  right  Bob! We  are  about  to  witness  the
        legendary² Italian Stallion himself,  Rocky Balboa,
       square off against his lifetime rival, Apollo Creed³!
       This will be a gruesome match for sure.

 B:     Both fighters are in the ring, and we are about to
        begin.
 C:     In the blue corner, weighing in at two hundred and
       twenty pounds, the former heavyweight  cham-
        pion  of  the world, ”The  Master  of  Disaster”,  the
       one  and  only,  Apollo  Creed!   In  the  red  corner,
       weighing two hundred and eighteen pounds and
       with a record of forty-seven wins and thirty-seven
        knockouts,  the   undefeated, undisputed,  heavy-
       weight  champion  of  the  world,  the  ”Italian  Stal-
        lion”, Rocky Balboa!

 A:    There is  the bell and  this fight  is underway!
       Apollo  quickly  attacks  Rocky with  quick  strong
       jabs! Rocky dodges⁵ successfully and counterat-
       tacks⁴ with a strong right hook!

 B:    Apollo is cut!  Rocky landed a strong blow to his
        right eyebrow⁶ and cut him!

 A:    This  is  his  chance!  Rocky  quickly  throws  a  left,
        right, another left! Apollo is getting pounded!

 B:    Apollo recovers   with  a  powerful  haymaker   and
       catches Rocky off guard! He’s down! the ref starts
       the count!
 C:     1,2,3,4,5,.....
 

1 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

2 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

3 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

4 tacks   

大头钉( tack的名词复数 )； 平头钉； 航向； 方法

参考例句：

• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement. 别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• Get down to the brass tacks,and quit talking round the subject. 谈实质问题吧，别兜圈子了。

5 dodges   

n.闪躲( dodge的名词复数 )；躲避；伎俩；妙计v.闪躲( dodge的第三人称单数 )；回避

参考例句：

• He tried all sorts of dodges to avoid being called up. 他挖空心思，耍弄各种花招以逃避被征召入伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those were the dodges he used to escape taxation. 那些是他用以逃税的诡计。 来自辞典例句

6 eyebrow   

n.眉毛，眉

参考例句：

• Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
• With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬，似乎既感到吃惊，又觉有趣。