【英语趣味课堂】女性与足球-Women and Football

Valeria: How about women? How do they live football, soccer?

Daniel: Well recently they are getting more and more into football and if you go to the stadium¹ you can see more and more women come in and once they get into football it's really common to see them at the stadium for example. So and it's really nice because it used to be a kind of activity just for men, like supporting teams, knowing about football, going to the stadium but now it's more like you get a lot of couples there and you get a lot of families so I think it's a good point that women are getting more and more involved. So are you involved in football, are you into football?

 

Valeria: Actually, I'm kind of a weird² case for my country because I'm not very interested in soccer but still I know when there is a match, about the result and I have my favorite team as well but I don't watch the match but I'm very, very weird. I'm not the rule at all. I'm kind of the exception³.

 

Daniel: So basically⁴ in Argentina women would be interested in football?

 

Valeria: Women are like this, the same as in Chile, they are getting more and more involved with soccer. In the past it was like a social activity that you are a woman and you are with your family, your father, your brother, your boyfriend, your husband and you shared the moment and now more and more they are, I mean women are playing soccer, going to the stadium or we can see like girls meeting for watching the match.

 

Daniel: Wow, that's good.

 重点词汇：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

couple

 

You get a lot of couples there and you get a lot of families.

 

Used like this, 'couple' refers to a romantic⁵ pair of people. This can mean either people who are married or in a relationship. Notice the following:

 

I didn't know they were a couple. I thought they were just friends.

There won't be many people at the party, just a few couples.

involved

 

Are you involved in football, are you into football?

 

Something that you are 'involved in' is something that you do or participate in regularly⁶. Notice the following:

 

He is very involved with the music programs at his school.

She first got involved with volunteer work when she was in middle school.

I'm not the rule

 

I'm very, very weird. I'm not the rule at all. I'm kind of the exception.

 

When you say that you are 'not the rule,' it means⁷ that most people think or act differently from you. Notice the following:

 

We love spicy⁸ food, but are definitely⁹ not the rule in this area.

I like to wake up early, but I'm not the rule.

I'm the exception

 

I'm very, very weird. I'm not the rule at all. I'm kind of the exception.

 

You are the 'exception' when you do not follow the general rule and are different from most people. Notice the following:

 

Her whole family is really tall, so she's the exception.

Not many people worked while they were in school. I am kind of the exception.

social activity

 

In the past soccer was like a social activity.

 

A 'social activity' is something that you do for fun where you can be around other people. Notice the following:

 

We were involved in some of the same social activities when we were in school.

She was never very serious about volleyball. It was like a social activity, because all her friends were in it.

 

1 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
• There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。

4 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

5 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

6 regularly   

adv.有规则地，一丝不苟地，正式地

参考例句：

• Check the engine oil level regularly.要时常检查机油量。
• We meet regularly to discuss business.我们定期会面讨论事务。

7 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

8 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

9 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。