体育美语-001 Crew; rowing

Y: Hi, this is Yang Chen.

P: And I'm Patrick. So, today Yang Chen we are going to be introducing everyone to this sport...

(Sound effect of rowing)

P: It's called crew. C-R-E-W.

Y: That's right. Crew也叫rowing，就是划艇运动。

P: Crew or rowing is a sport with an ancient history, but the first races took place in England.

(God Save the Queen music).

Y: 最早的crew比赛开始于英国，在牛津这些英国大学非常流行。不过划艇运动也是美国大学校园历史最悠久的一项体育活动。

P: Crew involves teams of 2, 4 or 8 rowers in a row boat called a shell.

Y: 划艇用的船叫做shell。这是一项集体运动，有两人，也有四人或八人一组的。

P: A shell can be very long. A shell for a team of eight rowers is about 60 feet long!

Y: Whoa, 60 feet，那就等于是18米多！

P: To row a boat that long requires a lot of upper body strength and endurance¹.

Y: Upper body strength 上半身要有力气，尤其是臂力。Look at my muscles, Patrick.

P: Very impressive². I think you should take up the sport of crew or rowing and maybe someday you can participate in the Olympic games.

Y: Nah. 我虽然有upper body strength，但是endurance耐力不够。Hmm, I could use some exercise.

P: What do you say we head to the gym and do some serious rowing?

Y: Let's go!
 

1 endurance   

n.耐久力，忍耐力，耐久的时期，持续的时间

参考例句：

• She reached the end of endurance.她到了忍受的极限。
• The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.这种锻炼会明显改善体力增加耐力。

2 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。