【突破英文对话】We’re Starting A Soccer Team 我们要组织一个足球队

16. We’re Starting A Soccer Team 我们要组织一个足球队 

 

A: Hi Jim. Do you have a minute? 

 

B: Sure, what’s up? 

 

A: Some of us are going¹ to start a soccer team. Would² you like to join us? 

 

B: I don’t know anything about it. Soccer isn’t as³ popular⁴ in my country as it is here. 

 

A: That’s all right. We’ll teach you. 

 

B: Is it anything like American football? 

 

A: Not very much. It’s something like hockey, except⁵ that you use a big ball and no stick⁶. 

 

B: I’ll come down and watch you play some day, and see what it’s like. 

 

A: Good idea. I think you’ll like it if you give it a chance⁷. 

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。

5 except   

v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非

参考例句：

• Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
• He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。

6 stick   

n.枝，杆，手杖；vt.插于，刺入，竖起；vi.钉住，粘贴，坚持

参考例句：

• A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
• To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。

7 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。