与美国小学生一起学英文第11册 第31期:壁球

 　　Squash¹ 壁球

　　Have you ever² played a squash game? 你玩过壁球游戏吗?

　　If you have played it, you may know what you need to play squash. 如果你玩过，你就知道玩壁球需要什么。

　　You need a squash ball, a racket³, a four-walled court⁴, and sometimes a playmate. 你需要球、球拍、室内场地，有时还需要玩伴。

　　Squash is similar⁵ to tennis, becuase it uses a ball and a racket. 壁球与网球相似，因为它也要用到球跟拍。

　　However⁶, there is no net⁷ between squash players⁸. 然而，壁球玩家之间没有球网。

　　Instead⁹, two players hit a ball against¹⁰ the front wall. 相反，两个玩家把球打在前面的墙上。

　　Squash is a very good indoor¹¹ sport, becuase it doesn't need much room. 壁球是非常好的室内运动，因为它不需要占用太多的空间。

　　In addition¹², you don't have to feel sorry if you can't find a person¹³ to play a game with you. 此外，就算你没有找到和你一起玩游戏的玩伴，你也不必感到遗憾。

　　You can play squash alone¹⁴. 因为一个人也能玩壁球。

1 squash   

n.壁球，摺皱不堪，拥挤嘈杂的人群，浓缩果汁，美国南瓜；vt.压扁，压制；vi.变扁，压榨

参考例句：

• He is drinking lemon squash.他正在喝柠檬露。
• She sprained her ankle playing squash.她在打软式墙网球时扭伤了脚踝。

2 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

3 racket   

n.（网球 ，羽毛球的）球拍；n.喧闹，吵闹，狂欢；考验，辛酸经历；行业，职业，骗局

参考例句：

• I bought her a new tennis racket.我给她买了一只新的网球拍。
• What a racket over there.那儿多么吵闹呀！

4 court   

n.法院，庭院，奉承，球场；v.献殷勤，追求，招致危险

参考例句：

• The court is very dirty.这个院子非常脏。
• Can you prove that to the court?你能向法庭证实这一点吗？

5 similar   

adj.类似的；同样的

参考例句：

• The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
• A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。

6 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

7 net   

n.网，网状物，罗网，净利，实价；adj.净余的，纯粹的；vt.用网捕，撒网；净赚

参考例句：

• There is a net behind the goal in football. 足球的球门后面有一个网子。
• The ball rolled into the net. 球滚进了网中。

8 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

9 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

10 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

11 indoor   

adj.户内的，室内的

参考例句：

• I like to go indoor climbing.我喜欢室内攀岩。
• There is a big indoor swimming pool in this hotel.这家旅馆内有一个大的室内游泳馆。

12 addition   

n.加法；附加，附加物，增加部分，加

参考例句：

• That is a simple addition.那是简单的加法。
• They've just had an addition to the family.他们家里刚刚添了一口人。

13 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

14 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。