英语小达人 338 Elephant vs. Ants Soccer Game

 　　Elephant vs. Ants Soccer Game

　　大象对蚂蚁的足球赛

　　It was a boring Sunday afternoon in the jungle so the elephants decided¹ to challenge the ants to a game of soccer.

　　星期天的下午太无聊了，于是大象向蚂蚁提出踢一场足球赛。

　　The game was going well with the elephants beating the ants, when the ants gained possession.

　　比赛进展顺利，大象队赢球，这时，蚂蚁队控球。

　　The ants' star player was dribbling² the ball towards the elephants' goal when the elephant's left back came lumbering³ towards him. The elephants trod on the little ant, killing⁴ him instantly.

　　蚂蚁队的明星球员将球带向大象队的球门，大象队的左后卫沉重地跑过来。它一脚踩到蚂蚁身上，当场把它踩死了。

　　The referee⁵ stopped the game, "What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you call that sportsmanship, killing another player?"

　　裁判终止了比赛。“你到底在做什么？你认为杀死一名对手是体育精神吗？”

　　The elephant replied, "Well, I didn't mean to kill him-I was just trying to trip him up."

　　大象答道：“我不是故意的，我只是想把绊倒。”

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 dribbling   

n.（燃料或油从系统内）漏泄v.流口水( dribble的现在分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• Basic skills include swimming, dribbling, passing, marking, tackling, throwing, catching and shooting. 个人基本技术包括游泳、带球、传球、盯人、抢截、抛球、接球和射门。 来自互联网
• Carol: [Laurie starts dribbling again] Now do that for ten minutes. 卡罗：（萝莉开始再度运球）现在那样做十分钟。 来自互联网

3 lumbering   

n.采伐林木

参考例句：

• Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities. 木材业和后来的造纸都由较小的城市经营。
• Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。