中英文本

The Soccer Stadium

足球场

Kathy and Evan take a look at Amsterdam's soccer stadium.

凯西和艾凡参观一下阿姆斯特丹的足球场。

K:Man, this place is big!

凯西:天啊，这地方真大！

E:It has to be. Soccer is the number one sport throughout Europe.

艾凡:它一定得这么大。足球是欧洲最受欢迎的一项运动。

In the States we have the Big Three:

在美国，我们有三大运动项目:

baseball, football, and basketball, but there's only the Big One here in Europe: soccer.

棒球、美式足球和篮球，但是在欧洲只有一大运动项目:足球。

K:Can you play soccer, Evan?

凯西:艾凡，你会踢足球吗？

E:I never have. I think my high school had a team, but I went out for baseball. Did you join any sports teams in school, Kathy?

艾凡:我从来没踢过。我想我念的高中有一支足球校队，但是我加入了棒球队。凯西，你有没有参加学校的任何运动队伍呢？

K:In high school I went out for track. The 400- and 800-meter runs.

凯西:高中时我加入了田径队──四百公尺和八百公尺赛跑。

E:Wow! Those are tough races.

艾凡:哇！那些都是蛮艰辛的速度竞赛。

K:Yeah. That's probably why I didn't do very well at them.

凯西:没错。那可能是我没办法在这两项运动中表现优异的原因。

E:It's more important to enjoy the game and get stronger from sports than to perform well in them.

艾凡:享受运动的乐趣和藉此强身比在运动项目上表现优异更为重要。

K:Were you a good baseball player?

凯西:你棒球打得很好吗？

E:I was so-so. Anyway, let's exercise a little. Last one to the goal post there is a rotten egg!

艾凡:我打得普普通通。不管怎样，咱们来运动一下吧。最后一个跑到终点的人是王八蛋！

精讲部分

1. soccer 足球

2. stadium 运动场

3. go out for+运动名词/运动社团参加……运动

= my out for+运动名词/运动社团

例:In junior hi沙school I joined the school band and in senior high school I went out for track.

我初中时参加学校乐队而高中则加人径赛队。

4. track 径赛

track event

径赛项目以时间快慢取决的速度竞赛运动，如:长短距离赛跑等

field event

田赛项目取决于距离远近的运动，如:跳高、跳远、掷错球等

5. do well at运动项目/+on考试利目/+in方面

在…运动中/考试科目/方面中表现优异

例:My friend Otto does so well at football that he made the school team

我朋友奥托美式足球踢得很好，所以他人选校队。

6. Are you kidding?你在开玩笑吗?

7. so-so 马马虎虎的，差强人意的

8. goal post 球门柱= goalpost