情景对话

Todd: OK, Steve you were saying that you're a big hockey fan.
托德：史蒂夫，你说你是冰球的忠实球迷&[h+=7WtoUXaC(。
Steve: That's right. I love hockey.
史蒂夫：没错0,,AsqnkEMN1gWh-SU。我很爱冰球2QTidyw*bN~xvw0zjz=Y。
Todd: OK. Why? What is it about hockey?
托德：嗯OJ6Z+Lf[+Usd*Gmh*3HJ。为什么呢？冰球的魅力在哪儿？
Steve: Well, hockey is a really exciting sport. It's played on the ice. It's really fast. It's aggressive. Also, it requires a lot of skill. It's a really good sport for spectators to watch because there's lots of action. You can watch it at home with friends. Drink beer, eat pizza, and have a really good time. I also like it because I'm Canadian and it's Canada's national sport, and Canada is the best hockey team in the world right now.
史蒂夫：嗯，冰球是一项非常刺激的运动wB~h%RsR+,PoH。这是一项在冰上进行的运动8YwyFVzQAst*。它很有进攻性We5k#lPxAT6~。当然，这项运动要求许多技艺w^fD3[=e*hdiG。是一项很适合观众观看的运动，因为有许多动作;6M;w@&TZM!+。你可以在家里和朋友一起看比赛Qs2U55GbYKUE|8n。你们在比赛时可以喝着啤酒，吃着批萨，然后享受快乐时光rPoaac6RC5H]E)Zf.EZT。我喜欢这项运动因为我是加拿大人，这是加拿大的国球，加拿大的冰球是目前世界最强的7U%nTmg_*Z*KzbL。
Todd: Now Canada has the best hockey team.
托德：加拿大有目前最强的冰球队G.X%]Q#z3+cs^xGxiu。
Steve: That's right. We won the gold medal. We won the world championship. Both the men's and the women's teams.
史蒂夫：没错4|9^2taD9R%lA。我们获得了金牌.bHC.&CmR1g54n)Z3。我们赢得了世界杯G3OwCwqr~2sxUgWd2。男子和女子都是冠军yU*aM0Y|Pu2BFu=G9hK。
Todd: Wow, that's pretty cool. In hockey, how long is the game?
托德：哇，那真棒！冰球比赛一般要用多长时间？
Steve: The game is three twenty minute periods, but because of stoppages in play , it usually takes about two and a half hours for a whole game.
史蒂夫：比赛分为三局，每局20分钟，但是因为比赛经常中断，所以通常完成整场比赛要用两个半小时VT5rQHk0h]npV。
Todd: Oh, OK, and did you play in high school when you were younger?
托德：哦，好的，你以前在高中时打过冰球吗？
Steve: Ah, no, I'm not that good a skater. You have to be a really good skater, but I played street hockey and floor hockey.
史蒂夫：没有，我滑冰不是很好;T~PZq2xcS7.d。你必须要滑冰滑得很好才能打冰球，不过我打过街头曲棍球和室内曲棍球@)@^;H9wGw1。
Todd: OK, what's the difference between street hockey and ice hockey?
托德：嗯，街头曲棍球和冰球之间有什么区别？
Steve: Well, it's pretty much the same thing. Street hockey you play on the road or on a tennis court and instead of using a puck you use a hockey ball or a tennis ball.
史蒂夫：其实差不多一样|e2|G-uFOC。街头曲棍球是在道路上或是网球场上进行的，比赛中不会用冰球，而是用曲棍球或是网球,1rYjx!UI#lZyoWY5V。
Todd: OK, and do you run or?
托德：好的，那比赛中会奔跑吗？
Steve: Yeah, you run.
史蒂夫：对，会跑的15^QK2y5!!.。
Todd: Oh, you run!
托德：哦，会奔跑！
Steve: Yeah. It's pretty well the same game.
史蒂夫：对%@jsvLKXVFdGj。其实差不多是一样的h^wd^,z)8W-!+F20bW!P。
Todd: OK, alright, thanks Steve.
托德：好的，谢谢你，史蒂夫-)N4R2#&9f(Vj。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. pretty much/pretty well
几乎；近乎；差不多；
eg. The result of the ballot is pretty much what we expected.
投票的结果和我们预料的差不多RATRRzM~Exrb。
eg. I travel pretty well every week.
我几乎每周都出去旅行X]5y!]b~WdaiQWW890。
eg. The two are pretty much the same.
这两个简直一模一样z,8ea-ktFc_px^_!0=kl。
2. instead of
代替…；而不是…；
eg. She had to spend nearly four months away from him that summer, instead of the usual two.
那个夏天她被迫离开他将近四个月而不是通常的两个月)NcNqs4dfx。
eg. Check-out workers in London will receive £7.17 an hour instead of £6.54.
伦敦的收银员每小时工资将从原先的 6D%ySI9BWcv。54 英镑涨为 7*r]MSVdtF;ib_%KoN7c。17 英镑F#dc-T*Zz^galq^JcfQ。
eg. They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.
他们没有降低成本，而是抬高价格、削减产量kL)V*X_0|xK)ewj3;*C。