中英文本
206.Talking in Gym Class
206.体育课上的对话
"Marsha, I hear that they're going to strip you of your valedictorian ranking if you don't pass the gym class!" Kelly said, as she was stretching her legs.
“玛莎，我听说如果你体育课不及格，他们就准备剥夺你当毕业生代表的权利！”凯利边说边抻腿。
"Yeah! I get straight A's in everything else but gym!" Marsha replied. "But I thought you flunked in art!"
“是的！除了体育课我全优！”玛莎回答说。“不过我以为你艺术课没有及格！”
Jenny said as she stopped from doing her warm-ups to stare at Marsha. "Didn't you do a horrible job on your stone carving?"
詹妮说，她停止做热身运动，瞪眼看着玛莎。“你的石刻是不是做得很糟糕？”
"No! I did fine," Marsha replied. "But I did stop up the sink with too much paper! But they didn't give me a bad grade because of that!
“没有，我做得很好，”玛莎回答道。“不过我的确用太多的纸堵住了水池！可他们没有因为这件事给我打低分！
They just told me to stop by after class for a lesson on not wasting paper!" The girls laughed.
他们只是叫我下课后顺便去一下，学习如何不浪费纸！”女孩们都笑了。
Then, after they finished stretching out, they walked up to the line next to the teacher. She held a stop watch and timed them as they ran around the track.
做完拉伸之后，她们走到老师身边的那条跑道。老师拿着一块跑表，女孩们沿跑道跑的时候，老师给她们记时。

"Good Marsha! Much Better!" the teacher said. "If you keep straightening out your legs every time like you just did, I may give you an A for improvement!"
“好样的，玛莎！好多啦！”老师说。“如果你像刚才那样一直直着双腿，我也许会因为你的进步给你一个优！”
Marsha smiled. "Hey, girls," she asked Kelly and Jenny. "Do you want to stop over at my house this afternoon?
玛莎笑了。“嘿，姑娘们，”她问凯利和詹妮。“今天下午你们想在我家里呆一会儿吗？
I need some help stringing out decorations for tomorrow's party!" "Sure," Kelly replied. "We can stop off for a while.
我需要有人帮我把装饰弄好，为明天的聚会做准备！”“当然，”凯利回答说。“我们可以中途停一会儿。
But before that I have to go to the dog pound. My cat strayed from home yesterday and I want to put up a notice!"
可在那之前我得去一下狗栏。我的猫昨天从家走失了，我想贴一张寻猫启事！”
Marsha stopped short of laughing and said, "Great! See you all later then!"
玛莎差点笑了出来！她说：“太好啦！大家回头见吧！”

重点讲解
1.stone carving 石刻
例句：She said she was going to take me to see a masterpiece of stone carving.
她说要带我去看个石雕的杰作。
2.stop by （顺便)过访
例句：Mr. Kostelick wants you to stop by his office at the end of the day.
考斯特利克先生要你下班的时候，顺便去一下他的办公室。
3.stop off 中途停留，中途下车(飞机等）
例句：I'll stop off for a few days in Paris to visit my cousins.
我会在巴黎停留几天去拜访我的表亲。
4.stop over 短期逗留；中途停留
例句：He will stop over at Shanghai for a brief visit on his way home.
在回国途中，他将在上海停留，作短期访问。
5.stop short at (或of) (doing) sth. 在（做）某事前突然刹车(住手)，险些做某事
例句：A clock does not stop short at the precise moment when the key is lost.
挂钟不会正在钥匙丢失的那会儿忽然停摆的。
6.stop up 塞住，堵住；不睡觉，熬夜
例句："Can I stop up until Uncle Ted arrives?" Paul asked his mother.
保罗问母亲：“等特德叔叔到了当前我再去睡觉好吗？”