【英语趣味课堂】曲棍球-Hockey
时间:2016-05-11 08:10:22
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(单词翻译)
Todd: OK, Chris, Friday the 13th is coming up. So, first of all, are you superstitious1?
Chris: Yes. When I play sports I'm superstitious. I have a lucky shirt and
stuff2 like that.
Todd: Oh, really!
Chris: Yeah.
Todd: So what's your lucky shirt?
Chris: It's a bungy jumping shirt that I got about 10 years ago. It's all falling apart but it's still my lucky shirt.
Todd: OK, So you don't wash it or anything?
Chris: If I have a good game I don't wash it until I have a bad game and then I wash the badness out.
Todd: OK. What sport are we talking about?
Chris: I play ice hockey.
Todd: Oh, really.
Chris: Yeah.
Todd: Oh, so your a hockey player! Your a pretty
solid3 guy.
Chris: Yeah, I'm a goalie. Being a goalie it's a lot to being comfortable in the position, so if you have a good game you don't touch anything. You do the same
routine4. Goalies are
known5 to be a little strange.
Todd: Wow. So that's cool. Are you still playing in Japan?
Chris: I've played a few times but it's just too much trouble to drag my equipment on three trains and a taxi and about a 800 meter walk. It's just not worth it right now. If I had a car I'd try for sure.
Todd: Oh, that's too bad. Alright, well, good luck and...so right now is your shirt dirty of clean? Your unlucky shirt?
Chris: It's just been washed. Yeah, it needed a good washing this time.
学习内容:
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
Friday the 13th or coming up
Friday the 13th is coming up.
When the 13th day of any month is on a Friday we call this 'Friday the 13th.' Some people have the idea that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day and bad things will happen on that day. In general, 13 is an unlucky number. If an event will happen in the near future we say it is 'coming up.' Notice the following:
She always stays in her house on Friday the 13th.
Your birthday is coming up next week.
superstitious
When I play sports, I'm superstitious.
People who are 'superstitious' believe in unlucky signs or
rituals6 that they have to do to keep their luck. Some examples would be a black cat or a broken mirror, which can both cause bad luck. Notice the following:
We can't get a black cat because I'm superstitious.
He is superstitious and never flies on the 13th.
lucky shirt
My lucky shirt is a shirt I got ten years ago.
A 'lucky'
item7 is something that we believe brings us good luck. Notice the following:
Did you wear your lucky shorts?
This is my lucky hat and I wear it to all the games.
wash out
After a bad game, I wash the badness out.
In this case, 'wash out' just
means8 to clean the shirt and remove the bad luck. Notice the following:
Please wash out those glasses.
You have to wash the shampoo out of your hair.
solid
You're a pretty solid guy.
The term 'solid' is used to describe someone who is honest,
reliable9 and generally a good person. It can also mean
sturdy10, strong or of good quality when referring to something. Notice the following:
We have a pretty solid team this year.
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