Watching Basketball on TV 看球赛畅谈篮球经
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- 创建于 2013年10月17日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年10月17日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Jimmy and Lucas are watching television. Lucas is flipping through the channels. 吉米和卢卡斯正在看电视。卢卡斯在转台。
Jimmy: Hey, check out Channel 6. There will be an NBA warm-up game in ten minutes. 嘿！看看第六台。10分钟后会有一场NBA的热身赛。
Lucas: Wow, I didn’t know you were a basketball ___1___. 哇！我不知道你也是个篮球迷。
Jimmy: Are you kidding? I love this sport. Kobe Bryant is my ___2___ player. 你在开什么玩笑？我爱篮球。柯比．布莱恩是我最爱的篮球员。
Lucas: He’s a legend, but he’s getting old. I ___3___ LeBron James. He’s unstoppable when he drives to the hoop! 他是位传奇球员，但他不年轻了。我欣赏雷霸龙．詹姆士。当他带球上篮时没人挡得住他。
Jimmy: Yeah, but he’s not as ___4___ as Michael Jordan. 是啦！但他可也没有麦可．乔登厉害。
Lucas: Well, Jordan definitely had more acrobatic dunks. 好吧，乔登绝对有较多的花式灌篮。
Jimmy: Jordan was also a better shooter and defender. 乔登也是较佳的射手和防守员。
Lucas: Well, James is still young. Wait until his ___5___ is over before you jump to any conclusions. 唉唷！詹姆士还太年轻嘛！在他职业生涯结束前先别急着下定论。
Jimmy: You’re right. Although they are both elite ___6___, neither of them could shoot as well as Larry Bird. He’s the best forward ___7___. 你说得对。虽然他们都是精英球星，他们投的都没大鸟柏德好。他可是史上最佳前锋球员。
Lucas: Yeah, he could score from ___8___ on the court. He was deadly from three-point range. Plus, he had a wicked bank shot. 没错！他可以在球场上任何一处得分。他在三分线射程时是绝对致命的。而且，他还有超神的擦板球绝活。
Jimmy: It’s ___9___ time for the game. Let’s watch it. 比赛时间快到了。我们来看吧！
Lucas turns to Channel 6. 卢卡斯转到第六台。
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(A) admire |
(B) favorite |
(C) fan |
(D) almost |
(E) anywhere |
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(F) great |
(G) off all time |
(H) career |
(I) superstars |
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单词发音
Vocabulary
warm-up n. 热身; 暖身
The baseball team did some warm-up exercise before starting practice.
unstoppable [ʌnˋstɑpəb!] adj. 挡不住的﹐阻止不了的
Typhoons are unstoppable, so it's best to prepare before they hit.
definitely [ˋdɛfənɪtlɪ] adv. 确切地﹐肯定地
definite adj. 明确的
Richard said he will definitely go to his favorite singer's concert.
neither [ˋniðɚ] prep. 两者都不; 两者皆非
Beef and pork are both meat dishes, so vegetarians eat neither of them.
wicked [ˋwɪkɪd] adj. 【俚】很棒的
She has a wicked ability to play chess and never loses a game to anyone.
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flip through 浏览,翻阅
acrobatic [͵ækrəˋbætɪk] dunk [dʌŋk] 花式灌篮;（篮球）扣篮
shooter [ˋʃutɚ] n. 射手
defender [dɪˋfɛndɚ] n. 防守队员﹐后卫
jump to conclusions (未经全面考虑)匆匆作出结论
elite [ɪˋlit] n. 精英；优秀分子
forward [ˋfɔrwɚd] n.〔足球﹑篮球等运动的〕前锋
deadly [ˋdɛdlɪ] adj. 致命的
three-point range 三分外线
bank shot 擦板投篮
课文朗读
课文讲解
After the warm-up game. 热身赛之后。
Jimmy: It was a really exciting game. The San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat by two points. 这真是一场超刺激的比赛。圣安东尼奥马刺队以两分之差击败迈阿密热火队。
Lucas: I would ___1___ if they were my favorite teams. 如果他们是我爱的队伍，我会觉得更刺激。
Jimmy: OK, so what team do you support? 好吧！那你支持哪队呢？
Lucas: I’m actually a Toronto Raptors fan. But they have not been performing very well recently. ___2___. You’re a Lakers fan, right? 我其实是多伦多暴龙队的球迷。但是他们最近的表现不怎么好。让我猜猜，你是湖人迷，对吧？
Jimmy: Not exactly. My top team is the Houston Rockets. 才不是。我最爱的队伍是休斯敦火箭队。
Lucas: They’re pretty cool. Jeremy Lin plays for them. 他们超酷。林书豪在此队效力。
Jimmy: Hopefully one day I’ll learn to pass like him. He always has lots of assists. As a point guard, ___3___. 希望有一天我也可以学会他的传球。他总是有许多助攻。作为一位控球后卫，他实在做的很好。
Lucas: You’re quite knowledgeable about basketball. You should try out for our school team. We’re recruiting new members now. 你对于篮球实在很有见解。你应该参加我们的校队选拔。我们现在正在招募新队员。
Jimmy: ___4___ the compliment, but I’m not athletic at all. 谢谢你的夸奖，但我一点运动细胞都没有。
Lucas: You can analyze the sport quite well. You would be a smart player. 你很会分析球赛，你会是个聪明的球员。
Jimmy: I’m more of a spectator than a player. Maybe I should be the coach. ___5___? 比起打球，我更像是旁观者清。或许我可以当教练。你觉得呢？
Lucas: No way, I don’t think I could handle you ___6___. 别闹了，我不认为我可以接受你当我的顶头上司。
Jimmy looks disappointed. 吉米看起来很失望。
－by Jamie Blackler
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(A) Thanks for |
(B) he does a great job |
(C) What do you think |
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(D) being my boss |
(E) be more excited |
(F) Let me guess |
单词发音
Vocabulary
perform [pɚˋfɔrm] v. 表现; 演出
The actor performed their most popular dramas for the audience.
hopefully [ˋhopfəlɪ] adv. 但愿
hopeful adj. 有希望的
Hopefully we can find a place to sit at the fancy restaurant.
knowledgeable [ˋnɑlɪdʒəb!] adj. 有知识的; 博学的
knowledge n. 知識
Our science professor is so knowledgeable that he knows almost everything about the subject.
try out 试验; 参加选拔
She likes excitement and wants to try out for our school's skiing team.
coach [kotʃ] n.（运动队的）教练
The soccer coach taught his team to work together to win more games.
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assist [əˋsɪst] n.【美】【蓝】助攻
point guard 控球后卫
recruit [rɪˋkrut] v. 征募（新兵）；吸收（新成员）
compliment [ˋkɑmpləmənt] n. 赞美的话；恭维
athletic [æθˋlɛtɪk] adj. 体格健壮的；行动敏捷的
not at all 一点都不
spectator [spɛkˋtetɚ] n.（比赛等的）观众