Gary: So, I was watching ESPN yesterday.
昨天我在看體育頻道。
Marni: Which sport?
什么體育比賽?
Gary: In fact, they were talking about a particular person who plays tennis.
事實上,他們正在討論一位網(wǎng)球運動員。
Marni: OK, so I know a few names in tennis.
我知道幾個網(wǎng)球運動員。
Gary: Go on.
說吧。
Marni: Roger Federer.
羅杰·費德勒。
Gary: Bingo. Done.
是的,就是他。
Marni: Oh. Wow.
哇。
Gary: That’s exactly it. This guy is everywhere. He’s hugely popular. So successful.
就是他。他真是無處不在啊,他非常出名,非常成功。
Marni: I guess he must be if I’ve heard of him.
鑒于我聽說過他,他肯定很出名。
Gary: Yeah. He’s won countless titles. He’s broken records. He’s won consecutive Grand Slams.
他贏得了無數(shù)的獎杯,他打破過記錄。他連續(xù)在大滿貫奪冠。
Marni: But the French Open just happened, and he did not win, correct?
但是他沒有在剛剛舉行的法國公開賽奪冠,對嗎?
Gary: I saw that as well. Yeah, he didn’t do very well.
我也看了那場比賽。他表現(xiàn)得不太好。
Marni: So sometimes even the great ones fall flat.
所以有時候,再偉大的人也會失敗。
Gary: Maybe there was something wrong with his racket.
也許他的球拍有些問題。
Marni: Oh, you think so?
你覺得是這個原因嗎?
Gary: I don’t know.
我不知道。
Marni: I think that’s a racket.
開玩笑的。
Gary: Maybe it was the court.
也可能是場地問題。
Marni: Perhaps. Regardless, he’s still a great player.
也可能。無論如何,他是一個偉大的運動員。
Gary: He’s a phenomenal player. And he can run so quickly on the court, and his serves are super powerful. I would last about three minutes against Roger Federer on a tennis court.
他是一個了不起的運動員。他在球場上的跑動很快,他發(fā)球很有力。如果和他在球場上對打我估計只能打3分鐘。
Marni: More than I would last.
我肯定時間更短。
Unit3:對話練習(xí)題
1.Which sport does Roger Federer play?
A Baseball.
B Tennis.
C Basketball.
D Hockey.
2.Why does Gary think Federer is a great athlete?
A He is very rich.
B He won consecutive titles.
C He is better than Gary at tennis.
D He is good looking.
3.If somebody’s plan doesn’t work out, it __.
A breaks
B records
C consecutive
D falls flat
4.Which sentence uses a comparison of quantity?
A She is older than Peter.
B We’re faster than they are.
C George has more toys than Henry.
D Tom likes her better.
答案:BBDC
詳解:
1.In fact, they were talking about a particular person who plays tennis.
2.Yeah. He’s won countless titles. He’s broken records. He’s won consecutive Grand Slams.
3.失敗、不成功
4.數(shù)量比較
Unit3:語法點講解
More (time) than I would last.
數(shù)量比較
有很多表達數(shù)量比較的方式。當(dāng)表達不可數(shù)名詞,如coffee,bread,love時,用more than和less than。
例:My mother loves me more than she loves my sister.
我媽媽愛我勝過愛我姐姐。
當(dāng)表達可數(shù)名詞,如apples,people,records,用more than和fewer than。
例:Jake has fewer friends than Paul.
Jack的朋友比Paul的少。
表達兩個事物數(shù)量相同,當(dāng)表達不可數(shù)名詞時,用as many as和as little as。
例:I use as little milk in my coffee as you do.
我在咖啡里加的牛奶和你一樣少。
當(dāng)表達可數(shù)名詞時,用as many as和as few as。
例:There are as few people at this movie as there were at the last movie we saw.
這次電影院里的人比我們上次看電影時少。
Unit3:單詞講解
fall flat v.
【釋義】失敗、不成功
【例句】My joke about the plumber really fell flat. No one laughed!
我關(guān)于水管工的笑話不成功,沒有人笑。
last v.
【釋義】持續(xù)
【例句】If this movie lasts much longer, I’m going to fall asleep.
如果這電影更長,我就要睡著了。
racket n.
【釋義】球拍
【例句】Sally bought a pink tennis racket yesterday.
Sally昨天帶來了一個粉絲球拍
that's a racket expr.
【釋義】開玩笑、騙局
【例句】My mom said, “That’s a racket,” when I told her mice had eaten all of the cookies in the jar.
當(dāng)我告訴媽媽老鼠把罐子里的餅干都吃了,她說:“開玩笑的吧”。
break v.
【釋義】打破
【例句】I’ve been training hard for my race, so I think I’ll break my person record.
我為了比賽拼命訓(xùn)練,我覺的我將會打破個人紀(jì)錄。
countless adj.
【釋義】無數(shù)
【例句】I’ve seen countless Western films but I never get tired of them.
我看過無數(shù)的西部片,但我從來都看不厭。
record n.
【釋義】紀(jì)錄
【例句】She ran the race so fast, she set a new record.
她跑得非???,創(chuàng)造了新的紀(jì)錄。
title n.
【釋義】冠軍、獎項
【例句】The basketball team won the title.
籃球隊奪得了冠軍。
phenomenal adj.
【釋義】了不起的、厲害的
【例句】This pizza is phenomenal. I’ve never eaten pizza this good in my whole life.
這個披薩太好吃了,我從沒吃過這么好吃的披薩。
consecutive adj.
【釋義】連續(xù)
【例句】We played consecutive games at the volleyball tournament last weekend.
上周我們在網(wǎng)球錦標(biāo)賽里連續(xù)打了幾場比賽。